Measurement of nurses' workload in an oncology outpatient clinic

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Autor(a) principal: Souza,Célia Alves de
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Jericó,Marli de Carvalho, Perroca,Marcia Galan
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
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Resumo: The growing demand and the degree of patient care in oncological outpatient services, as well as the complexity of treatment have had an impact on the workload of nurses. This study aimed at measuring the workload and productivity of nurses in an oncological outpatient service. An observational study using a work sampling technique was conducted and included seven nurses working in an oncological outpatient service in the south-eastern region of Brazil. A total of 1,487 intervention or activity samples were obtained. Nurses used 43.2% of their time on indirect care, 33.2% on direct care, 11.6% on associated activities, and 12% on personal activities. Their mean productivity was 88.0%. The findings showed that nurses in this service spend most of their time in indirect care activities. Moreover, the productivity index in this study was above that recommended in the literature.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Measurement of nurses' workload in an oncology outpatient clinic
title Measurement of nurses' workload in an oncology outpatient clinic
spellingShingle Measurement of nurses' workload in an oncology outpatient clinic
Souza,Célia Alves de
Oncologic nursing
Workload
Outpatient clinics, hospital
Time management
Nursing staff
title_short Measurement of nurses' workload in an oncology outpatient clinic
title_full Measurement of nurses' workload in an oncology outpatient clinic
title_fullStr Measurement of nurses' workload in an oncology outpatient clinic
title_full_unstemmed Measurement of nurses' workload in an oncology outpatient clinic
title_sort Measurement of nurses' workload in an oncology outpatient clinic
author Souza,Célia Alves de
author_facet Souza,Célia Alves de
Jericó,Marli de Carvalho
Perroca,Marcia Galan
author_role author
author2 Jericó,Marli de Carvalho
Perroca,Marcia Galan
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Souza,Célia Alves de
Jericó,Marli de Carvalho
Perroca,Marcia Galan
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Oncologic nursing
Workload
Outpatient clinics, hospital
Time management
Nursing staff
topic Oncologic nursing
Workload
Outpatient clinics, hospital
Time management
Nursing staff
description The growing demand and the degree of patient care in oncological outpatient services, as well as the complexity of treatment have had an impact on the workload of nurses. This study aimed at measuring the workload and productivity of nurses in an oncological outpatient service. An observational study using a work sampling technique was conducted and included seven nurses working in an oncological outpatient service in the south-eastern region of Brazil. A total of 1,487 intervention or activity samples were obtained. Nurses used 43.2% of their time on indirect care, 33.2% on direct care, 11.6% on associated activities, and 12% on personal activities. Their mean productivity was 88.0%. The findings showed that nurses in this service spend most of their time in indirect care activities. Moreover, the productivity index in this study was above that recommended in the literature.
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