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Basic Nursing Care: Retrospective Evaluation of Communication and Psychosocial Interventions Documented by Nurses in the Acute Care Setting
Author(s) -
JuvéUdina MariaEulàlia,
Pérez Esperanza Zuriguel,
Padrés Núria Fabrellas,
Samartino Maribel Gonzalez,
García Marta Romero,
Creus Mònica Castellà,
Batllori Núria Vila,
Calvo Cristina Matud
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 1527-6546
DOI - 10.1111/jnu.12062
Subject(s) - psychosocial , nursing , psychological intervention , nursing interventions classification , acute care , medicine , nursing care , medline , psychology , health care , psychiatry , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of psychosocial aspects of basic nursing care, as e‐charted by nurses, when using an interface terminology. Methods An observational, multicentre study was conducted in acute wards. The main outcome measure was the frequency of use of the psychosocial interventions in the electronic nursing care plans, analysed over a 12 month retrospective review. Findings Overall, 150,494 electronic care plans were studied. Most of the intervention concepts from the interface terminology were used by registered nurses to illustrate the psychosocial aspects of fundamentals of care in the electronic care plans. Conclusions and Implications The results presented help to demonstrate that the interventions of this interface terminology may be useful to inform psychosocial aspects of basic and advanced nursing care. Clinical relevance The identification of psychosocial elements of basic nursing care in the nursing documentation may lead to obtain a deeper understanding of those caring interventions nurses consider essential to represent nurse‐patient interactions. The frequency of psychosocial interventions may contribute to delineate basic and advanced nursing care.