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[Absenteeism in the nursing team]
Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem
|July 26, 2002
Summary
Nursing staff absences, both foreseen and unforeseen like maternity leave, disrupt hospital organization and reduce care quality. This study analyzes absence types to propose a Technical Safety Rate for better workforce management.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Nursing Workforce Studies
- Organizational Psychology
Context:
- Nursing staff shortages significantly impact hospital operations.
- Workforce overload leads to decreased quality of nursing care.
- Understanding absence patterns is crucial for effective staffing.
Purpose:
- To characterize the types and distribution of nursing staff absences in a general hospital.
- To identify the prevalence of foreseen versus non-foreseen absences.
- To propose a Technical Safety Rate based on empirical absence data.
Summary:
- The study examined eight types of nursing staff absences, categorizing them as foreseen or non-foreseen.
- Foreseen absences were found to be the most frequent category.
- Maternity leave constituted the most common type of non-foreseen absence.
Impact:
- Provides data to inform staffing models and resource allocation.
- Highlights the need for strategies to mitigate the impact of staff absences.
- Aims to improve nursing work organization and maintain care quality through a proposed safety rate.