Absenteeism and the Technical Safety Index of a tertiary hospital nursing team

To identify the nursing team absenteeism rate, calculate the Technical Safety Index and compare them to the percentage established by the Federal Nursing Council.

Method:

A descriptive, analytical, and retrospective study which included nursing professionals working in a public and tertiary hospital. The Human Resources Department database of the Institution was used for data collection. Absenteeism was considered as any unplanned absence.

Results:

Ninety-nine (99) professionals participated, of which 21 were nurses and 78 were nursing technicians. Weekly days off prevailed among the expected absences, with 17% for both categories. Maternity leave prevailed among nurses and medical leave among nursing technicians regarding absenteeism, with averages of 12% and 9%, respectively. The Technical Safety Index was 42% for nurses and 38% for nursing technicians.

Conclusion:

The nursing teams absenteeism rate was 21.5%, while the Technical Safety Index was 40%, thus constituting higher values than those established by the Federal Nursing Council.

Descriptors:
Absenteeism; Nursing Team; Nursing Staff, Hospital; Personnel Administration, Hospital; Management Indicators

Variables		N (n %)	P-value	NT (n %)	P-value
Gender^#	Female	20 (95.0)	---	71 (91.0)	0.34
Gender^#	Male	1 (5.0)	---	7 (9.0)	0.34
Education level^#	Specialization	9 (43.0)	0.43		0.13
	Master's	9 (43.0)
	Doctorate	3 (14.0)
	High school			61 (78.0)
	Higher education			17 (22.0)
Workshift^#	Day	17 (81.0)	0.08	57 (73.0)	0.42
Workshift^#	Night	4 (19.0)	0.08	21 (27.0)	0.42
Other employment^#	Yes	18 (86.0)	0.20	21 (27.0)	0.71
Other employment^#	No	3 (14.0)	0.20	57 (73.0)	0.71
Work unit^&	IU	9 (43.0)	0.14	22 (28.0)	0.06
	SC and CSSD	5 (24.0)		35 (45.0)
	ICU and SICU	5 (24.0)		18 (23.0)
	Ambulatory	2 (9.0)		3 (4.0)

Variables	Nurses (%)	Nursing technicians (%)
Absences due to weekly days off	17.0	17.0
Absences due to vacation	8.0	7.0
Absences for non-coinciding holidays with Sundays	3.0	3.0
Total	28.0	27.0

Variables	Nurses (%)	Nursing technicians (%)
Absenteeism due to maternity leave	4.0	0.1
Absenteeism due to medical leave	4.0	6.0
Absenteeism due to granted leave	1.3	2.5
Absenteeism due to paid leave	1.2	---
Absenteeism due to INSS (work accident/injury) leave	1.0	0.3
Absenteeism due to other types of absences	0.5	0.1
Total	12.0	9.0

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[1] Corresponding author:
Armando dos Santos Trettene Rua Silvio Marchione, 3-20 CEP 17012-900 - Bauru, SP, Brazil armandotrettene@usp.br