Efficiency in Nursing Care Management and Clinical Outcomes in Patients: An Integrative Approach from Nursing Practice

Abstract

Nursing care management has become a strategic pillar within contemporary healthcare systems, integrating clinical, organisational and managerial dimensions aimed at improving the quality of care. Its efficiency not only involves the appropriate use of resources, but also the implementation of evidence-based interventions that ensure patient safety, continuity of care and risk reduction. In this regard, nursing practice assumes a leading role as a manager of clinical processes that directly influence the quality of patient outcomes. The evidence analysed using the PRISMA method indicates that well-structured care management is associated with improved clinical indicators, such as a reduction in adverse events, enhanced treatment adherence and shorter hospital stays, thereby reinforcing the need to strengthen professional competencies and integrated models of care.