PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to publicize the experience of implementing and developing the nursing process in a sanitary area of primary health care (PHC), and to assess the outcomes reached during the past 9 years. METHODS: This descriptive longitudinal study was carried out in the 42 PHC centers in the 11th Primary Care Area of Madrid, Spain. FINDINGS: Between 2001 and 2009, 243,838 new nursing diagnoses were performed. The indicator of resolution capacity ranged from 75% to 80% for the attended problems. CONCLUSIONS: Nurses in the 11th PHC Area have effectively incorporated the nursing process as a work methodology in their caregiving practices. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: The nursing process can be used to identify nursing care issues and assess the capacity for resolution.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to publicize the experience of implementing and developing the nursing process in a sanitary area of primary health care (PHC), and to assess the outcomes reached during the past 9 years. METHODS: This descriptive longitudinal study was carried out in the 42 PHC centers in the 11th Primary Care Area of Madrid, Spain. FINDINGS: Between 2001 and 2009, 243,838 new nursing diagnoses were performed. The indicator of resolution capacity ranged from 75% to 80% for the attended problems. CONCLUSIONS: Nurses in the 11th PHC Area have effectively incorporated the nursing process as a work methodology in their caregiving practices. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: The nursing process can be used to identify nursing care issues and assess the capacity for resolution.
Authors: J Cárdenas-Valladolid; A López-de Andrés; R Jiménez-García; M J de Dios-Duarte; P Gómez-Campelo; C de Burgos-Lunar; F J San Andrés-Rebollo; J C Abánades-Herranz; M A Salinero-Fort Journal: BMC Fam Pract Date: 2018-07-24 Impact factor: 2.497