Sizing of Staff of Neonatal Units in a University Hospital

Abstract

The aim was to evaluate the size of the nursing neonatal units of a university hospital regarding the education and professional experience of the nursing staff and the adequacy of existing legislation professional staff. Descriptive, quantitative study, conducted at the Intensive Care Unit and Neonatal Intermediate Care. We used two instruments to collect data with the nursing staff and the professional relationship and bed occupancy. Employees had an average experience in neonatal units of 14 years; most had more than one vocational training (59.3%). The number of nurses was below the recommended by current professional legislation (12.5%) and nursing assistants above (56.2%); 51.9% were employees in other sectors doing overtime. It was concluded that although qualified, which can determine a differentiated service, the team does not meet the recommended sizing standards for professional assistance in these specialized units.

Keywords

• Dimensionamento de pessoal
• UTI Neonatal
• Enfermagem.