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Standard Operational Protocols in professional nursing practice: use, weaknesses and potentialities
Camila Balsero Sales1, Andrea Bernardes2,3, Carmen Silvia Gabriel2
1Prefeitura Municipal de Ribeirão Preto, Municipal Health Ribeirão Preto. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Objective:
to evaluate the use of Standard Operational Protocols (SOPs) in the professional practice of the nursing team based on the theoretical framework of Donabedian, as well as to identify the weaknesses and potentialities from its implementation.
Method:
Evaluative research, with quantitative approach performed with nursing professionals working in the Health Units of a city of São Paulo, composed of two stages: document analysis and subsequent application of a questionnaire to nursing professionals.
Results:
A total of 247 nursing professionals participated and reported changes in the way the interventions were performed. The main weaknesses were the small number of professionals, inadequate physical structure and lack of materials. Among the potentialities were: the standardization of materials and concern of the manager and professional related to patient safety.
Conclusion:
The reassessment of SOPs is necessary, as well as the adoption of a strategy of permanent education of professionals aiming at improving the quality of care provided.
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