Weak Correlation Between Perceived and Measured Intensive Care Unit Nursing Workload

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Wallet, Florent | Bonnet, Audrey | Thiriaud, Vincent | Caillet, Anaelle | Piriou, Vincent | Vacheron, Charles-Hervé | Friggeri, Arnaud | Dziadzko, Mikhail

Edité par CCSD ; Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins -

International audience. Background: Efficient management of nursing workload in the intensive care unit (ICU) is essential for patient safety, care quality, and nurse well-being. Current ICU-specific workload assessment scores lack comprehensive coverage of nursing activities and perceived workload. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation between ICU nurses’ perceived workload and the Nine Equivalents of Nursing Manpower Use Score (NEMS). Methods: In a 45-bed adult ICU at a tertiary academic hospital, nurses’ perceived shift workload (measured with an 11-point Likert scale) was correlated with the NEMS, calculated manually and electronically. Results: The study included 1734 observations. The perceived workload was recorded for 77.6% of observations. A weak positive correlation was found between perceived and objectively measured workload. Conclusion: Findings indicate a need to consider the multifaceted nature of nursing activities and individual workload perceptions in the ICU.

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