scholarly journals Staff cost in direct nursing care at an intensive care unit

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1005-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Cristina Ribeiro Telles ◽  
Valéria Castilho
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Personnel Cost ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Personnel Costs ◽  
Staff Cost ◽  
The Cost

This quantitative case study aimed to learn and analyze the personnel cost in nursing direct care in the intensive care unit. We opted to use a therapeutic intervention score index, TISS-28, for the analysis of the indirect gravity of patients and the dimension of the nursing staff working time. Evaluating the cost by a gravity score presented to be a logical and relatively simple method to allocate costs per patient in the intensive care unit. In this exploratory and descriptive study, the average TISS-28 per patient was 31 points, requiring a daily expenditure of care hours of R$ 298.69. It was evidenced in this study that personnel costs are variable since there are patients with different complexities. Therefore is possible to estimate the nursing staff cost by assessing its work load.

scholarly journals Resource consumption in psychiatric intensive care: The cost of aggression

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive E. Hyde ◽  
Colina Harrower-Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Fixed Costs ◽  
Staff Time ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
The Cost

The coils of operating a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) were recorded for a six-month period. There were 110 admissions and 99 discharges. Mean length of stay was 12.3 days. Total costs were £346,516 over the study period, £283.56 per patient-day. Fixed costs comprised 93% of the total, inducing nursing staff ($169,447), overheads ($77,017), medical staff ($48,819), hotel costs (£24,160) and miscellaneous (£1,750). Variable costs included special nursing, (£19,405), treatment of major self-harm (£3,024), drugs (£1,707) and staff time to manage aggressive incidents (£1,188). Reduction of the incidence of aggression could result in valuable cost savings.

scholarly journals Nursing Activities Score: nursing work load in a burns Intensive Care Unit

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia Bernadete Camuci ◽  
Júlia Trevisan Martins ◽  
Alexandrina Aparecida Maciel Cardeli ◽  
Maria Lúcia do Carmo Cruz Robazzi
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Qualitative Variables ◽  
The Mean ◽  
High Work Load ◽  
High Work

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the nursing work load in a Burns Intensive Care Unit according to the Nursing Activities Score.METHOD: an exploratory, descriptive cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The Nursing Activities Score was used for data collection between October 2011 and May 2012, totalling 1,221 measurements, obtained from 50 patients' hospital records. Data for qualitative variables was described in tables; for the quantitative variables, calculations using statistical measurements were used.RESULTS: the mean score for the Nursing Activities Score was 70.4% and the median was 70.3%, corresponding to the percentage of the time spent on direct care to the patient in 24 hours.CONCLUSION: the Nursing Activities Score provided information which involves the process of caring for patients hospitalized in a Burns Intensive Care Unit, and indicated that there is a high work load for the nursing team of the sector studied.

At what cost is performance-based financing implemented? Novel evidence from Malawi

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 282-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela De Allegri ◽  
Chris Makwero ◽  
Aleksandra Torbica
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Personnel Cost ◽  
Cost Category ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Personnel Costs ◽  
Performance Based Financing ◽  
Implementation Costs ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Low Income Setting

Abstract Our study estimated the full economic cost of implementing performance-based financing [PBF, the Support for Service Delivery Integration Performance-Based Incentives (SSDI-PBI) programme], as a means of first introducing strategic purchasing in a low-income setting, Malawi. Our analysis distinguished design from implementation costs and traces costs across personnel and non-personnel cost categories over the 2012–15 period. The full cost of the SSDI-PBI programme amounted to USD 3 402 187, equivalent to USD 6.46 per targeted beneficiary. The design phase accounted for about one-third (USD 1 161 332) of the total costs, while the incentives (USD 1 140 436) represented about one-third of the total cost of the intervention and about half the cost of the implementation phase. With a cost of USD 1 605 178, personnel costs represented the dominant cost category. Our study indicated that the introduction of PBF entailed consumption of a substantial amount of resources, hence representing an important opportunity cost for the health system.

