A survey on NICU human resources using modified NAS
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2014.03.19
- VernacularTitle:改良NAS量表在NICU人力资源管理中的应用
- Author:
Guiyun LI
;
Lei ZHANG
;
Xiaozhe HU
;
Weixin CAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
neurosurgery;
intensive care unit;
nursing workload;
personnel management
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2014;(3):60-62
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the human resources of neurosurgery intensive care unit(NICU)using modified nursing activity score(NAS).Methods NAS was used to investigate the nursing work load of all shifts and compute the needed personnel for every shift,followed by adaption of nursing staff based on the results.Results Based on the scores by NAS,day shift was the heaviest in work load,followed by early night shift and then by late night shift.The differences between day shit and early night shift or late night one were both statistically different(P<0.05 for both).Conclusions The adjustment based on the results by NAS will reduce nursing risk and improve quality of nursing.
