title: [Nursing staff sizing in the emergency room of a university hospital].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To verify the adequacy of the professional nursing staff in the emergency room of a university hospital and to evaluate the association between categories of risk classification triage with the Fugulin Patient Classification System.
  
  
  METHODS
  The classification of patients admitted into the emergency room was performed for 30 consecutive days through the methodology proposed by Gaidzinski for calculating nursing requirements.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The calculation determines the need for three registered nurses and four non-registered nursing for each six hour shift. However, only one registered nurse and four non-registered nurse were available per shift. There was no correlation between triage risk classification and classification of care by the Fugulin Patient Classification System.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A deficit in professional staff was identified in the emergency room. The specificity of this unit made it difficult to measure. To find the best strategy to do so, further studies should be performed.
authors.affiliation: Paulista School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Taís Couto Rego da
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Paixão
authors.affiliation: Paulista School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cássia Regina Vancini
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Campanharo
authors.affiliation: Paulista School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Carolina Barbosa Teixeira
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Paulista School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Meiry Fernanda Pinto
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.affiliation: Paulista School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ruth Ester Assayag
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Batista
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014218:Triage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000078329:Workforce