En el presente estudio se plantea como problema principal: ¿Cuál es el uso de las guías de intervención de enfermería con la atención de los servicios de emergencia de los hospitales de nivel III del Ministerio de Salud de Lima y Callao en el periodo de Abril a Julio del 2015?; para lo cual tiene como objetivo general: determinar el uso de las guías de intervención de enfermería con la atención de los servicios de emergencia de los hospitales de nivel III del ministerio de salud de lima y callao en el periodo de abril a julio del 2015

Objetivo: Determinar los modelos que utiliza el profesional de enfermería para la valoración de los pacientes en emergencia. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo de corte trasversal, cuya población fueron 32 enfermeras del servicio de emergencia de un hospital general estatal del cono Este de la ciudad de Lima-Perú. Se utilizó como técnica la encuesta y el cuestionario validado como instrumento. Resultados: El 60% de los enfermeros utiliza el modelo de respuestas humanas para la valoración; de ellos, 71.8% son enfermeros con especialidad y 46.9% tiene laborando entre 5 a 10 años. Conclusiones: El profesional enfermero utiliza de manera frecuente el modelo de respuestas humanas para la valoración del paciente de emergencia.

Objective: To determine the factors associated with the absenteeism from medical appointments among patients at a national hospital in Peru. Materials and methods: An observational, retrospective and analytical case-control study among patients who either missed or attended their scheduled medical appointments. The population of absentees was 2,963, while that of attendees was 12,125 patients. The sample consisted of 126 scheduled individuals in the case group and 253 in the control group, selected by systematic sampling, considering selection criteria. From the appointment scheduling records and the medical consultation database, personal factors such as place of residence, condition in the facility, condition in the service, financing and sex as well as institutional factors such as the deferral of appointments were collected using a data collection form. The associated factors were an...

Objective. To measure the level of competency development of Peruvian primary care nurses in the control of growth and development of children under five years old. Methods. A cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study was designed with a population group of 100 nurses working in primary care health networks located in Lima, Ica, and Trujillo, using a non-probabilistic census sampling method. Data were collected using observation as the technique; the instrument was a performance checklist for growth, development, and immunizations. Results. The majority of the studied nurses presented a low level of competencies related to the growth and development of Peruvian children under five years old (60%), while 37% presented a medium level of performance in these competencies, and only 3% demonstrated a high level. Conclusions. Peruvian primary care pediatric nurses present low levels of ...