Quality indicators of professional practice of nurses

Introduction: Quality in health is one of the key requirements that clients demand. To improve their practice nurses use quality indicators as an important strategy for assessment and changes in care. Objective: To identify the indicators that nurses of Integrated Continuous Care at Home Teams con...

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Autores principales: Joana Vieira, Margarida Reis Santos, Regina Pires, Filipe Pereira
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Publicado: Instituto Politécnico de Viseu 2021
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:eb31f232edd04ef1a6c11aee5efaf41b2021-12-02T18:00:50ZQuality indicators of professional practice of nurses0873-30151647-662X10.29352/mill0216.24785https://doaj.org/article/eb31f232edd04ef1a6c11aee5efaf41b2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.rcaap.pt/millenium/article/view/24785https://doaj.org/toc/0873-3015https://doaj.org/toc/1647-662XIntroduction: Quality in health is one of the key requirements that clients demand. To improve their practice nurses use quality indicators as an important strategy for assessment and changes in care. Objective: To identify the indicators that nurses of Integrated Continuous Care at Home Teams consider adequate to monitor the quality of their professional practice in the ambit of the caregiver. Methods: Qualitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study. Data collection using a semi-structured interview, recorded in audio, to a focus group of 11 nurses. The information was analyzed using Bardin's content analysis technique. Results: Identified 32 indicators, related to the acquisition of cognitive and instrumental skills necessary to meet the needs of the dependent person in self-care. Conclusion: The identified indicators are related to the process and outcomes of the Donabedian’s triad and highlights the importance of using a standardized terminology in nursing.Joana VieiraMargarida Reis SantosRegina PiresFilipe PereiraInstituto Politécnico de Viseuarticlenursingquality indicatorshealth carecaregiversSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENPTMillenium, Iss 16, Pp 41-48 (2021)
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PT
topic nursing
quality indicators
health care
caregivers
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle nursing
quality indicators
health care
caregivers
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Joana Vieira
Margarida Reis Santos
Regina Pires
Filipe Pereira
Quality indicators of professional practice of nurses
description Introduction: Quality in health is one of the key requirements that clients demand. To improve their practice nurses use quality indicators as an important strategy for assessment and changes in care. Objective: To identify the indicators that nurses of Integrated Continuous Care at Home Teams consider adequate to monitor the quality of their professional practice in the ambit of the caregiver. Methods: Qualitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study. Data collection using a semi-structured interview, recorded in audio, to a focus group of 11 nurses. The information was analyzed using Bardin's content analysis technique. Results: Identified 32 indicators, related to the acquisition of cognitive and instrumental skills necessary to meet the needs of the dependent person in self-care. Conclusion: The identified indicators are related to the process and outcomes of the Donabedian’s triad and highlights the importance of using a standardized terminology in nursing.
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Regina Pires
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