The performance of the nursing professional in a Social Security hospital in Callao - Peru

Desempeño laboral del profesional de enfermería en un hospital de la Seguridad Social del Callao – Perú

Objectives: to describe the performance of the nursing professional that works in the Alberto Sabogal National Hospital. Material and methods: cross-sectional observational study, carried out in the HNASS of Callao. The sampling was probabilistic, with proportional affixation. The sample size was 208 nurses. An ad hoc questionnaire was used. Labor performance was evaluated through the evaluation regulations of the Social Security of Peru. Averages, standard deviation, percentages and chi square were calculated. The study was approved by the Research and Ethics Committee of the HNASS. Results: 24.5% presented insufficient performance, 78.8% had 6 or more years of service, 93.8% had a specialty, 63.0% received hard work, 70.2% did not receive training and 37% received work pressure from the nurses Headquarters. Of the total nurses with sufficient performance, 66.7% had a service time of ≥ 6 years (p value=0.02), 96.2% had a specialty (p value=0.01). In nurses with insufficient performance, 98% do not teach at university (p value=0.02). The 82.4% were not trained by the employing institution (p value=0.030), 88.2% perceived labor pressure from the headquarters, 51.0% do not have facilities in the work schedule, 84.3% perceived demotivation and 76.5% perceived located according to their specialty (p value<0.05). Conclusions: the most of the nursing professionals at the HNASS hospital have sufficient performance, however, it is necessary that the hospital management make strong efforts for a better performance of the nurses.