Assignments of nurses in the hospital accreditation process

Introduction: The effective performance of nurses in care and administrative actions subsidizes the Hospital Accreditation process, which is a certification for health institutions through compliance with established goals and rules. Thus, the objective was to identify the administrative and care attributions of nurses in the Hospital Accreditation process. Materials and Methods: descriptive study with qualitative approach, conducted in August and September of 2018 with 14 nurses. A semi-structured script was used to collect the data and the Technique of Discourse Analysis of the Subject was used for data analysis. Results: Grouped into two categories - Competencies of nurses in the hospital accreditation process and contributions of hospital accreditation for nurse professional development. Discussion: The results of this study indicate administrative, operational, structural and managerial organizational changes that occurred with the obtaining of the accredited seal. Accreditation provided broad and positive changes for nurses. Conclusions: From the application of the hospital accreditation process, nurses began to develop specific competencies and skills to work in an accredited hospital and thus contribute to a humanized care focused on quality and promotion of patient safety.