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Standardization of activities in an oncology surgical center according to nursing intervention classification* * Extracted from the thesis "Dimensionamento de profissionais de enfermagem em centro cirúrgico especializado em oncologia: análise dos indicadores intervenientes {Nursing staff in a specialized oncology surgical center: analysis of the intervention indicators}", School of Nursing, University of São Paulo (Universidade de São Paulo - USP), 2011, funded by FAPESP.

This study was undertaken in a surgical center specializing in oncology, and it aimed to identify nursing activities performed during the perioperative period and to classify and validate intervention activities according to the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC). A survey of activities was conducted using records and by direct observation of nursing care across four shifts. Activities were classified as NIC nursing interventions using the cross-mapping technique. The list of interventions was validated by nursing professionals in workshops. Forty-nine interventions were identified: 34 of direct care and 15 of indirect care. Identifying nursing interventions facilitates measuring the time spent in their execution, which is a fundamental variable in the quantification and qualification of nurses' workloads.

Hospital Surgery Center; Oncology; Oncologic nursing; Classification


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