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Implementation and evaluation of the nursing process in primary health care
Francisco Javier Pérez Rivas1, José Ma Santamaría García, Cristina Minguet Arenas
111th Primary Care Area, Madrid Health Service, Madrid, Spain. jperez.gapm11@salud.madrid.org
Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to publicize the experience of implementing and developing the nursing process in a sanitary area of primary health care (PHC), and to assess the outcomes reached during the past 9 years.
Methods:
This descriptive longitudinal study was carried out in the 42 PHC centers in the 11th Primary Care Area of Madrid, Spain.
Findings:
Between 2001 and 2009, 243,838 new nursing diagnoses were performed. The indicator of resolution capacity ranged from 75% to 80% for the attended problems.
Conclusions:
Nurses in the 11th PHC Area have effectively incorporated the nursing process as a work methodology in their caregiving practices.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
The nursing process can be used to identify nursing care issues and assess the capacity for resolution.
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