Quality of nursing care in a maternal intensive care unit

Authors

  • Nalma Alexandra Rocha de Carvalho Universidade Federal do Piaui-UFPI
  • Simone Santos e Silva Melo Universidade Estadual do Piauí-UESPI
  • Márcia Teles de Oliveira Gouveia Universidade Federal do Piauí-UFPI
  • Lilian Machado Vilarinho de Moraes Universidade Federal do Piauí-UFPI
  • José Diego Marques Santos Universidade Federal do Piauí-UFPI
  • Raiana Soares de Sousa Silva Universidade Federal do Piauí-UFPI
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.18.3.342741
Keywords: Nursing Audit, Indicators, Quality of Health Care, Nursing Care, Patient Safety

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the quality of care provided in a maternal intensive care unit, based on indicators of structure, process and results.
Material and methods: Descriptive study of documentary analysis with a quantitative approach. Data collection happened between January and February 2017 at the Maternal Intensive Care Unit of a reference maternity hospital in Piauí. An observational script with a census sample of 72 patients was used.
Results: The hygiene, comfort and safety axis showed adequate care. However, the nutrition and hydration indicators presented with risky and undesirable care. The axis that presented the best results was nursing records with adequate care in most of the analyzed items.
Conclusion: The study showed satisfactory results in general; however, attention should be given to improvements in nursing care for patients hospitalized in the Maternal Intensive Care Unit, especially for the nutrition and hydration indicators.

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Published
05-06-2019
How to Cite
[1]
Carvalho, N.A.R. de et al. 2019. Quality of nursing care in a maternal intensive care unit. Global Nursing. 18, 3 (Jun. 2019), 83–126. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.18.3.342741.
Issue
Vol. 18 No. 3 (2019): #55 Julio
Section
ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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