Assessment of staffing needs for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses at primary care units in Brazil using Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) method.

Autor: Bonfim D; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Center for Studies, Research and Practice in PHC and Health Care Network (CEPPAR), Av. Albert Einstein 627, São Paulo, São Paulo, 05652-900, Brazil. daiana.bonfim@gmail.com., Mafra ACCN; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Center for Studies, Research and Practice in PHC and Health Care Network (CEPPAR), Av. Albert Einstein 627, São Paulo, São Paulo, 05652-900, Brazil., da Costa Palacio D; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Center for Studies, Research and Practice in PHC and Health Care Network (CEPPAR), Av. Albert Einstein 627, São Paulo, São Paulo, 05652-900, Brazil., Rewa T; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Center for Studies, Research and Practice in PHC and Health Care Network (CEPPAR), Av. Albert Einstein 627, São Paulo, São Paulo, 05652-900, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Human resources for health [Hum Resour Health] 2022 Jan 28; Vol. 19 (Suppl 1), pp. 130. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 28.
DOI: 10.1186/s12960-021-00674-0
Abstrakt: Background: The balance between supply and demand for primary health care (PHC) services is one of the main challenges to the health system in Brazil. In this context, the application of planning methods could benefit the decision-making process for human resources organizations. Hence, the objective of this study was to assess the staffing needs for registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) at PHC services using the WISN method.
Methods: The Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) methodology was applied at 13 Primary Care Units (PCU) located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It included 87 RNs and 174 LPNs, and used data from 2017 to 2019.
Results: The WISN results found that RNs were under high workload pressure at 10 PCUs (77%) in 2017 and 2018, with a decrease to 8 PCUs (61%) in 2019. For LPNs, high workload pressure increased from 2 PCUs (15%) in 2017 to 13 PCUs (100%) in 2018, with a decrease to 11 (85%) in 2019.
Conclusion: The assessment of staffing needs for RNs and LPNs at the PCUs included in the study identified a consistent deficit in the number of professionals, and high workload pressure in most services throughout the study period.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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