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Table 3 Support activities and Additional activities of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses in 2017, 2018 and 2019, proposed by Bonfim et al. [11]

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

Activities [11]

Registered nurse (%)

Licensed ractical nurse (%)

Education actions for healthcare workers

2.1

1.4

Infection control

0.1

1.4

Control of supplies

0.5

3.6

Organization of working process

3.7

1

Documentation

12.4

9.3

Mapping and territorialization

0.1

0

Referral and Contra-referral

0.3

0.3

Administrative meeting

5.9

1.4

Meeting to assess professional care

1.9

1

Supervision of works at the unit

0.4

0

Sharing information on health care

6.2

3

Interpretation of laboratory data

0.2

0

Health surveillance

1.3

0.4

Support to students

1

0.3

Development of administrative process/routine

0.3

0.1

Orientations on health system

1

1.5

Sums

37.4

24.7