Quality in an accredited hospital in the perception of nursing professionals

Abstract

Objective: to identify the perception of nursing professionals about the quality of service in an accredited hospital. Method: cross-sectional, quantitative study, conducted from April to July 2018 in an accredited tertiary hospital. It was developed with 223 nursing professionals using an instrument with sociodemographic and occupational data and using the adapted Service Performance scale and analyzed using Pearson’s chi-square test. Results: the quality of the institution was perceived as good in all aspects analyzed, which converges to the expected results of the Accreditation process. The SERVPERF items were related to each item of sociodemographic and occupational characterization, and the variables with the greatest statistically significant difference were length of experience at the institution, age and gender, respectively. Conclusion: The involvement of nursing professionals reflects in the provision of quality care services, and their sociodemographic and occupational characteristics influence the perception of the institution’s quality.