Evidence on nursing management models in hospital services: an integrative review

Abstract

Objective  To identify, assess, and summarize the scientific evidence on nursing management models in hospital services between 2013 and 2019.

Methods  This is an integrative literature review carried out in the Web of Science, Latin American and Caribbean Center for Health Sciences Information, BIREME/VHL, National Library of Medicine (PubMed/MEDLINE), Education Resources Information Center (Eric), and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciElo) databases between 2013 and 2019.

Results  Of the 100 studies found in the databases, 16 were selected for analysis after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Of these, 14 (87.5%) productions were international and two (12.5%) were national. Six publications (37.5%) were from the United States of America, two (12.5%) were Brazilian articles and two (12.5%) were from Italy. Africa, Portugal, England, Germany, China and Canada had one article (6.2%) each. The evidence related to the management models adopted by nurses in the hospital environment was systematized into three categories: Management focused on improving care; Management focused on service efficiency; Management focused on hospital costs. These categories show a diversity of models adopted in hospital management under the leadership of nurses.

Conclusion  The study indicates the existence of management models in the perspective of continuous improvement of care processes and to strengthen the professional practice of nurses in production of care, in order to guarantee harm-free care and, above all, customer and worker satisfaction. The diversity of management models is highlighted.

Models, organizations; Nursing service, hospital; Health management; Quality management