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On-line version ISSN 1988-348X
Abstract
SOZA DIAZ, Clarivel De Fátima; BAZAN SANCHEZ, Asunción Carmen Luz and DIAZ MANCHAY, Rosa Jeuna. Nurses' perception of the use of their records to ensure continuity of care. Ene. [online]. 2020, vol.14, n.1, 14112. Epub Nov 09, 2020. ISSN 1988-348X.
Introduction:
Nursing records are documents that guarantee the quality and continuity of care, improve communication and avoid errors during care.
Objective:
To describe the perception of nurses about the use of their records to guarantee continuity of care in the internal medicine service of a public hospital.
Methods:
Qualitative descriptive research, the sample was 12 nurses, the semi-structured interview was used. Results: Usefulness and importance for the health team; Limitations and ethical-legal implications; Need for standardized and computerized records.
Conclusion:
Nursing records filled with truth guarantee continuity of care because they are a source of information for health team professionals; However, there are limitations such as lack of time, work overload due to the omission of data that may incur ethical-legal implications, which is why they recognize the need for standardized and digitized formats.
Keywords : Perception; Nursing Records; Nursing Care.