OBJECTIVES: To identify and validate the activities performed by nursing staff in the Central Supply and Sterilization department, in order to define the workload of nurses on this unit. METHODS: Nursing activities were identified through a review of literature and statements made by official agencies on the subject. To validate these identified activities, we used the Delphi technique to achieve content validation. RESULTS: 11 nurse experts working in Central Supply and Sterilization participated in the study. Comments and suggestions made in the first phase of the Delphi technique led to changes in the content of these activities. These changes were then re-assessed by the experts, resulting in the validation of six areas of work, 25 sub-processes, 110 activities and 25 specific nursing activities. CONCLUSION: This research identified prospects for new investigations that contribute to parameters supporting the process of scaling the nursing staff in these units.
Nursing staff, hospital; Nurse's role; Materials management, hospital
