Panorama do processo de enfermagem no brasil: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Objective: to characterize the scientific production on the application of the Nursing Process (NP) at the national level. Method: integrative literature review with searches in the LILACS, BDENF and PUBMED databases.The analysis was carried out in six phases, and the selected studies were categorized by applying an adapted data collection script, structured into ten variables. Results: 447 articles were identified, 95 of which were selected from the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Studies in the Portuguese language (96.8%), case study type (25.2%), developed in the Northeast region (42.1%), in tertiary care level (70%), in the adult health specialty, predominated. (32.8%), who mentioned the use of standardized languages (93.7%), with nursing diagnosis being the most prevalent NP stage.There was also a small number of studies on computerized PE (3.2%) and the evidence-based study method (1.1%). In addition, in 43.2% of the studies, there was no mention of any the- oretical basis in the application of the nursing process. Conclusion: advances and challenges were identified in the structuring of the NP, allowing the acquisition of pertinent information, in order to contribute to the production of knowledge about the nursing process in Brazil.