نبذة مختصرة : Objective: To compare nursing staff sizing in the relevant legislation according to the workload. Method: Prospective documentary study conducted in the 2017- 2018 period in six pediatric intensive care units for children in Paraná. The workload was measured with the use of the Nursing Activities Score; the sizing was based on legislation and work schedules. Data were compared, and a bootstrap confidence interval of 95% was used in statistical analysis. Results: Considering 58 beds, 80 medical records and 412 assessments of care and workload, the nursing staff was oversized, if compared to the stipulations of the Normative Resolution No 543/2017 of Brazil’s Federal Council of Nursing (COFEN) in two units, and in four units, according to Normative Resolution No 26/2012 of the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA). Conclusion: The findings indicate the need for changes to obtain a proper staff sizing, including workload, and changes in legislation. When only the normative resolutions are considered, oversizing or undersizing may occur.
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