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Table 2 Annual workload of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses in 2017, 2018 and 2019

From: Assessment of staffing needs for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses at primary care units in Brazil using Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) method

Unit

Professional category

Consultation

Outpatient procedures

Home visit

Support to exams

Promotion of education actions

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018

2019

PCU A

RN

10864

11250

10368

2

943

874

864

1

324

169

147

LPN

1229

850

1185

7498

5643

5915

180

321

375

196

33

PCU B

RN

14235

11352

11617

16

31

639

526

336

371

807

1323

771

189

LPN

591

1049

1159

7911

7183

5522

689

1201

1023

89

8

1

PCU C

RN

18337

18886

16889

4

72

2425

2275

2301

43

117

150

200

28

375

LPN

2601

3279

3102

11974

11598

11710

963

2365

1399

1

PCU D

RN

7508

11227

9006

482

366

141

6

23

496

81

6

LPN

1031

914

1719

2976

2678

3310

650

579

370

9

3

PCU E

RN

17781

17677

19498

7

2728

2401

2036

280

433

1268

217

127

151

LPN

1285

1539

1588

11023

9294

4663

1538

1390

630

254

125

78

PCU F

RN

27814

23323

21585

1

19

2522

2176

1744

346

559

125

333

227

180

LPN

3532

2416

1901

15431

13744

9215

756

1245

561

15

PCU G

RN

17398

19687

14050

16

4

859

942

761

186

888

13

25

36

LPN

-

-

-

1316

1752

2169

7304

7270

5165

928

1813

1515

57

52

7

PCU H

RN

14902

14245

10718

176

59

70

1880

1040

1370

125

562

1933

112

115

190

LPN

2265

2007

2434

8006

6012

6329

834

1487

471

PCU I

RN

19268

16013

13144

1

16

1371

986

1694

319

372

1489

64

23

3

LPN

1171

1321

1512

8718

5766

2858

195

419

355

PCU J

RN

11493

12630

13068

3

217

456

1558

2

303

1336

44

53

280

LPN

481

621

1094

7206

8106

9250

571

339

725

59

26

PCU L

RN

19195

20869

17284

1

1723

1189

2692

126

32

38

175

6

LPN

2027

1996

2175

15454

13613

10572

793

665

757

1

PCU M

RN

13862

14629

14276

18

12

26

2354

2304

2240

134

197

1545

167

61

58

LPN

2028

1178

1699

11115

11205

11085

209

198

427

133

75

1

PCU N

RN

14351

13577

13222

3

57

1120

1262

1296

157

303

701

230

8

31

LPN

   

620

726

661

7795

7647

7329

332

609

692

171

60

13

Unit

Professional category

Administration of medications

Control of immunization and vaccination

Vital signs, weight and height measurements

Venopuncture: venous blood sample

Care delivered to spontaneous demand

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018

2019

2017

2018

2019

PCU A

RN

LPN

3203

2774

2930

3377

12265

12686

4325

2973

3605

7526

6474

6855

PCU B

RN

1

8

3

486

8

LPN

1852

2815

2916

4224

13613

15056

11935

7676

6412

4638

4014

3592

PCU C

RN

3

1

60

105

328

34

LPN

4924

7436

6552

4642

26453

19266

6047

6364

4455

9992

8473

7204

PCU D

RN

5485

21

9

LPN

6086

13934

14656

4232

10209

12258

6498

5914

4089

5101

4117

4208

PCU E

RN

1

1

1

8

16

7

LPN

12119

13554

15597

6806

18212

14339

8289

5517

5278

6490

5557

5668

PCU F

RN

24

2

1

276

6

LPN

10854

8123

7578

6257

25959

20668

11631

8987

5558

10347

9226

9386

PCU G

RN

101

LPN

4377

5246

6067

4627

16058

15154

6496

5598

6390

4981

5949

6667

PCU H

RN

469

45

4

635

387

175

LPN

2532

3734

4030

4867

16104

15580

5378

4491

3326

7277

7946

4836

PCU I

RN

138

100

30

LPN

3335

3782

4466

5333

17515

16133

4273

3657

3227

4672

5394

5069

PCU J

RN

2829

1433

75

LPN

2022

3896

4434

4629

16098

16920

5050

3853

5006

3230

4923

5991

PCU L

RN

 

12

39

5

1

5

LPN

5254

4468

5539

5850

30192

29919

12417

8368

5882

9536

7260

8109

PCU M

RN

1

38

1

LPN

3431

1009

3028

6570

16183

11950

10684

6758

6588

7093

5202

5443

3

PCU N

RN

238

103

LPN

2279

2775

3395

18729

37333

24507

2961

4077

3919

5575

4337

4901

  1. RN, registered nurses; LPN, licensed practical nurses