Management process in surgicenters from the perspective of nurses

Abstract

Objective:

To describe the management process performed by nurses in surgicenters.

Methods:

This is a descriptive, exploratory and qualitative study conducted with 10 nurses in a surgicenters of a university hospital. The data collected from September to October 2019 through semi-structured individual interviews were analyzed with the aid of the IRaMuTeQ software and submitted to inductive thematic analysis.

Results:

Similarity analysis demonstrates the role of the nursing team in the surgicenters and their direct relationship with patient care, while the role of nurses is characterized by predominantly management actions related to work organization. Through inductive thematic analysis, three categories related to the management process in surgicenters were listed: people management, material resource management and care management.

Conclusion:

The findings indicated that the management process in surgicenters, according to nurses, involves the need to improve skills, as well as knowledge of tools for managing people, for managing material resources and care.

Keywords
Operating room nursing; Health Services Administration; Professional competence; Practice management