What nurses say about observation

Authors

  • Virginia Visconde Brasil Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691997000300012

Keywords:

observation, nursing, nursing basic instrument

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to characterize what faculty and clinical nurses understand about Observation at their professional activities. Eleven nurses were interviewed, and the data were joined in categories in order to be analized. It was possible to realize that they regard it with extreme importance at their professional activities, as an essential instrument of nursing care administration, assessment, planning interventions and evaluating results.

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Published

1997-07-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (1997)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Brasil, V. V. (1997). What nurses say about observation. Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 5(3), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691997000300012