Tempo de enfermagem em centro de diagnóstico por imagem: Desenvolvimento de instrumento

Abstract

Objective: To develop an instrument to measure the time spent by nursing staff in interventions performed in diagnostic imaging centers. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted in private general hospital, according to these steps: A) Identifcation of nursing activities through literature review and feld observation. B) Crossed-mapping of the activities identifed in nursing interventions, according to the Nursing Interventions Classifcation (NIC). C) Validation of interventions. D) Pilot-test with instrument's utilization, with work-sampling technique. Results: Were validated by the judges 92 nursing activities corresponding to 32 interventions NIC. These interventions were most frequent: Assistance in exams, Documentation, Case Management, follow-up by telephone, care in the admission and exchange of information on health care. Conclusion: The instrument proposed for measurement of job's nursing time, based on nursing interventions on CDI, was validated and is available for use.