1) Nunes, BK; Toma, E. 2013; Brazil; Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (Latin American Journal of Nursing); Exploratory study.

Nursing Activities Score (NAS)

2) Fugulin, FNT, et al. 2012; Brazil; Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (Latin American Journal of Nursing); Exploratory study.

Patient Classification System (PCS)

3) Bem, LWD; Gaidzinski RR. 2007; Brazil; Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (School of Nursing Journal, USP); Exploratory study.

Model proposal for calculating the size of nursing staff in home care (HC)

4) Bonfim, D, et al. 2012; Brazil; Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (School of Nursing Journal, USP); Exploratory study.

Interventions and classification survey according to the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) taxonomy

5) Gaidzinski, RR, et al. 2009; Brazil; Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (School of Nursing Journal, USP); Methodological study.

Computer program called Computerized Calculation of Nursing Professionals (Portuguese acronym, DIPE)

6) Bordin, LC; Fugulin, FMT. 2009; Brazil; Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (School of Nursing Journal, USP); Exploratory study.

Distribution of time for tasks, classified by interventions according to the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) taxonomy

7) Telles, SCR; Castilho, V. 2007; Brazil; LILACS; Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (Latin American Journal of Nursing); Exploratory study.

Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS-28)

8) Tranquitelli, AM; Ciampone, MHT. 2007; Brazil; Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (School of Nursing Journal, USP); Exploratory study.

Development of an instrument, in which the time for activities carried out by the nursing team were recorded, and then calculation applied to determine ideal size for the unit.

9) Costa, JA; Fugulin, FMT. 2010; Brazil; Acta Paulista de Enfermagem (Acta Paulista Nursing Journal); Methodological study.

Identification of activities developed in a materials sterilization center (MSC) through a literature review and validated by experts specialized in the area.

10) Inoue, KC; Matsuda, LM. 2009; Brazil; Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem (Nursing Electronic Journal); Exploratory study.

Patient Classification System (PCS)

11) Wolff, LDG, et al. 2007; Brazil; Cogitare Enfermagem (Cogitare Nursing); Exploratory study.

Nursing Activities Score (NAS)

12) Inoue, KC; Matsuda, LM. 2010; Brazil; Acta Paulista de Enfermagem (Acta Paulista Nursing Journal); Exploratory study.

Nursing Activities Score (NAS)

13) Nicola, AL; Anselmi, ML. 2005; Brazil; Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Brazilian Journal of Nursing); Case study.

Perroca scale