title: [Quality of nursing care in intensive care unit at a university hospital].
abstract: This cross-sectional study aimed to identify and analyze the quality of nursing care in an adult general intensive care unit (ICU) at a university hospital. Data were collected from 23 clients with ICU length of stay > or = 72 hours, from June to November 2012, through an Operational Audit Script and quality of care classified according to the index of positivity (IP) as follows: IP = 100%. desirable care; 90-99%: appropriate care; 80-89%: safe care; 70-79%: limitrophe care, and > 70%: tolerable care. Thus, the quality of care provided was rated as tolerable, as the global average was 61.71%. Furthermore, it was found that the best IP was assigned to the item equipment use (100%) and the worst to the item physical activities (17.39%). This study established the diagnosis of the status of nursing practices in the studied environment, which is a critical step in planning strategies and actions aimed at improving the quality of care provided.
authors: Rômulo Botêlho
authors: RB
authors: Silva
authors: Marisa Dias Rolan
authors: MD
authors: Loureiro
authors: Oleci Pereira
authors: OP
authors: Frota
authors: Fernanda Barrios
authors: FB
authors: Ortega
authors: Carlos César Bontempo
authors: CC
authors: Ferraz
mesh_terms: D064648:Critical Care Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011787:Quality of Health Care