Nursing audit as an evaluation strategy of nursing records at a pediatric inpatient unit

The present study evaluated nursing technicians' records in a paediatric inpatient unit of a university hospital in Belo Horizonte, MG. A nursing audit method was used. This is a retrospective, quantitative, transversal study which data was collected from 163 medical charts by means of a predet...

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Autores: Rosa, Liliane de Abreu, Caetano, Luciana de Assis, Matos, Selme Silqueira de, Reis, Dener Carlos dos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repositorio:Reme (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/50272
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50272
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Auditoria de Enfermagem
Registros de Enfermagem
Pediatria
Auditoría de Enfermería
Registros de Enfermería
Pediatría
Nursing Audit
Nursing Records
Paediatrics
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Sumario:The present study evaluated nursing technicians' records in a paediatric inpatient unit of a university hospital in Belo Horizonte, MG. A nursing audit method was used. This is a retrospective, quantitative, transversal study which data was collected from 163 medical charts by means of a predetermined tool. Data was stratified into two categories ("legal aspects" and "nursing care") and evaluated according to work shift and the day of the week in which the records were compiled. Quantitative data was analysed through absolute and relative frequencies using a chi-square test with a significance level of p