Objetivo: avaliar a carga de trabalho de enfermagem em uma unidade de internação neonatal e correlacionar com características clínicas dos pacientes. Método: estudo descritivo e transversal, com o Nursing Activities Score em uma unidade neonatal de hospital público de ensino. Foram incluídos pacientes hospitalizados por no mínimo 24 horas, no período de 60 dias. Os dados foram analisados segundo estatística descritiva e inferencial. Resultados: a amostra foi composta por 115 pacientes, com total de 1944 medidas. A média do Nursing Activities Score foi de 73%, obtendo-se média de 74% em leitos de cuidados intensivos e 64% em cuidados semi-intensivos. Conclusão: identificou-se uma alta carga de trabalho, com média de 17,5 horas de assistência a cada recém-nascido nas 24 horas, o que pode ter impacto na segurança da assistência. Peso de nascimento e idade gestacional podem representar incremento à carga de trabalho dos profissionais.
Objective: to compare the workload at a neonatal unit, according to Nursing Activities Score, and the dimensioning of nursing staff. Methods: cross-sectional study at a teaching unit with 30 beds. Data collection took place from October 6 to December 6, 2017, and data were analyzed according to descriptive statistics. Results: the sample of 115 neonates, totaling 1944 measurements. The average workload score was 73%. The unit has 107 nursing professionals, while should has 137. The proportion of registered nurses was lower than recommended (34%), whereas the proportion of nursing technicians was higher than recommended (66%). Conclusion: there was an imbalance between workload and number of professionals in nursing staff. Tools as Nursing Activities Score should be applied for supporting the staff dimensioning, since workload can impact the health outcomes and patient safety.
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