Nurses opinion about the applicability of the nursing process in an intensive care unit

Abstract

This paper aimed to identify the nurses opinion about the nursing process in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and the knowledge they had about this such assistance methodology. The method of investigation used had an qualitative approach, of the descriptive and exploratory kind, applying semi structured interviews to five nurses of ICU at a General Hospital of the south area of Rio Grande do Sul. It was verified that: the nurses interviewed had little knowledge about the subject, some referredusing daily evolution and nursing prescription. Mostly, all recognize the importance of this assistance methodology, but consider essential that all the nursing staff should be trained and prepared to elaborate and execute it.