BACKGROUND: To evaluate nursing practice in periodic health examination. METHODS: We make a retrospective evaluation of process data through 10 explicit criteria. We selected a random sample (in evaluation process) and a institutional based sample and population universe (re-evaluation process) of both male and female patients who underwent health examination in nursing consults of a urban health center. RESULTS: We found a substantial improvement in fulfilling degree in 8 out of criteria, although best standard only was reached in 3 criteria (blood pressure determination, somatometrics and tobacco smoking investigation). We also remark the high proportion of risk factors, tobacco smoking (51.6%), obesity (37.6%) and dyslipemia (25.5%). CONCLUSIONS: We remark the importance of entering and developing evaluation and quality assurance methodology among common tasks of primary care teams and correct ubication of periodic health examination in nursing process.
BACKGROUND: To evaluate nursing practice in periodic health examination. METHODS: We make a retrospective evaluation of process data through 10 explicit criteria. We selected a random sample (in evaluation process) and a institutional based sample and population universe (re-evaluation process) of both male and female patients who underwent health examination in nursing consults of a urban health center. RESULTS: We found a substantial improvement in fulfilling degree in 8 out of criteria, although best standard only was reached in 3 criteria (blood pressure determination, somatometrics and tobacco smoking investigation). We also remark the high proportion of risk factors, tobacco smoking (51.6%), obesity (37.6%) and dyslipemia (25.5%). CONCLUSIONS: We remark the importance of entering and developing evaluation and quality assurance methodology among common tasks of primary care teams and correct ubication of periodic health examination in nursing process.