Abstract

LIMA, Francisca Fabiana Fernandes et al. Situational strategic planning in a psychiatric institution: contributions and challenges. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2019, vol.15, n.2, pp. 20-28. ISSN 1806-6976.  http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.000377.

OBJECTIVE: to aplly the situational strategic planning in the nursing service of a psychiatric institution. METHOD: action research in a psychiatric hospital of Northeast Brazil, during the period of December/2015 to June/2016, when 34 nursing staff participated. Enterviews and meetings were conducted, which were recorded/transcripted and content analysis performed. RESULTS:  the priority problems were inadequate staffing, insecurity, failures in the material management and deficit in the comprehensive care provided. Besides that, the difficulties to implementation were- low governability, poor communication and staff desmotivation. CONCLUSION: situational strategic planning is useful to delineaction of actions in mental health and its efficacy depends on the envolved actors commitment.

Keywords : Health Planning; Mental Health; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Nursing Service, Hospital.

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