Nursing, audit and health regulation: an experience report

Antipsychotic prescribing in nursing homes: an audit report.

BACKGROUND In recent years there have been concerns regarding the prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to patients with dementia in nursing homes, due to adverse effects, inappropriate indications and insufficient review. Our practice decided to look at this difficult area more closely. AIM The aim of this audit was to assess whether our prescribing of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes was a...

The first national Olympiad on reasoning and decision making in Health system management an experience Report

Introduction: Health system management is regarded a chief duty and skill of health care providers. However, medical students do not receive enough training for it. The first national Olympiad for students of medical sciences was designed to motivate students for acquiring managerial skills, improve reasoning and problem solving skills, and also propagate team working in students in an excitin...

Anesthesia nursing audit? Yes!

Nursing Audit: An Integrating Review in Theses and Dissertations

Currently health services in Brazil undergo several transformations and challenges, not only in the technological scenario, but also in the provision of assistance aimed at reducing costs without compromising quality, requiring professionals to take a new dynamic in the assessment of care. It is in this context that the health audit has demonstrated that it is possible to provide patients with ...

Nursing Audit: An Integrating Review in Theses and Dissertations

Currently health services in Brazil undergo several transformations and challenges, not only in the technological scenario, but also in the provision of assistance aimed at reducing costs without compromising quality, requiring professionals to take a new dynamic in the assessment of care. It is in this context that the health audit has demonstrated that it is possible to provide patients with ...