Work Methods for Nursing Care Delivery

Pedro Parreira, Paulo Santos-Costa, Manoel Neri, António Marques, Paulo Queirós and Anabela Salgueiro-Oliveira
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Pedro Parreira: Enfermagem, Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal
Paulo Santos-Costa: Enfermagem, Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal
Manoel Neri: Conselho Federal de Enfermagem (COFEN), Brasília 70736-550, Brazil
António Marques: Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, 3004-561 Coimbra, Portugal
Paulo Queirós: Enfermagem, Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal
Anabela Salgueiro-Oliveira: Enfermagem, Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, 3004-011 Coimbra, Portugal

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: This article analyzes the work methods based on care design, identification of needs, care organization, planning, delivery, evaluation, continuity, safety, and complexity of care, and discharge preparation. It describes the diagnosis of the situation, goal setting, strategy selection, implementation, and outcome evaluation that contribute to adopting a given work conception and/or method for nursing care delivery. Later, the concepts underlying the several methods—management theories and theoretical nursing concepts—are presented, with reference to relevant authors. The process of analysis and selection of the method is explained, highlighting the importance of diagnosis of the situation, goal setting, strategy selection, implementation, and outcome evaluation. The importance of various elements is highlighted, such as structural aspects, nature of care, target population, resources, and philosophy of the institution, which may condition the adoption of a method. The importance of care conceptualization is also underlined. The work methods are presented with a description of the key characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of the task-oriented method (functional nursing) and patient-centered methods: individual, team nursing, and primary nursing. A critical and comparative analysis of the methods is then performed, alluding to the combination of person-centered methods.

Keywords: nursing care management; care delivery methods; nursing services; organization and administration; nursing process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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