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Observational Study Protocol for Repeated Clinical Examination and Critical Care Ultrasonography Within the Simple Intensive Care Studies
Published on: January 16, 2019
[Human resources for the intensive care unit at the municipal district of São Paulo]
A M Miyadahira1, A da Cruz D de, K G Padilha
1Departamento de Enfermagem Médico Cirúrgica, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo.
Abstract:
The study had the purpose to investigate aspects of the ICUs from the Municipal district of São Paulo, regarding the composition of the clinical staff; characteristics of the nursing personnel and nurses' characterization. Data were collected through 47 questionnaires distributed in 32 hospitals. Results show that: the morning and the afternoon shifts have a larger number of people from all clinical categories, the majority of the nursing personnel work 36 hours per week, nurses' wages varied from 700 to 1,500 "reais" and 66.1% of them were enrolled in Master Programs. Authors concluded that 79.2% of the clinical staff was formed by the nursing personnel.
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