Ariane Alves Barros

Evaluating the intervening factors in patient safety: focusing on hospital nursing staff

OBJECTIVE To evaluate intervening factors in patient safety, focusing on hospital nursing staff. METHOD The study is descriptive, with qualitative approach, excerpt from a larger study with analytical nature. It was undertaken in a public hospital in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil, between January and June 2013, with semi-structured interviews to 70 nurses, using Thematic Content Analysis. RESULTS The principal intervening factors in patient safety related to hospital nursing staff were staff dimensioning and workload, professional qualification and training, team work, being contracted to the institution, turnover and lack of job security, and bad practice/disruptive behaviors. These aspects severely interfere with the establishment of a safety culture in the hospital analyzed. CONCLUSION It is necessary for managers to invest in nursing staff, so that these workers may be valued as fundamental in the promotion of patient safety, making it possible to develop competences for taking decisions with focus on the improvement of quality care.Objective: To evaluate intervening factors in patient safety, focusing on hospital nursing staff. Method: The study is descriptive, with qualitative approach, excerpt from a larger study with analytical nature. It was undertaken in a public hospital in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil, between January and June 2013, with semi-structured interviews to 70 nurses, using Thematic Content Analysis. Results: The principal intervening factors in patient safety related to hospital nursing staff were staff dimensioning and workload, professional qualification and training, team work, being contracted to the institution, turnover and lack of job security, and bad practice/disruptive behaviors. These aspects severely interfere with the establishment of a safety culture in the hospital analyzed. Conclusion: It is necessary for managers to invest in nursing staff, so that these workers may be valued as fundamental in the promotion of patient safety, making it possible to develop competences for taking decisions with focus on the improvement of quality care.

Conhecimento do Enfermeiro da Atenção Primária à Saúde Sobre os Cuidados com o Pé Diabético

O pe em risco e uma das complicacoes microvasculares graves e mutilantes da pessoa com diabetes e seu principal tratamento e a deteccao precoce. Mediante conhecimento das causas do pe diabetico, pacientes de alto risco poderao ser identifi cados precocemente, evitando amputacoes. Objetivou-se descrever o conhecimento do enfermeiro da Atencao Primaria a Saude sobre os cuidados prestados aos diabeticos com pe em risco, durante consulta de enfermagem. Estudo descritivo com dez enfermeiras de Unidades de Atencao Primaria a Saude de Fortaleza, Ceara, com dados coletados em entrevista semiestruturada e observacao da consulta de enfermagem, realizadas em setembro e outubro de 2013. Projeto aprovado pelo Comite de Etica em Pesquisa da Universidade Estadual do Ceara, sob no 201.279. Dos discursos emergiram as tematicas: conhecimento do enfermeiro sobre os cuidados com o pe diabetico em risco e fatores infl uenciadores no atendimento do enfermeiro. Os enfermeiros sabem da importância dos cuidados educativos, porem, desconhecem a importância da avaliacao clinica. Falta de conhecimentos sobre avaliacao clinica requer educacao permanente, recursos materiais, equipamentos e estrutura fisica como fatores infl uenciadores dessa assistencia. Conclui-se que, para cuidar desses pacientes, os enfermeiros devem ter seus conhecimentos atualizados e especifi cos e condicoes materiais para minimizar o surgimento de complicacoes advindas da ausencia desses cuidados.

Construção de cartilha sobre insulinoterapia para crianças com diabetes mellitus tipo 1

Objective: to describe the process of developing of an educational booklet on insulin therapy for children with diabetes mellitus type 1. Method: methodological approach, in which the following steps were carried out: selecting of the content and type of technology to be developed (for this step, an integrative review, an analysis of the comments of blogs about Diabetes Mellitus type 1 and interviews with the children were performed), creation of images, formatting and layout composition. Results: the work resulted in the production of the final version of the educational booklet, which was titled Aplicando a insulina: a aventura de Beto [Applying insulin: Betos adventure]. The process of developing of the booklet was based on the active participation of the children and guided by the theoretical framework of Piagetian Constructivism. Conclusion: the resource is a facilitator for the improvement of the knowledge and practices of self care of children with Diabetes Mellitus type 1.Objective: to describe the process of developing of an educational booklet on insulin therapy for children with diabetes mellitus type 1. Method: methodological approach, in which the following steps were carried out: selecting of the content and type of technology to be developed (for this step, an integrative review, an analysis of the comments of blogs about Diabetes Mellitus type 1 and interviews with the children were performed), creation of images, formatting and layout composition. Results: the work resulted in the production of the final version of the educational booklet, which was titled Aplicando a insulina: a aventura de Beto [Applying insulin: Betos adventure]. The process of developing of the booklet was based on the active participation of the children and guided by the theoretical framework of Piagetian Constructivism. Conclusion: the resource is a facilitator for the improvement of the knowledge and practices of self care of children with Diabetes Mellitus type 1.

