USE OF THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT INSTRUMENT IN THE EVALUATION OF PAP SMEARS CARRIED OUT BY NURSES

Authors

  • Kylvia Gardênia Torres Eduardo
  • Escolástica Rejane Moura Ferreira
  • Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro
  • Lorena Barbosa Ximenes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v13i3.12963

Keywords:

Esfregaço vaginal, Qualidade de assistência à saúde, Colo do útero, Neoplasias, Prevenção=pt, Pap smears, Quality of health care, Cervix uteri, Neoplasms, Prevention=en, Frotis vaginal, Cualidad de la atención de salud, Cuello del útero, Neoplasias=es

Abstract

The study objectified to evaluate nurses’ performance from Family Health Program in the preventive cervical

cancer exam by means of the Performance Improvement Instrument (PII), of Ceará´s Health Secretary. It was carried out in the

municipality of Paraipaba - Ceará State/ Brazil in September of 2005, by seven nurses from the Program. Data had been

collected through the technique of direct structured observation of 21 exams. The participants had partially reached the

quality standards established in the PII due to deficiencies in the service infra-structure, supply scarcity, and poor technical

qualification. Therefore, it was evidenced the need to fill in these gaps, planning actions in order to remediate or solve them.

The PII showed efficient as an evaluation instrument, pointing to ways for the improvement of the service quality.

 

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Published

2008-12-09

How to Cite

Eduardo, K. G. T., Ferreira, E. R. M., Pinheiro, A. K. B., & Ximenes, L. B. (2008). USE OF THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT INSTRUMENT IN THE EVALUATION OF PAP SMEARS CARRIED OUT BY NURSES. Cogitare Enfermagem, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v13i3.12963

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2008)

Section

Research

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