Conceptions of nurses from a public university hospital regarding the cost management report

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, William Tiago de
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Rodrigues, Ana Vanessa Deffaccio, Haddad, Maria do Carmo Lourenço, Vannuch, Marli Terezinha Oliveira, Taldivo, Meire Aparecida
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/reeusp/article/view/48142
• topic: Custos hospitalares; Custos e análise de custos; Serviços de Saúde; Supervisão de enfermagem; Costos de hospital; Costos y análisis de costo; Servicios de Salud; Supervisión de enfermería; Hospital costs; Costs and cost analysis; Health Services; Nursing supervisory

This exploratory-descriptive study was performed with a qualitative approach, on the theoretical construct in the field of phenomenology, with the objective to identify the understanding of nurses of a public university hospital regarding the cost management report. Data collection was performed from August of 2009 to March of 2010, with 59 nurses, and consisted of three guiding questions: What is the meaning of cost management? How do you use the cost management report? What is the contribution of cost management reports? Results showed that nurses do not use this report in their practice, because they focus on the care issues, and justify this by the fact that they did not receive academic training in relation to cost management and also because they do not understand the report. The report, however, though little explored, contributes with the practice of nurses who hold a management position, in terms of cost management and control.