Analysis of managerial and healthcare indicators after nursing personnel upsizing.
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OBJECTIVE analyze healthcare and managerial indicators after nursing personnel upsizing. METHOD a retrospective, descriptive study was conducted using data from computer systems of a university hospital in southern Brazil. Healthcare and managerial indicators related to the first half of 2013 and 2014 were statistically analyzed. RESULTS increases of 40.0% in the number of nurses and 16.0% in the number of nursing technicians led to reductions of 12.0% in the number of sickness absences, 21.8% in positive balance for compensatory time off, 92.0% in paid overtime. Reductions of 75.0% in pressure ulcer rates, 10.5% in the number of falls and 50.0% in infections due to indwelling catheter use were also observed. CONCLUSION nursing staff upsizing caused a positive impact on managerial and healthcare indicators and helped qualify care and improve work conditions for the nursing team.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista brasileira de enfermagem
دوره 69 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016