Nursing workload in a hematology/oncology inpatient unit

Authors

  • Juliana Bastoni da Silva Doutora pela Escola de Enfermagem (EE) da Universidade de São Paulo (USP) e Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem (PPG-Enf) da Faculdade de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Campinas, São Paulo,
  • Sarah Deana Moreira Enfermeira.Unicamp
  • Priscila Peruzzo Apolinario Universidade Estadual de Campinas-UNICAMP http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5134-6963
  • Ana Paula Gadanhoto Vieira Enfermeira Supervisora do Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp
  • Vera Lúcia Moura Soares Simmelink Enfermeira, Diretora das Unidades de Internação do Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp
  • Silvia Regina Sécoli Enfermeira, Professora Livre-Docente, da EE/ USP
  • Maria Helena de Melo Lima Enfermeira, Professora Doutora da FEnf/Unicamp
  • Kátia Grillo Padilha
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.16.4.259151
Keywords: Workload, nursing, Medical Oncology, Hematology, Nursing, Team, Nursing Staff.

Supporting Agencies

  • Departamento de Enfermería del Hospital de Clínicas -UNICAMP

Abstract

Objective: To identify workload-related factors of nursing generated by hematology/oncology inpatients. Methods: Prospective cohort study conducted with 151 inpatients at a hematology/oncology unit of a university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected using a form with demographic-clinical information and the Nursing Activities Score (NAS). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and linear regression models.
Results: Mean NAS in the unit was 47.8% (11.5 hours). Patients with malignant oncological and hematological diseases generated a higher nursing workload than patients with non-malignant diseases (p = 0.0034). Patients who died had higher NAS scores than survivors (p <0.0001). In the linear regression, the variables diagnosis and condition at discharge determined an R2 of 0.26.
Conclusion: Hematology and oncology patients require high dependency care. This finding can support nurses when planning human resources in this specialty.

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Author Biography

Priscila Peruzzo Apolinario, Universidade Estadual de Campinas-UNICAMP

Faculdade de Enfermagem

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Published
01-10-2017
How to Cite
[1]
da Silva, J.B. et al. 2017. Nursing workload in a hematology/oncology inpatient unit. Global Nursing. 16, 4 (Oct. 2017), 24–55. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.16.4.259151.
Issue
Vol. 16 No. 4 (2017): #48-Octubre
Section
ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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