Clinical Supervision in Improving the Quality of Nursing Care: Empowerment of Medical-Surgical Hospitalization Teams

Abstract

Objective. To analyze the impact of clinical supervision on the improvement of positivity rates and quality indicators of nursing practice for medical-surgical patients in a private healthcare unit. Methodology. Prospective interventional cohort study with a quantitative approach, to study the effect of supervision on indicators and indices of quality of care. Materials and Method. A quantitative approach through an interventional prospective cohort study and simple random sampling. Results. Of the n = 764 records of audits conducted on the quality of nursing practice that were analyzed, there were higher scores and positivity indices in both services after the implementation of clinical supervision. Conclusion. The practice of clinical supervision allows for the strategic monitoring of teams according to the results of audits on nursing care practices, thus raising the indices of positivity and quality indicators of nursing care practices with a direct impact on the patient.