PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF NURSING AT LONG-TERM CARE INSTITUTIONS FOR THE ELDERLY: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY 1

摘要

Objective: to assess the results of the ethical-professional nursing inspection at Long-Term Care Institutions for the Elderly. Method: observational, retrospective study with documentary analysis. Between January 2010 and December 2013, 2,650 control inspections were undertaken in the Rio de Janeiro Regional Nursing Council. Of these, 159 (6%) were Long-Term Care Institutions for the Elderly. The final sample consisted of 51 processes that complied with the criterion of having at least two inspections for comparison. The data collection instrument rested on the four pillars of inspection: legal practice of the profession; staffing; systemization of nursing care and laws related to professional practice. For the descriptive and inferential data analysis, SPSS and Excel 2007 were used. Results: of the 51 institutions assessed, 80.4 were private. The main motive for the inspections was to comply legal orders by the Public Prosecution (56.9%) difference was found between the first and last inspection: nursing professionals registered in the council (0.006); classification of care by dependence level (0.008); presenting a scale of professionals (0.006); not having other professional in the nursing scale, mainly caregivers (0.001); single file (0.039); nursing standards and routines (0.000); presenting standard operating protocols (0.000); and Nursing Process (0.001). Conclusion: the strengthening of the inspections is recommended, in line with the Public Prosecution and the National Health Surveillance Agency. In addition, the functioning in compliance with ethical-professional regularities should be made feasible, including the Long-Term Care Institutions for the elderly in the social-health sphere, with nursing at the largest group of workers.