The study aims at evaluation of significance of the use of working hours of healthcare staff for effectiveness of nursing process in X divisions of Neurosurgery Hospital, Kaunas University of Medicine. The conception of nursery, the organization of caregiver's individual working place and subordination, also the effectiveness of working hours are discussed in the study. Aim of the study. to analyze the use of working hours of healthcare staff and effectiveness of nursing process as well as to give recommendations for the improvement of work organization in X divisions of Neurosurgery Hospital, Kaunas University of Medicine. Methods. There are two stages of the research: a) questionnaire survey for demographic and work characteristics of healthcare staff: b) individual autophotography of working hours for time expenditure of working hours to be registered. The questionnaire and the individual record of autophotography of working hours were made according to EUROSTAT 2004 methodical recommendations and the study of literature about effectiveness working hours. Results. 65 nurses of general practice were questioned during the research of working hours. The major part of them (70,77%) had college education, others (29,23%) had higher university and non-university education. More than a half of respondents 46 (70,77%) had work experience of 10 years in hospital. Time expenditure of working hours of healthcare staff was classified into 5 groups: frequency and duration of... [to full text]