Nursing workload associated with neonatal mortality risk: a cross-sectional study.

Authors :: Silveira RRPD
Serafim CTR
Castro MCNE
Rodrigues GM
Corrente JE
Lima SAM
Source :: Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2022 Oct 07; Vol. 75 (4), pp. e20200965. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 07 (Print Publication: 2022).
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Objectives: to analyze the association between nursing workload and neonatal mortality risk in newborns admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.<br />Methods: this is an observational, cross-sectional study conducted from January 2019 to January 2020.<br />Results: the sample consisted of 399 newborns, 55.4% male, Nursing Activities Score mean of 67.5%, and Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology Perinatal Extension mean of 17.7, revealed itself as a predictor of the risk of death, while gestational age, length of hospitalization, and the first-minute Apgar established a protective relationship. The correlation between workload and neonatal mortality was low (r= 0.23, p=0.0009).<br />Conclusions: the workload of the nursing team is not associated with the risk of mortality in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, as measured by the Nursing Activities Score.

Subjects :: Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pregnancy
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Workload

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