INSTRUMENTS FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF THE NURSING PROCESS IN HOSPITALIZED ADULT PATIENTS: A SCOPING REVIEW

Abstract

Evaluation in the nursing process is essential to ensure the effectiveness of care practices and improve the clinical results of patients, for this, the use of appropriate evaluation instruments is essential to identify failures, promote adjustments and improve the quality of care provided; Objective: The study aimed to map the available scientific literature on instruments to assess the quality of the nursing process in hospitalized adult patients; Method: This is a scoping review conducted according to the guidelines of the Joanne Briggs Institute (JBI), using the PRISMA methodology for scoping reviews; Results: three relevant studies were identified that addressed instruments for the evaluation of quality in the nursing process. These studies ranged from the evaluation of physical care and computerized records to the creation of quality indicators for clinical documentation; Conclusion: The creation and implementation of instruments to assess the quality of the nursing process are essential to ensure more efficient, safe, and evidence-based care. However, there are still few instruments found in the literature, which limits the practical application of these resources.