Cumplimiento del Proceso de Atención de Enfermería en neonatos con vías percutáneas en un área critica de un hospital de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The Nursing Care Process organizes care through actions aimed at identifying needs, planning interventions, and evaluating responses, and is fundamental in neonates with percutaneous lines requiring continuous monitoring. Objective: To determine compliance with the Nursing Care Process in neonates with percutaneous lines in a critical care unit of a hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Methodological design: Quantitative, descriptive, prospective, and cross-sectional cohort study. Population: 74 nursing professionals from the critical care units of a hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Technique: Direct observation. Instrument: Observation matrix based on the Nursing Care Process. Results: Sociodemographic characteristics: 77% female, 41% between 31 and 40 years of age, 60% with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and 73% with prior training, and 29% with 5 to 10 years of experience in the field. Application of the nursing care process in assessment: 100% checked skin integrity, monitored vital signs, identified infiltration or extravasation, and verified patency; 58% made diagnoses; 73% planned interventions for maintenance and monitoring; in execution, 100% performed hand hygiene; 69% identified complications during evaluation; and 65% assessed the neonate's response. The level of compliance was high at 57%. Conclusion: Compliance with the nursing care process in the application of percutaneous IV lines in neonates was high.