Entry-instrument used in the patient's evaluation in a post-anaesthetic recovery room: a matter of great concern: care continuity

• Autor(a) principal: Reda,Elaine
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Peniche,Aparecida de Cássia Giani
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-21002008000100004
• topic: Anesthesia recovery period; Recovery room; Patient care; Nursing records; Perioperative nursing; Communication; Nursing assessment

OBJECTIVE: To know the nurses' evaluation about the continuity of nursing care. METHODS: Fifty-nine nurses from two Hospitals (I and II) were interviewed. The questions addressed the following issues: the difficulties they face to obtain the necessary information to provide patient care in the immediate post-operative period; what is the best strategy to receive information related to this period; and what is their evaluation about the entry-instrument of the post anaesthetic recovery. RESULTS: Difficulties in Hospital I: the instrument was often not included in the patient record and changing shifts over the telephone. Hospital II: incomplete completion of the instrument. Best strategy in Hospital I: entry-instrument associated to the shift change over the telephone. Hospital II: to aggregate the several means of information. Both groups evaluated the entry instrument and reported that it helps in the planning because it is a way to document patient care. They considered the aspects contained in the instrument as important and pertinent. CONCLUSIONS: This instrument consists of an efficient strategy for patient care continuity, in spite of the difficulties described above.