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.

[Surgical site infection and its risk factors in colon surgeries].

Objective: To identify the occurrence of surgical site infection (SSI) and its risk factors in patients undergoing colon surgery in a tertiary hospital located in the countryside of the state of São Paulo.

Method: Retrospective cohort study, with collection of information contained in the medical records of patients undergoing colon surgery in the period between January 2010 and December 2013. The studied variables were the possible risk factors related to the patient, to demographic characteristics and the surgical procedure.

Association between sleep quality and quality of life in nursing professionals working rotating shifts.

Objective: To analyze the association between sleep quality and quality of life of nursing professionals according to their work schedules.

Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional, observational study was conducted between January and December 2010, with 264 nursing professionals, drawn from 989 subjects at Botucatu General Hospital and stratified by professional category. The Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index and the WHOQOL-bref were administered to evaluate sleep quality and quality of life, respectively.