Nurses' attitudes toward the nursing process

• Published in: Revista de pesquisa, cuidado é fundamental Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 1111 - 1117
• Main Authors: Silva, Cristiane Rodrigues, Lima, Eliane de Fátima Almeida, Furieri, Lorena Barros, Primo, Cândida Caniçali, Fioresi, Mirian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rio de Janeiro Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem 01-10-2018
• Subjects: Actitudes; Atitudes; Attitudes; Behavior; Data collection; diagnóstico de enfermagem; diagnóstico de enfermería; Job satisfaction; Nurses; Nursing care; nursing diagnosis; nursing process; percepción; perception; percepção; procesos de enfermería; processos de enfermagem
• ISSN: 2175-5361; 2175-5361
• DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2018.v10i4.1111-1117

Objective: The study's aim has been to analyze how the nurses stand toward the Nursing Process (NP) at a university hospital. Methods: It is a cohort study with an analytical approach, which has had 141 participating nurses. Data collection was carried out by using the instrument named Attitudes toward the Nursing Process (ANP). Descriptive statistics and associations were conducted by the Pearson's chi-square test, and considering p<0.05 as statistically significant. Results: The overall scores values varied between 73 and 138. The ANP total average score was 113.29 (SD=15.33). The nurses have shown attitudes that were strongly favorable to the NP. Furthermore, presenting satisfaction with the career, satisfaction with the workplace and having previous knowledge of the nursing diagnoses were variables related to the attitudes that were favorable to the NP. Conclusion: This study has allowed us to conclude that the nurses at the studied institution have favorable attitudes toward the NP.