Abstract:This study aims at evaluating the utilization of the nursing process in intensive care units in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, in order to identify the potential conditions for the deployment of a computerized system in those units. Interviews with 27 nursing team leaders were performed in the period from January to July 2003. The interviews revealed that: the nursing process was not fully implemented and not systematically including the nursing diagnostic stage; 13 units had nursing prescription for… Show more
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