THE CONTRIBUTION OF NURSES SPECIALISTS IN REHABILITATION NURSING TO QUALITY OF CARE

• Main Authors: Maria Manuela Martins, Olga Ribeiro, João Ventura da Silva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Associação Portuguesa dos Enfermeiros de Reabilitação 2018-06-01
• Series: Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Reabilitação
• Subjects: nursing; nursing in rehabilitation; quality assurance of health care; hospitals
• Online Access: https://rper.aper.pt/index.php/rper/article/view/17

Objective: To understand the perception of nurses who are specialists in rehabilitation nursing, regarding the achievement of quality standards in the hospital context. Method: A quantitative, descriptive-exploratory study conducted in 36 hospital institutions, with the participation of 306 nurses. A self-filling questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: The majority of the participants always perform activities that contribute to quality of care. From the analysis performed, the activities of the dimensions of prevention of complications, wellbeing and self-care, functional readaptation and responsibility and rigor are those that the nurses perceive as more executed. On the other hand, the activities less concretized, refer to those included in the dimensions of customer satisfaction, organization of nursing care and, essentially, health promotion. Conclusion: The data made clear that the contribution of nurses specialists in rehabilitation nursing for quality of care is specifically focused on the descriptive statements well-being and selfcare and functional readaptation.