Nurses’ opinion on an instrument of systematized medical care for the emergency patient

Authors

  • Candice Abdon Miranda
  • Elisabeth do Nascimento Silveira
  • Raquell Alves de Araújo
  • Bertha Cruz Enders

Keywords:

Nursing Care, Emergency Nursing, Emergency Hospital, Service, Patient Care Planning.

Abstract

This exploratory study aimed at identifying nurses´ opinions on an instrument of care, based on the Systematization of Nursing Assistance to be used in the emergency room. It was carried out in a large hospital in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, from June to August 2009, with an accidental sample of 30 emergency nurses. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Most nurses had a favorable opinion of the instrument´s contribution to the: work in the emergency room (96,6%); quality of nursing care (86,6%); action planning (97,0%); nurse´s autonomy (86,9%); and the communication and integration of the multi-professional team (83,6%). Besides that the nurses say that to use the form is viable (80, 0%). Suggestions for improvement were organizational in nature and for the addition of content.

Published

2012-04-16

How to Cite

Miranda, C. A., Silveira, E. do N., Araújo, R. A. de, & Enders, B. C. (2012). Nurses’ opinion on an instrument of systematized medical care for the emergency patient. Rev Rene, 13(2). Retrieved from http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/3935

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Section

Research Article

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