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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1477067
This article is part of the Research Topic The Role of Nursing in Public Health Promotion and Education View all 21 articles

Evaluation of Professional Nursing Practice Environments in Primary Health Care

Provisionally accepted
Leticia De Lima Trindade Leticia De Lima Trindade 1*Bruna de Campos Guerreiro Bruna de Campos Guerreiro 2Sandra Mara Soares de Oliveria Sandra Mara Soares de Oliveria 2João Miguel Almeida Ventura-Silva João Miguel Almeida Ventura-Silva 3Leticia Rostirolla Leticia Rostirolla 2Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro 4Samuel Zuge Samuel Zuge 2
  • 1 Santa Catarina State University, Florianopolis, Brazil
  • 2 Community University of the Chapeco Region, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • 3 Escola Superior de Enfermagem da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa de Oliveira de Azeméis, Oliveira de Azeméis, Aveiro, Portugal
  • 4 Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, Porto, Porto, Portugal

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    Objective: analyzing the environments of professional nursing practice in Primary Health Care in a municipality in the west of the state of Santa Catarina. Method: a quantitative, explanatory, crosssectional study was carried out in 24 Primary Care health units. A total of 159 nursing professionals took part and answered a questionnaire on personal and professional characteristics and the Nursing Professional Practice Evaluation Scale/SEE-Nursing Practice, comprised of Structure, Process, and Outcome sub-scales. The data was subjected to descriptive and inferential analysis. Results: there were positive evaluations for people management and leadership in the Structure dimension. Technicians and nursing assistants had positive evaluations of the organization and sustainability of practice. In Process, collaboration and teamwork stood out, and strategies to guarantee the quality of care. In the Outcome dimension, there was a relationship between gender and systematic evaluation of care, with higher scores among women. Conclusion: a positive evaluation of professional nursing practice environments in Primary Care contributes to the effective management of people, materials, and care processes, reflecting on the quality of nursing practice and access to healthcare.

    Keywords: Nursing, Quality of Health Care, Work environment, Professional Practice, Evaluation of Patient Care Outcomes

    Received: 07 Aug 2024; Accepted: 03 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 De Lima Trindade, Guerreiro, de Oliveria, Ventura-Silva, Rostirolla, Ribeiro and Zuge. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Leticia De Lima Trindade, Santa Catarina State University, Florianopolis, Brazil

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