Indicators for the Measurement of Emergency Nursing Personnel1
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This exploratory-descriptive study was performed with a qualitative approach, aiming at finding indicators for the measurement of nursing personnel in adult emergency services. Data were collected using nursing work observation and a semistructured interview with nurses; data were analyzed based upon the theory of working process, originating the following categories: working process and nursing personnel measurement, and indicators for the measurement of nursing personnel in emergency. The study presents both quantitative and qualitative indicators to ground personnel measurement, amongst which the need to evaluate the working organization, the degree of users’ care besides biological aspects and the emergency service characteristic itself, which encompasses hospitalization and urgency care. DESCRIPTORS: Emergency nursing. Personnel downsizing. Personnel administration, Hospital. INDICATIVOS PARA O DIMENSIONAMENTO DE PESSOAL DE ENFERMAGEM EM EMERGÊNCIA RESUMO: Trata-se de um estudo exploratório-descritivo qualitativo, com o objetivo de levantar indicativos para o dimensionamento de pessoal de enfermagem em serviços de emergência. Os dados foram coletados utilizando-se observação do trabalho de enfermagem e entrevista semiestruturada com enfermeiros, sendo analisados à luz da teoria do processo de trabalho, originando as categorias: processo de trabalho e dimensionamento de pessoal de enfermagem, e indicativos para o dimensionamento de pessoal de enfermagem em emergência. O estudo aponta indicativos quantitativos e qualitativos para subsidiar o dimensionamento de pessoal, entre os quais, a necessidade de se avaliar a organização do trabalho, o grau de cuidado dos usuários para além dos aspectos biológicos e a própria característica do serviço de emergência, que congrega internação e atendimento das urgências. DESCRITORES: Enfermagem em emergência. Downsizing organizacional. Administração de recursos humanos em hospitais. INDICATIVOS PARA EL DIMENSIONAMIENTO DE PERSONAL DE ENFERMERÍA EN URGENCIA RESUMEN: Estudio exploratorio-descriptivo con abordaje cualitativa, con el objetivo de obtener indicativos para el dimensionamiento de personal de enfermería en urgencia adulto. Los datos fueron colectados utilizando-se la observación del trabajo de enfermería y entrevista semiestructurada con enfermeros, y analizados de acuerdo con la teoría del trabajo, originando las categorías: proceso de trabajo y dimensionamiento de personal de enfermería, e indicativos para el dimensionamiento de personal de enfermería en urgencia. Apunta indicativos cuantitativos y cualitativos para subsidiar el dimensionamiento de personal, entre los cuales la necesidad de evaluarse la organización del trabajo, el grado de cuidado de los usuarios bien como de los aspectos biológicos e la propia característica del servicio de urgencia, que congrega internación y atendimiento de las urgencias. DESCRIPTORES: Enfermería de urgência. Reducción de personal. Administración de personal en hospitales. 971
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