Authors

María Poza Puras1, Sandra González Díez2, Isabel Santoyo Domingo3

Position

1Diplomada en Enfermería. Hospital Universitario de Burgos. Burgos 2Grado en Enfermería. Hospital Universitario de Burgos. Burgos 3Diplomada en Enfermería. Hospital General Universitario de Elda-Virgen de la Salud. Elda (Alicante)

Contact address

María Poza Puras. Hospital universitario de Burgos. Avda. Islas Baleares, 3. 09006 Burgos

Contact email: maripo08@hotmail.com

Abstract

Objective: to understand the occupational situation of the professionals from the pool service at the Hospital Universitario de Burgos (HUBU).
Methods: across-sectional study was conducted in 2019. An ad hoc questionnaire was designed, with 19 items, targeted to nurses and Assistant Nursing Care Technicians (TCAE) with previous experience in some pool service. The potential population included all contacts registered by the Union of Professionals for Sanitary Improvement (UPROMES), which distributed the survey by email and Whatsapp. Descriptive analysis was conducted.
Results: the study included 137 professionals: 86.86% (n= 119) were nurses and 13.13% (n= 18) were TCAEs. The mean age (SD) of nurses was 33.14 (6.37) years, and 46.92 (6.87) years for TCAEs; 65.69% (n= 90) of the study subjects admitted that they have worked at some point at the management pool of HUBU, 21.16% (n= 29) in the ward pool of the HUBU, and 13.13% (n=18) in the pool of other hospital. Their shift had been rarely received with 15 days in advance by 50% (n= 45) of the management pool, and 41.37% (n= 12) of the ward pool. The most frequent method of communication of shifts for the management pool was by private phone, and the billboard for the ward pool.
Conclusions: information about the working shift is provided with little time in advance. Professional experience, training, or personal skills in the unit are not taken into account for unit assignation.

Keywords:

nursing staff; hospital; rotation nurses; satisfaction at work; patient safety

Versión en Español

Título:

Análisis de la situación de los profesionales del servicio de pool en un hospital universitario