Evaluation of the nursing process in care of patients with COVID-19 in reference hospitals

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate how the nursing process has been developed in the health care of patients with COVID-19, in the Reference Hospitals of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Method: cross-sectional, descriptive-exploratory study, with a quantitative approach, conducted with 55 nurses from 11 referrence hospitals for COVID-19. The Snowball technique and an online form have been used. In the analysis and interpretation of the data, simple descriptive statistics was used. Results: of the total, 43.6% (n=24) of the nurses were able to perform the nursing process. The investigation was the most frequently performed stage (45.4%-n=25). Difficulties in performing the phases of the nursing process were reported by 83.6% (n=46). The nursing care implementation step was the most challenging (36.3%-n=20). Conclusion: the nursing process is still a fragility of the profession, since its phases are interrelated and successive, and the break of this cycle compromises the effectiveness of the care provided.