Laura Misue Matsuda

Prescrição de enfermagem e qualidade do cuidado: um estudo documental

Objective: to analyze the quality indicator Nursing Prescription of a Public University Hospital of North of Parana. Metod: a retrospective documentary. We analyzed 11,663 Nursing Prescriptions from units of hospital medical-surgical, for the period 2001 to 2008. Results: when compared to standard 80%, items relating to the realization of the prescription by the same nurse who admitted the patient, indication of pre operative/exams care” and indication of postoperative/exams care were those with the lowest percentage of completion Correct(respectively 60.8% and 62.4%, 57.1%). The item presence of a daily prescription for each patient had the best result in terms of the completeness Correct (88.5%). Considerations: in the institution investigated the practice of Nursing Prescription needs to be revisited and improved, because if found that the 10 items assessed, only three reached the set standard