Table 4.
Number and percentages of work hours in the three units under study according to areas of activities
| Areas of activities | ICU No (%) |
Medical No (%) |
Surgical No (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient activities | 133.2 (46.3) | 292 (50.7) | 171 (39.6) |
| Direct patient care | 94.6 (32.9) | 238.4 (41.3) | 112.5 (26) |
| 11. Giving care | 53 (18.4) | 141.2 (24.5) | 97.5 (22.6) |
| 12. Other direct activities | 16 (5.6) | 29.2 (5) | 7.5 (1.7) |
| 13. Exchange of information | 25.6 (8.9) | 68 (11.8) | 7.5 (1.7) |
| Indirect patient care | 38.6 (13.4) | 54 (9.4) | 58.5 (13.5) |
| 14. Indirect care | 38.6 (13.4) | 54 (9.4) | 58.5 (13.5) |
| Personnel activities | 0.0 (0.0) | 3 (0.5) | 0.0 (0.0) |
| 21. Professional staff development | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
| 22. Personnel: other | 0.0 (0.0) | 3 (0.5) | 0.0 (0.0) |
| 23. Professional nursing student program | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
| 24. Practical nursing student program | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
| Unit activities | 28.6 (9.9) | 45.2 (7.8) | 22.5 (5.2) |
| 31. Environmental | 11.0 (3.8) | 24 (4.2) | 13.5 (3.1) |
| 32. Supplies and equipment | 15.6 (5.4) | 21.2 (3.6) | 7.5 (1.7) |
| 33. Other unit activities | 2.0 (0.7) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.5 (0.4) |
| Personal activities | 126.6 (43.9) | 236.4 (41) | 238.5 (55.2) |