Determination of workload of intensive care unit nurses [Yoǧun baki{dotless}m hemşirelerinin i̇ş yükünün belirlenmesi]

Objective: the present study was planned to determine workload of intensive care unit nurses who were working in intensive care units of general,coronary,and cardiovascular surgery departments of a private health group hospital. material and methods: the design of the present study was planned as a descriptive study. the study population comprised of 150 nurses working in the intensive care units of general,coronary,and cardiovascular surgery departments of five hospitals of a private health group between january 02,2012 and february 06,2012. the sample of the present study consisted of 38 nurses selected by disproportionate cluster sampling. the nurses in intensive care units were working in two shifts a day,the duration of first shift was 10 hours (between 08:00-18:00 pm) and the duration of second shift was 14 hours (between 18:00 pm-08:00 am). the mean working duration of nurses was 56±6 hour per week. among the intensive care units,general and coronary surgery intensive care units were third generation and cardiovascular surgery intensive care unit was second generation. the mean number of patients was 2.69 in every shift. the data was collected by the researcher using the general information form