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Effectiveness of Nursing Process Use in Primary Care
Author(s) -
Pérez Rivas Francisco Javier,
MartínIglesias Susana,
Pacheco del Cerro José Luis,
Minguet Arenas Cristina,
García López Montserrat,
Beamud Lagos Milagros
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of nursing knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2047-3095
pISSN - 2047-3087
DOI - 10.1111/2047-3095.12073
Subject(s) - nursing , nursing process , primary nursing , medicine , health care , nursing outcomes classification , population , nursing research , primary health care , community health , family medicine , nurse education , public health , environmental health , economics , economic growth
Purpose To determine whether patients assigned to primary care nurses who use the nursing process (use of NANDA ‐ I , NIC , and NOC ) achieve better intermediate health outcomes than the population assigned to nurses who do not use the nursing process. Methods This is a retrospective cross‐sectional study conducted in 34 primary healthcare centers of Area 11 of the Community of M adrid ( S pain) based on electronic health records. Findings The extension of health care provided was greater in nurses who used the nursing process. Patients assigned to these nurses have better control of their chronic diseases and incur lower drug costs. Conclusions The use of the nursing process can lead to improved health of populations. Implications The development of strategies is necessary to ensure greater use of the nursing process among nurses in primary care.