Nurses’ knowledge about nursing care systematization and nursing process

Objective: To investigate nurses’ knowledge about theorization and applicability of the nursing care systematization and the nursing process in the Intensive Care Unit. Methodology: This is an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with quantitative and qualitative data approach. The sample included 14 nurses from the three Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of the Oswaldo Cruz University Hospital (HUOC), with data collection through a form with a structured guide through interviews, which were recorded, fully transcribed and then analyzed by the technique proposed by Bardin in 2011. The quantitative data were analyzed and processed using descriptive statistics by means of simple absolute frequency and presented in the form of tables and charts, and qualitatively by means of 2011 Bardincontent analysis, with discussion in two categories: 1. Technical-scientific qualification and 2. Deployment and Implementation of the Nursing Care Systematization (NCS). Results: Most interviewed nurses presented theoretical understanding about NCS and Nursing Process (NP), and the benefits in relation to work organization and operation. They also reported having had the first contact during graduation, and using the tool in practice, but a good part of them were unaware of their steps and the right moment to apply them. Conclusion: The subject is of extreme importance, since most of the nurses interviewed did not have full knowledge in relation to the addressed subject. In this way, training projects are necessary to encourage nurses and managements’ interest in deploying the NCS as a work method.