Profile of nurses working in institutions where care to pregnant, parturient and puerperal women was given in the city of Sorocaba -- SP, Brazil (1999)

Authors

  • Carmen Lucia Cipullo Gardenal Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo; Centro de Ciências Médicas e Biológicas; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Ivanil Parreira Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo; Centro de Ciências Médicas e Biológicas; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Janie Maria de Almeida Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo; Centro de Ciências Médicas e Biológicas; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Valdina Marins Pereira Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo; Centro de Ciências Médicas e Biológicas; Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692002000400003

Keywords:

obstetric nursing, patient care, nursing, women's health

Abstract

This study aimed at verifying the institutions where pregnant, parturient and puerperal women were given care. It also aimed at identifying the nurses who participate in such caregiving, the activities performed and the problems faced by them and their level of satisfaction at work. Seventy-four nurses were interviewed in the 35 institutions found in Sorocaba, of whom 27% were specialists and 28% were qualified obstetricians. The others had not been trained in that area. The major problems reported were the lack of skills to perform prenatal nursing consultations, shortage of staff and materials and the accumulation of. Seventy-three percent of the interviewees reported to be satisfied in relation to their jobs.

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Published

2002-07-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 4 (2002)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Profile of nurses working in institutions where care to pregnant, parturient and puerperal women was given in the city of Sorocaba -- SP, Brazil (1999). (2002). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 10(4), 478-484. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692002000400003