Brazilian dissertations and theses on the interface between nursing process and primary care

• Autor(a) principal: Salvador, Pétala Tuani Candido de Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Santos, Viviane Euzébia Pereira, Dantas, Cilene Nunes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Reme (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50157
• topic: Planejamento de Assistência ao Paciente; Processos de Enfermagem; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Planificación de Atención al Paciente; Procesos de Enfermería; Atención Primaria de Salud; Patient Care Planning; Nursing Process; Primary Health Care

The authors aimed at characterizing dissertations and theses on nursing process in primary care. The theses were available in the database of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). This is a bibliometric research. Data was collected throughout May 2013, in pairs, following research guidelines established and validated previously by the registered nurses. Of the 120 documents surveyed only six (5.0%) dealt with the interface between nursing process and primary care, and those constituted the research sample. The studies were then analysed according to the following indicators: academic level, research setting, year, authors' academic training, methodological design, themes, nursing theory employed, classification system used, advances and difficulties experienced. We observed that scientific production is incipient and highlight the need for the development of new investigations. Positive experiences on the use of nursing processes in primary care helped to assert its benefits and the essential nature of this interface. Difficulties were also highlighted, demonstrating the challenges that still need to be overcome.