Reabilitar a pessoa com deficiência: um indicador de qualidade para a dotação segura dos cuidados de enfermagem

Guerra, Magda; Pina, Fernando; Condeço, Luís; Santos, Dina; Martins, Isabel

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/54509

Use this identifier to reference this record.

Name:	Description:	Size:	Format:
89328403.pdf		1.34 MB	Adobe PDF	Download

Send Feedback

Authors

Abstract(s)

The ICN (International Congress of Nurses) approves the position on safe appropriations. This subject is the subject of recurrent debate regarding the lack of nurses worldwide. Thus the concept of safe nurse staffing emerged, and this goes beyond considering the number of nurses by also valuing their skills and the context in which care is provided. Objectives: To analyze the different ways of operationalizing the concept of safe nurse staffing and its impact on the results obtained in terms of clients, nurses and healthcare organizations. Methods: A literature review of the research conducted between 2010 and 2017 on the theme of safe nurse staffing, methods of staffing calculation, nursing ratios, and the impact of safe staffing. Conclusions: There is no evidence of a universal method because none of the methods of staffing calculation integrates the diversity involved in the different facets of the concept, nor incorporates the necessary dynamism to adapt to different contexts. Implication for nursing: Safe nurse staffing is a determining factor in the quality of care provided to the client and it has impact on the results obtained for care providers and organizations.