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This research may support methodological decisions for future investigations that seek the impact of human resources on the care quality and patient safety” Garcia et al (2019).

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To verify the correlation between nursing care time and care quality indicators.

METHOD: Observational, correlational study, developed in 11 Intensive Care Units. The population comprised records of the number of nursing professionals, the number of patients with at least one of the Oro/Nasogastroenteral Probe (GEPRO), Endotracheal Tube (COT) and Central Venous Catheter (CVC) therapeutic devices and the occurrences related to the losses of these artifacts.

RESULTS: The time corresponded to 18.86 hours (Hospital A), 21 hours (Hospital B) and 19.50 hours (Hospital C); the Unplanned Outflow Incidence of GEPRO indicator presented a mean of 2.19/100 patients/day; Unplanned Extubation of COT Incidence, 0.42/100 patients/day; and CVC Loss Incidence, 0.22/100 patients/day. There was no statistically significant correlation between time and indicators analyzed.

CONCLUSION: This research may support methodological decisions for future investigations that seek the impact of human resources on the care quality and patient safety.

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Reference:

Garcia, P.C., Tronchin, D.M.R. and Fugulin, F.M.T. (2019) Care time and quality indicators in Intensive Care Units. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 72(suppl 1), p.166-172. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0067. [Article in English, Portuguese].