Level of dependence among patients in a surgical unit
Level of dependence among patients in a surgical unit
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DOI:
10.1590/0034-7167.2015680509i
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发表时间:
2015-10-01
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
Moura, Gisela Maria Schebella Souto de
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作者:
Magalhães, Ana Maria Müller de;Riboldi, Caren de Oliveira;Moura, Gisela Maria Schebella Souto de
Objective: to identify the complexity of the nursing care of inpatient surgical unit patients, using the Perroca patients classification scale. Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional study with 546 reviews of 187 patients between October and December of 2012. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 and the Kappa test, to measure interrater agreement. Results: a predominance of patients in the categories of semi-intensive (46.5%) and intermediate care (44.0%) was found, with a prevalence of unassisted bath (58.4%) in the total sample, and bed bath (69.3%) in the semi-intensive care patients. The level of agreement between two pairs of raters was considered good. Conclusion: the systematic application of the instrument was useful as a complementary measure of the level of patient dependence, and may contribute to the improvement of the working process, reflecting on management decision-making with regard to nursing workload