title: Implementation and evaluation of the nursing process in primary health care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to publicize the experience of implementing and developing the nursing process in a sanitary area of primary health care (PHC), and to assess the outcomes reached during the past 9 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  This descriptive longitudinal study was carried out in the 42 PHC centers in the 11th Primary Care Area of Madrid, Spain.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Between 2001 and 2009, 243,838 new nursing diagnoses were performed. The indicator of resolution capacity ranged from 75% to 80% for the attended problems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses in the 11th PHC Area have effectively incorporated the nursing process as a work methodology in their caregiving practices.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The nursing process can be used to identify nursing care issues and assess the capacity for resolution.
authors.affiliation: 11th Primary Care Area, Madrid Health Service, Madrid, Spain. jperez.gapm11@salud.madrid.org
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Pérez Rivas
authors.forename: José Ma
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Santamaría García
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Minguet Arenas
authors.forename: Milagros
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beamud Lagos
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García López
mesh_terms: D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009736:Nursing Process; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013030:Spain