Software programs developed to operationalize the nursing process in health services: scoping review

Objective: To map the software programs developed to operationalize the nursing process in patient care in health services. Methods: This is a scoping review developed within the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute and PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews. A search was carried out in seven databases, a library, eight databases and an academic search engine with no time limit. Results: 19,645 studies were found, of them were included 35. 51% addressed Nursing Theory and 20% of the studies covered the entire nursing process. In addition, 82% used the Nursing Process in a fragmented way. The highlighted target audience for which the software programs were developed: adults (26; 74.2%), and the hospital service (33; 94%). Conclusion: It was understood through this study that Brazilian nursing seeks systems that can provide subsidies regarding the application of knowledge in nursing care and process.