scholarly journals Percepção dos trabalhadores de enfermagem acerca da satisfação no contexto do trabalho na UTI

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Silva Da Silveira ◽  
Cíntia Regina Funck ◽  
Valéria Lerch Lunardi ◽  
Liziani Iturriet Avila ◽  
Wilson Danilo Lunardi Filho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Nursing Satisfaction ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Terapia Intensiva

Objetivou-se conhecer as percepções dos trabalhadores de enfermagem acerca da satisfação ou ausência de satisfação no contexto do trabalho de uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. Realizou-se a pesquisa qualitativa por meio da técnica de entrevista com 13 trabalhadores. Do processo de análise, emergiram duas categorias: o trabalho como fonte de satisfação para os trabalhadores da enfermagem da UTI e a ausência de satisfação no contexto do fazer dos trabalhadores da enfermagem da UTI.Descritores: Trabalhadores, Enfermagem, Satisfação no Trabalho.Perception of nursing staff about the satisfaction in work in the ICUIt was aimed to find out about the perceptions of the Nursing workers regarding the satisfaction or lack of satisfaction in the context of the job in the Intensive Care Unit. A qualitative survey was carried out by means of interviews with thirteen workers. From the process of the analysis, two categories emerged: Working as a source of satisfaction for the nursing workers in the ICU and Lack of satisfaction in the context of the job of the workers in the ICU.Descriptors: Workers, Nursing, Satisfaction at Work.Percepción del personal de enfermería acerca de la satisfacción en el trabajo en la UCISe objetivó conocer la percepción de los trabajadores de enfermería acerca de la satisfacción o falta de satisfacción en el contexto de trabajo en una Unidad de Terapia Intensiva. Se ha realizado la pesquisa cualitativa de encuesta con trece trabajadores. Del proceso de análisis, emergieron dos categorías: el trabajo como medio de satisfacción para los trabajadores de enfermería de la UTI y la falta de satisfacción en el contexto del hacer de los trabajadores de enfermería de la UTI.Descriptores: Trabajadores, Enfermería, Satisfacción en el Trabajo.

scholarly journals The dimensioning of the nursing staff in a intensive care unit

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 252
Author(s):  
Hérvora Santuzza Pereira Araújo ◽  
Ildone Forte de Morais ◽  
Cecília Nogueira Valença ◽  
Marquiony Marques dos Santos ◽  
Raimunda Medeiros Germano
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Personnel Downsizing ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Terapia Intensiva ◽  
Investigación Cualitativa

ABSTRACTObjective: to discuss the nursing staff's project in the context of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Hospital Regional do Seridó, Caicó-RN. Method: qualitative descriptive-exploratory research. 19 semi-structured interviews were performed with professional nursing staff working in the ICU. The data were analyzed according to thematic content analysis, which consists of: pre-analysis, material exploration and processing of results. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee in Research of Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte as Protocol 027/10 and CAAE 0026.0.428.000-10, according to Resolution 196/96. Results: it was showed that the quantity of graduated professionals in nursing staff is unsatisfactory for the development of the necessary assistance to the ICU. Conclusion: this study reflects that the dimensioning of the nursing staff should involve the participation of hospital managers for researching and raising the critical points of functioning of the service, through promoting teamwork. Descriptors: personnel downsizing; intensive care unit; nursing team.RESUMOObjective: discutir o dimensionamento da equipe de enfermagem no contexto da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva do Hospital Regional do Seridó (HRS) em Caicó- RN. Método: pesquisa descritivo-exploratória qualitativa. Foram realizadas 19 entrevistas semiestruturadas com profissionais da equipe de enfermagem que trabalham na UTI. As informações foram analisadas de acordo com a análise de conteúdo temática, que consiste em: pré-análise, exploração do material e tratamento dos resultados obtidos. A pesquisa foi aprovada pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte conforme protocolo nº 027/10 e CAAE 0026.0.428.000-10, de acordo com a Resolução 196/96. Resultados: apontaram que o quantitativo dos profissionais de nível superior em enfermagem é insatisfatório para o desenvolvimento da assistência necessária para a UTI. Conclusão: o estudo reflete que o dimensionamento da equipe de enfermagem deve envolver a participação dos gestores do hospital, para pesquisar e levantar os pontos críticos do funcionamento do serviço, através da promoção do trabalho em equipe. Descritores: downsizing organizacional; unidades de terapia intensiva; equipe de enfermagem.RESUMENObjetivo: discutir la dimensión del equipo de enfermería en el contexto de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) del Hospital Regional de Seridó en Caico-RN. Método: investigación cualitativa descriptivo-exploratoria. Fueron realizadas 19 entrevistas semi-estructuradas con los profesionales del equipo de enfermería que trabajan en la UCI. Los datos fueron analizados según el análisis de contenido temático, que consiste en: pre-análisis, exploración de materiales y tratamiento de los resultados. El estudio fue aprobado por el Comité de Ética en Investigación de la Universidad del Estado de Rio Grande do Norte como Protocolo 027/10 y CAAE 0026.0.428.000-10, de acuerdo con la Resolución 196/96. Resultados: mostraron que el cuantitativo de profesionales de nivel superior en enfermería no es satisfactorio para el desarrollo de la asistencia necesaria a la UCI. Conclusión: este estudio refleja que la escala del equipo de enfermería debe incluir la participación de los administradores del hospital para investigar y levantar los puntos críticos de la funcionamiento del servicio, promoviendo el trabajo en equipo. Descriptores: reducción de personal; unidades de terapia intensiva; grupo de enfermería.

