Ursula Marcondes Westin

Virtual simulation by computer on nursing teaching: experience report / Simulação virtual por computador no ensino de enfermagem: relato de experiência / Simulación virtual por ordenador en la enseñanza de enfermería...

Objetivo: relatar a experiencia da utilizacao de uma simulacao virtual por computador no ensino de seguranca do paciente para alunos de graduacao em enfermagem. Metodo: trata-se de um estudo descritivo, tipo relato de experiencia, a partir de uma atividade pratica de simulacao por computador.A atividade ocorreu em duas etapas com a coordenacao de quatro tutores. Na primeira etapa foi ministrado uma palestra sobre o tema “seguranca do paciente” e na segunda houve a aplicacao de uma atividade pratica de simulacao virtual por computador atraves do serious game “Cuidando Bem”. Ao final, 11 alunos participaram da atividade integralmente. Resultados: recursos tecnologicos aliados a educacao na area da saude tem se mostrado bastante eficientes. Ha maior motivacao por conta das vantagens graficas desse tipo de recurso e pode ser visto como um dos atrativos que fazem com que os usuarios fixem melhor o conteudo proposto. Conclusao: a insercao do serious game na disciplina demonstrou ser uma forma atual e inovadora do uso de Tecnologias de Informacao e Comunicacao dentro do processo de ensino e de aprendizagem em tempo real, atendendo as expectativas dos estudantes e trazendo uma interacao rapida e eficaz dos discentes com a simulacao proposta.

Perspectives toward brain death diagnosis and management of the potential organ donor

Background: Organ donation and transplantation represent one of the most important scientific advances over the last decades. Due to the complexity of these procedures and related ethical–legal aspects, however, there are a lot of doubts and uncertainty about the brain death diagnosis and the maintenance of potential organ donor. Aim: To identify and discuss the different meanings and experiences of registered nurses and physicians from an adult intensive care unit in relation to the diagnosis of brain death and the maintenance of potential organ donors for transplantation purposes. Study Design: Participants were registered nurses and physicians from an adult intensive care unit at a University Hospital from Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using content analysis. Ethical considerations: This study was approved by the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing Research Ethics Committee. Results: Two main categories emerged from the analysis: (1) brain death diagnosis and its implications and (2) maintenance of the potential organ donor and its repercussion in the donation–transplantation process. Six subcategories were also identified: (1.1) understanding the brain death diagnosis as a tool to aid decision-making; (1.2) diagnosis as guarantee of rights; (1.3) difficulties encountered to establish the diagnosis; (1.4) clinical criteria adopted in Brazil and related ethical–legal aspects; (2.1) specificities of care to the brain dead person and outcomes; and (2.2) nurse’s duties toward the brain dead person. Conclusion: Although the brain death diagnosis is scientifically and legally defined in Brazil and the maintenance of the potential organ donor for transplantation purposes has been addressed during the last years, there are still some doubts about the subject, as its understanding varies according to the personal beliefs, culture, and educational background of individuals, including those who work in this scenario.