Development of a booklet on insulin therapy for children with diabetes mellitus type 1

Objective: to describe the process of developing of an educational booklet on insulin therapy for children with diabetes mellitus type 1. Method: methodological approach, in which the following steps were carried out: selecting of the content and type of technology to be developed (for this step, an integrative review, an analysis of the comments of blogs about Diabetes Mellitus type 1 and interviews with the children were performed), creation of images, formatting and layout composition. Results: the work resulted in the production of the final version of the educational booklet, which was titled Aplicando a insulina: a aventura de Beto [Applying insulin: Betos adventure]. The process of developing of the booklet was based on the active participation of the children and guided by the theoretical framework of Piagetian Constructivism. Conclusion: the resource is a facilitator for the improvement of the knowledge and practices of self care of children with Diabetes Mellitus type 1.Objective: to describe the process of developing of an educational booklet on insulin therapy for children with diabetes mellitus type 1. Method: methodological approach, in which the following steps were carried out: selecting of the content and type of technology to be developed (for this step, an integrative review, an analysis of the comments of blogs about Diabetes Mellitus type 1 and interviews with the children were performed), creation of images, formatting and layout composition. Results: the work resulted in the production of the final version of the educational booklet, which was titled Aplicando a insulina: a aventura de Beto [Applying insulin: Betos adventure]. The process of developing of the booklet was based on the active participation of the children and guided by the theoretical framework of Piagetian Constructivism. Conclusion: the resource is a facilitator for the improvement of the knowledge and practices of self care of children with Diabetes Mellitus type 1.

Construcción de cartilla sobre insulinoterapia para niños con diabetes mellitus tipo 1

Objective: to describe the process of developing of an educational booklet on insulin therapy for children with diabetes mellitus type 1. Method: methodological approach, in which the following steps were carried out: selecting of the content and type of technology to be developed (for this step, an integrative review, an analysis of the comments of blogs about Diabetes Mellitus type 1 and interviews with the children were performed), creation of images, formatting and layout composition. Results: the work resulted in the production of the final version of the educational booklet, which was titled Aplicando a insulina: a aventura de Beto [Applying insulin: Betos adventure]. The process of developing of the booklet was based on the active participation of the children and guided by the theoretical framework of Piagetian Constructivism. Conclusion: the resource is a facilitator for the improvement of the knowledge and practices of self care of children with Diabetes Mellitus type 1.Objective: to describe the process of developing of an educational booklet on insulin therapy for children with diabetes mellitus type 1. Method: methodological approach, in which the following steps were carried out: selecting of the content and type of technology to be developed (for this step, an integrative review, an analysis of the comments of blogs about Diabetes Mellitus type 1 and interviews with the children were performed), creation of images, formatting and layout composition. Results: the work resulted in the production of the final version of the educational booklet, which was titled Aplicando a insulina: a aventura de Beto [Applying insulin: Betos adventure]. The process of developing of the booklet was based on the active participation of the children and guided by the theoretical framework of Piagetian Constructivism. Conclusion: the resource is a facilitator for the improvement of the knowledge and practices of self care of children with Diabetes Mellitus type 1.

ENFERMAGEM E METAS INTERNACIONAIS DE SEGURANÇA: AVALIAÇÃO EM HEMODIÁLISE

The objective of this study was to describe the nursing care offered at a hemodialysis hospital service based on international patient safety goals. A descriptive study was conducted at the hemodialysis service of a Brazilian public hospital, reference in care for acute and chronic kidney patients, between August and October, 2013. Twenty-five nursing professionals participated in the study. Data were collected through interviews, observation and a checklist based on the safety goals of the Joint Commission International. The goals found to be in conformity were: improving effective communication; reducing the risk of healthcare-associated infections; and reducing the risk of patient harm resulting from falls. The remaining goals, namely: identifying patients correctly; improving the safety of high-alert medications; and ensuring safe surgery, deserve attention from the researched team and the assessed institution. The research found a need for the implementation of protocols in the service aimed at patient and team safety.