scholarly journals The Cost of ICU Delirium and Coma in the Intensive Care Unit Patient

Medical Care ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 890-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduard E. Vasilevskis ◽  
Rameela Chandrasekhar ◽  
Colin H. Holtze ◽  
John Graves ◽  
Theodore Speroff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Patient ◽  
Icu Delirium ◽  
The Cost

The need to know: experiences of critically ill patients

2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 192-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
JE Hupcey ◽  
HE Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critical Illness ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
The Past ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses ◽  
Vivid Memories

BACKGROUND: Critically ill patients vary in their memories of their experience in the intensive care unit. Some have little recall and need to learn about their critical illness. Others have more vivid memories of their experiences, some of which were extremely unpleasant. Patients' not knowing what was happening may have exacerbated the unpleasant experiences. OBJECTIVES: To elicit the experience of knowing for critically ill patients and to explore the differences in perceptions between patients who were intubated and those who were not intubated during the illness. METHODS: Grounded theory was used to explore the meaning of knowing and not knowing and the process by which knowing occurs. Unstructured interviews were done with 14 patients. RESULTS: Knowing had 2 phases: the need to know (1) during and (2) after the critical illness. The first phase had 3 facets: needing information, needing to be oriented, and having confusing perceptions. The second phase had 2 facets: needing information about what had happened and piecing together events. Many experiences with knowing during and after a critical illness were similar for both intubated and nonintubated patients. The main difference was the intensity of the experience in some categories. CONCLUSIONS: Critically ill patients have a strong need to know throughout and after their time in the intensive care unit. Nurses must address this need for constant reorientation to the past and present in these patients. In addition, adequate nursing staff must be available for these patients.

Self-scheduling and staff incentives: meeting patient care needs in a neonatal intensive care unit

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Vetter ◽  
LD Felice ◽  
GL Ingersoll
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Nurse Manager ◽  
The Self ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
New Employees ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Innovative Process

Nursing staff and leadership in a resource-intensive NICU identified an innovative process for covering the unit's scheduling needs. Early concerns about the feasibility of achieving self-scheduling with a large staff were unwarranted. The use of a unit-based committee and the support of the nurse manager allowed us to develop a process that met the needs of the staff members and maintained the staffing standards of the unit. Contributing to the success of the self-scheduling is a mechanism for recognizing and rewarding staff members who adjust their work schedules to meet the needs of the unit. Satisfaction among staff members with self-scheduling is high, and new employees cite the opportunity for self-scheduling as a contributing factor in their decisions to work in the NICU.

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