Knowledge, challenges and perspectives on systematization of nursing care

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to understand the knowledge of nurses working in the adult medical clinic unit of a teaching hospital as well as their challenges and perspectives on Systematization of Nursing Care. METHOD: study with a qualitative approach, using the content analysis of nine interviews with nurses from a large public teaching hospital. RESULTS: nurses, even recognizing the importance of systematization of nursing care, have a superficial knowledge of the topic; they are challenged by the precarious institutional working conditions, added to the overload of activities, which hinders the implementation and continuity of systematic care; and to implement and to continue systematic care constitutes a reaffirmation of the scientific nature of the profession as well as a strategy for the improvement of the care provided. CONCLUSION: systematization of nursing care in the daily lives of nurses involves professional and institutional subventions, where the latter is the one with the greatest impact, which reveals a scenario hindering nursing care that should be thought about and discussed for the advancement of care quality.