Corresponding author Eneida Rejane Rabelo São Manoel street, 963, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Zip Code: 90620-110 [email protected] Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Conflicts of interest: the authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. Abstract Objectives: To assess nursing workload in the post-anesthesia care unit and its poten...