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

Objectives: to analyze the association between nursing workload and neonatal mortality risk in newborns admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Methods: this is an observational, cross-sectional study conducted from January 2019 to January 2020.

Results: the sample consisted of 399 newborns, 55.

System for reception and risk classification in obstetrics: a technical quality assessment.

Objective: to assess the technical quality of a decision support system for reception and risk classification in obstetrics.

Method: a methodological study of assessment of the system. 12 nurses and 11 information technology (IT) professionals were invited to evaluate the Obstetrics Reception and Risk Classification System (Sistema de Acolhimento e Classificação de Risco em Obstetrícia, SACR-O).

Nursing workload in burn intensive care unit.

Objectives: To measure the nursing workload in the Burn Intensive Care Units and evaluate its association with clinical variables, length of stay, and outcome of hospitalization.

Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out in a Brazilian public large hospital. The study included 33 patients.

Severity and workload related to adverse events in the ICU.

Objective:: To analyze whether an increase in patient severity and nursing workload are correlated to a greater incidence of adverse events (AEs) in critical patients.

Method:: A prospective single cohort study was performed on a sample of 138 patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU).

Results:: A total of 166 AEs, occurred, affecting 50.