The characterisation of workloads and nursing staff allocation in intensive care units: A descriptive study using the Nursing Activities Score for the first time in Norway

• Published in: Intensive & critical care nursing Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 290 - 294
• Main Authors: Stafseth, Siv K., Solms, Diana, Bredal, Inger Schou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2011; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Child, Preschool; Critical care; Humans; Infant; Intensive care; Intensive care units; Intensive Care Units - manpower; Length of Stay; Middle Aged; Norway; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing care; Nursing Staff, Hospital - organization & administration; Nursing Staff, Hospital - supply & distribution; Patient care; Patients; Task Performance and Analysis; Workload; Workloads; Norway; Brazil; Spain; Critical care; Intensive care units; Nursing; Workload

This study compares the Nine Equivalents of Nursing Manpower Use Score (NEMS) to the Nursing Activities Score (NAS) in terms of characterising the nursing workload by examining and calculating the per-nurse NAS% over a 24-h period. The sample consisted of 235 patients from four volunteered for the s...