Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 108-113 , April 2010

Nursing workload and staff allocation in an intensive care unit: A pilot study according to Nursing Activities Score (NAS)

  • Katia Grillo Padilha

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 419 CEP 05403-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 11 3066 7544; fax: +55 11 3066 7546.
    • ,
  • Regina Márcia Cardoso de Sousa

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 419 CEP 05403-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Paulo Carlos Garcia

      Affiliations

    • Hospital da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2.565 Cid. Universitária, CEP 05403-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Sheila Tosta Bento

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 419 CEP 05403-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Eva Maria Finardi

      Affiliations

    • Hospital 9 de Julho, Rua Peixoto Gomide, 625 CEP 01409-902, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Regina H.K. Hatarashi

      Affiliations

    • Hospital 9 de Julho, Rua Peixoto Gomide, 625 CEP 01409-902, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

,Accepted 8 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2009.12.002

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 108-113 , April 2010

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