Development of digital educational resources for nursing education

Objective: to develop educational resources using the WebQuest methodology to aid in the teaching and learning process of students and Nursing professionals. Method: this is an applied research for the development of digital educational resources that use the WebQuest methodology. The thematic areas addressed were: child health, adult safety, and health service management. Results: as a result of this research, four online courses that use the WebQuest methodology for their application were obtained. Each thematic axis was analyzed to identify the themes to be addressed. So, the topics were: prevention of childhood obesity, prevention of pressure ulcers, prevention of errors related to medication and systematization of Nursing care. Conclusion: in the evaluation of clarity and pertinence, the courses and contents developed were considered adequate. However, in order for the developed WebQuest to be widely available, there is still a need for further evaluation of its technical quality and usability. Descriptors: Nursing; Nursing Education; Continuing Education; Higher Education; Educational Technology. RESUMO Objetivo: desenvolver recursos educacionais utilizando a metodologia WebQuest para auxiliar no processo de ensino e aprendizagem de estudantes e profissionais de Enfermagem. Método: trata-se de uma pesquisa aplicada para o desenvolvimento de recursos educacionais digitais que utilizem a metodologia WebQuest. Os eixos temáticos abordados foram: saúde da criança, segurança do adulto e gerenciamento de serviços de saúde. Resultados: como resultado desta pesquisa, obteve-se quatro cursos online que utilizam a metodologia WebQuest para sua aplicação. Cada eixo temático foi analisado para identificar os temas a serem abordados, assim os temas foram: prevenção de obesidade infantil, prevenção de úlceras por pressão, prevenção de erros relacionados à medicação e sistematização da assistência de Enfermagem. Conclusão: na avaliação de clareza e pertinência os cursos e conteúdos desenvolvidos foram considerados adequados. Entretanto, para que as WebQuest desenvolvidas sejam amplamente disponibilizadas, ainda é necessário que haja mais avaliações quanto à sua qualidade técnica e usabilidade. Descritores: Enfermagem; Educação em Enfermagem; Educação Continuada; Educação Superior; Tecnologia Educacional. RESUMEN Objetivo: desarrollar recursos educativos utilizando la metodología de WebQuest para el proceso de enseñanza de aprendizaje de los estudiantes y profesionales de enfermería. Método: se trata de una investigación aplicada para el desarrollo de recursos educativos digitales que utilizan la metodología de la WebQuest. Los principales temas tratados fueron: salud del niño, seguridad del adulto y gestión de servicios de salud. Resultados: como resultado de esta investigación, se obtuvieron cuatro cursos en línea que utilizaron la metodología WebQuest para su aplicación. Cada eje temático fue analizado para identificar los temas a cubrir. Por lo que, los temas fueron: prevención de la obesidad infantil, prevención de úlceras por presión, prevención de errores relacionados con la medicación y la sistematización de cuidados de enfermería. Conclusión: la evaluación de la claridad y pertinencia de los cursos y contenidos desarrollados fueron considerados adecuadas. Sin embargo, para que las WebQuest desarrolladas sean ampliamente disponibles, todavía es necesario haber más evaluaciones sobre su calidad técnica y utilización.Descriptores: Enfermería; Educación en Enfermería; Educacion Continua; Educación Superior; Tecnología Educacional. Nurse, PhD Student in Fundamental Nursing, University of São Paulo, School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto/EERP/USP. Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil. E-mail: christibes@usp.br; Nurse, PhD student in Public Health Nursing, University of São Paulo, School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto/EERP/USP. Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil. E-mail: jessdias@usp.br; Nurse, Professor, PhD student in Fundamental Nursing, University of São Paulo, School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto/EERP/USP. Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil. E-mail: ursulawestin@usp.br; Nurse, Master Student in Health Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos/UFSCar. São Carlos (SP), Brazil. E-mail: aline-natalia@sead.ufscar.br; Nurse, Master Student in Health Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos/UFSCar. São Carlos (SP), Brazil. E-mail: silviazem@ufscar.br; Nurse, Professor, University of São Paulo, School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto/EERP/USP. Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil. E-mail: yolanda@eerp.usp.br ORIGINAL ARTICLE Tibes CM, Dias JD, Westin UM et al. Development of digital educational resources... English/Portuguese J Nurs UFPE on line., Recife, 11(Suppl. 3):1326-34, Mar, 2017 1327 ISSN: 1981-8963 DOI: 10.5205/reuol.10263-91568-1-RV.1103sup201702 The growing accumulation of knowledge has boosted education to a fragmented, highly specialized formation and seeking technical efficiency. However, the transformations of a contemporary society have put in perspective the aspects related to professional training, such as the inseparability between theory and practice, the need for an integral vision and a broader conception of care. Faced with the gaps in university education, in responding to these social demands, there is an urgent need for changes in the education of health professionals, as well as new ways of working on knowledge. Such a demand gives rise to a growing tendency to seek more innovative teaching methods that allow a critical, reflexive and transformative pedagogical practice, beyond the limits of purely technical training, to effectively achieve the care and apprehension of what one wants to teach. In order to respond to the constant changes in society, more and more students and nursing professionals are being asked to demonstrate new skills, in addition to those required for daily professional activities. In this sense, professional education can help to promote the development of new Nursing practices and the implementation of new resources provided by the technologies. Initiatives to use technology for the teaching of students and health professionals are increasingly being incorporated and considered important to dynamize teaching, develop active learning projects and skills of future nurses. In addition, these technological resources represent immediate access to content and information available in virtual electronic environments, as well as, student greater autonomy and responsibilities are delegated to the student. Thus, in this research, we chose to use the Webquest methodology, because it is an activity based on guided research practice, developed through a problem or challenge, requiring higher levels of thinking, critical sense, analytical capacity, problem solving, and creativity. The information for solving this challenge/problem is available on the web and students will analyze and reflect on them, and in consensus, find the solution. In this scope, this research proposed to develop educational resources using the WebQuest methodology to assist in the teaching and learning process of students and nursing professionals. The thematic axes chosen to be addressed were: child health, adult safety, and health service management. Applied research for the development of digital educational resources that use the WebQuest methodology. Applied research refers to the elaboration of new products or improvement of existing ones, supplying the need for a place to solve a specific problem, ie, uses the knowledge generated by basic research for the practical application with products, against an existing and known demand. Educational resources were developed at two public universities in the interior of the State of São Paulo. To reach the objectives of this study, some thematic axes were chosen to be addressed: child health, adult safety and health services management. These axes were chosen because they are extremely important for the formation of a Nursing professional and because it is possible to work with students of different stages/years of the Nursing course. Within each axis, a theme was selected to be worked on educational resources. They are:  Child health: prevention of childhood