A conceção de cuidados de enfermagem dirigida aos prestadores de cuidados espelhada na documentação

Abstract

Background: Caregivers must acquire knowledge and develop skills that ensure the safety of the care delivered and guarantee their own self-care. Nurses take on the role of facilitators in this transition process, with nursing information systems being used as tools to safeguard the continuity and quality of care. Objective: To understand nursing care design for caregivers. Methodology: This is a mixed method study with a descriptive exploratory research design, analyzing 163 files of caregiver documentation and using a questionnaire (N = 72). Results: It was possible to identify the underreporting of caregivers. Caregivers were predominantly elderly women with moderate burden who reported difficulties in instrumental activities and needed support from an additional caregiver or a formal support network. Conclusion: Identifying the needs and difficulties of caregivers combined with the observed under-reporting strengthens the need for bringing the models in use closer to the models presented, thus translating this process into an improvement of quality standards in nursing care for caregivers.