title: Accreditation in a public hospital: perceptions of a multidisciplinary team.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to analyze the perceptions of the multidisciplinary team on Accreditation in a public hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  descriptive, exploratory, qualitative research, performed in May 2014, using recorded individual interviews. In total, 28 employees of a public hospital, Accredited with Excellence, answered the guiding question: "Tell me about the Accreditation system used in this hospital". The interviews were transcribed and subjected to content analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  of the speeches, three categories emerged: Advantages offered by the Accreditation; Accredited public hospital resembling a private hospital; Pride/satisfaction for acting in an accredited public hospital.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  participants perceived Accreditation as a favorable system for a quality management in the public service because it promotes the development of professional skills and improves cost management, organizational structure, management of assistance and perception of job pride/satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nadia Raquel Suzini
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Camillo
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: João Lucas Campos de
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Aparecido
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bellucci Junior
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andressa Hirata
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Cervilheri
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria do Carmo Fernandez Lourenço
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Laura Misue
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D055815:Young Adult