The Nursing Manual of a reference-model hospital in the city of São Paulo in the 1970’s
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v15i3.18916Keywords:
History of Nursing, Health Services Administration, Hospital AdministrationAbstract
ABSTRACT
The objective of this descriptive, historical-documental study was to describe the content regarding the management of resources for nursing care addressed in the Nursing Subdivision Manual of the University Hospital of the University of São Paulo Faculty of Medicine. The source for the study was the second edition of the Nursing Subdivision Manual, of 1973. The analysis was performed using the theoretical framework - “Nursing Management Knowledge Structure”, which permitted to classify and present the findings as eight categories. The least expressive categories were Financial Resources Management Practice and Physical Resources Management Practice. In conclusion, the formulation of the administrative structure of nursing practice expressed in the manual, in addition to being pioneer and systematized, addressed an important spectrum of managerial nursing practices.
Descriptors: History of Nursing; Health Services Administration; Hospital Administration.
