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Rev Enferm IMSS 2002; 10 (2)
At the Mexican Institute of Social Security from 1971 to 1973, several studies have been conducted in relation to the nursepatient index under the following criteria: a) definition of the indexes according to the type of unit; b) distribution of labor tim
Rodríguez ML, Villa CS, Libreros BVN, Bonilla LC
Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 73-78
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ABSTRACT
At the Mexican Institute of Social Security from 1971 to 1973,
several studies have been conducted in relation to the nursepatient
index under the following criteria: a) definition of the
indexes according to the type of unit; b) distribution of labor
time and c) adequate hierarchiazation in teaching and intedepartamental
relationships. Due to this we decided to assess the
impact of nurse-patient designation using a patient clinical
assessment system in intensive care units based on the application
of the TISS 28 that determines the nurse-patient index
according to specific nursing care.
Objective: Assess the impact of the nurse-patient designation
through a clinical assessment system of patients at a Post Surgical
Intensive Care Unit.
Methodology: A quasi-experimental study was conducted. The
population studied was constituted by patients at the Post-
Surgical Intensive Care Unit. A patient
census was taken of those
patients that were admitted during
the study.
Results: The number of days patients
were hospitalized presented
statistically significant differences.
Conclusions: The nurse-patient
designation significantly decreased
the number of days of hospitalization
of patients admitted to the
post-surgical intensive care unit.
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