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[Nurses' practice in health audit].

Karina Araújo Pinto¹, Cristina Maria Meira de Melo

¹Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil. karinapinto@ufba.br

Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da U S P

|October 23, 2010

Summary

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Nurses in Brazil's public health system audits feel fulfilled, unlike those in private audits where their work primarily serves contractors. This study explores nurses' experiences in health auditing across different sectors.

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Area of Science:

Nursing Practice
Health Auditing
Healthcare Management

Context:

Explores the practice of nurses within health audit services in Bahia, Brazil.
Compares nursing roles in public (Sistema Unico de Saúde - SUS) and private healthcare audit settings.
Investigates the influence of audit locus on nurses' professional satisfaction and involvement.

Purpose:

To identify and analyze the specific practices of nurses engaged in health auditing.
To understand the differences in nurses' experiences and perceptions between public and private audit environments.

Summary:

Utilized a hermeneutic-dialectic method to interview nine audit nurses across hospital internal audit, private health service buyer external audit, and SUS state audit services.
Findings indicate nurses in SUS audits report higher job satisfaction and professional role valorization.
Conversely, nurses in private audits focus on contractor interests, with limited engagement in direct patient care or user needs.

Impact:

Highlights potential disparities in professional fulfillment and role perception for nurses in public versus private healthcare auditing.
Provides insights into how different audit structures may affect nursing practice and job satisfaction.
Informs strategies for enhancing nursing roles and satisfaction within health audit frameworks.