title: Application of the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need method to predict nursing human resources at a Family Health Service.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  verify the application of the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need method in the prediction of nursing human resources at a Family Health service.
  
  
  METHODS
  descriptive and quantitative study, undertaken at a Family Health service in the city of São Paulo. The set of sequential operations recommended in the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need method was used: definition of the professional category, type of health service and calculation of Available Work Time; definition of workload components; identification of mean time for workload components; dimensioning of staff needs based on the method, application and interpretation of the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the workload proposed in the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need method to nursing technicians/auxiliary nurses was balanced with the number of professionals available at the Family Health service. The Workload Indicators of Staffing Need index amounted to 0.6 for nurses and 1.0 for nursing technicians/auxiliary nurses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the application of the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need method was relevant to identify the components of the nursing professionals' workload. Therefore, it is recommendable as a nursing staffing tool at Family Health services, contributing to the access and universal health coverage.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Daiana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonfim
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Laus
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Saúde Jardim Boa Vista, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Emilia
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Maria Togeiro
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Fugulin
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Raquel Rapone
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Gaidzinski
mesh_terms: D005192:Family Health; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D065102:Licensed Practical Nurses; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D016526:Workload