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Pain management in hospitalized infants: recommendations for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(Suppl 2):e20230421
01-10-2024
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPain management in hospitalized infants: recommendations for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(Suppl 2):e20230421
01-10-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0421
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Objective:
to assess pain management in infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and discuss its articulation with the Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on promoting neonatal well-being.
Method:
a documentary study, retrospective in nature and quantitative approach, conducted in a NICU of a public hospital in Paraná, Brazil, between January and July 2022, with 386 medical records of infants, hospitalized for more than 24 hours, between 2019 and 2021. Data were subjected to descriptive and inferential analysis, considering p-value<0.05 as a statistical difference. National ethical guidelines were respected.
Results:
all infants underwent at least one painful procedure, but only 13.7% had documented pain. Pharmacological interventions, such as fentanyl (25.9%), and non-pharmacological interventions, such as breastfeeding encouragement (86%) were used. Only 2.8% were reassessed.
Conclusion:
there was a devaluation of neonatal pain management that may perpetuate neonatal well-being and sustainable development.
Palavras-chave: Intensive Care UnitsNeonatal NursingNeonatologyPain ManagementSustainable DevelopmentVer mais -
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Clinical and epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of patients affected by COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(Suppl 1):e20230527
01-10-2024
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEClinical and epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of patients affected by COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(Suppl 1):e20230527
01-10-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0527
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Objective:
To understand the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, outcomes, and nursing care of adult patients affected by COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit.
Methods:
This is a quantitative, retrospective, and descriptive study. The study participants were clinical and epidemiological statistical reports. Variables analyzed included age, gender, race, comorbidities, signs and symptoms, length of hospital stay, use of mechanical ventilation, medications, infections, monitoring, invasive devices, positioning, diet, comfort, and clinical outcomes.
Results:
The majority of individuals were men, of white race, with a mean age of 63 years, hypertensive, diabetic, and obese. The average length of hospital stay was 16 days. Most required invasive mechanical ventilation, vasopressor drugs, sedoanalgesia, and neuromuscular blockers.
Conclusion:
Nursing care is related to monitoring, ventilation, medication administration, installation of devices, prone positioning, diet administration, and providing comfort.
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Analysis of omission of antimicrobial doses in Intensive Care Units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240102
12-16-2024
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEAnalysis of omission of antimicrobial doses in Intensive Care Units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240102
12-16-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0102
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Objectives:
to analyze the rate of antimicrobial dose omission in intensive care units.
Methods:
cross-sectional study carried out between March 1 and September 30, 2023, in intensive care units of a University Hospital in Rio de Janeiro.
Results:
the sample consisted of 452 prescriptions and 1467 antimicrobial doses. The dose omission rate was 4.29%. Each antimicrobial prescribed increased the chance of omission by 51%. The strategy of double-checking prescriptions helped prevent 30% of antimicrobial dose omissions (p=0.0001).
Conclusions:
monitoring the omission of antimicrobial doses can guide nursing actions to improve quality and patient safety, contributing to the prevention of medication errors, antimicrobial stewardship and the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Palavras-chave: Anti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial StewardshipIntensive Care UnitsMedication errorsPatient SafetyVer mais -
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Training profile of intensive care nurses in Brazil: cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230460
12-16-2024
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ORIGINAL ARTICLETraining profile of intensive care nurses in Brazil: cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230460
12-16-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0460
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Objectives:
to describe the training profile of Brazilian intensive care nurses.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study carried out in two stages: a structured, self-administered questionnaire; mapping of the national supply of lato sensu postgraduate courses. Data was collected on the sociodemographic profile, training process and characterization of the courses.
Results:
in the first stage, 202 respondents were obtained. The majority were women (79.2%), aged between 26 and 45 (80.7%), graduated less than 5 years ago (44%), through lato sensu postgraduate courses (55.5%), which were marked by the absence of laboratory practice (57.5%) and guided tours (42.5%). In the second stage, 457 courses were identified, with face-to-face teaching (58.9%), a workload of 360 to 420 hours (51.2%), a duration of up to 6 months (41.8%) and variation in the sub-area of training.
Conclusions:
there was a predominance of professionals graduating from lato sensu post-graduate courses, with essentially theoretical teaching and heterogeneity in terms of modality, workload and sub-area of training.
Palavras-chave: Critical Care NursingEducationIntensive Care UnitsNursing EducationNursing, GraduateProfessional PracticeVer mais -
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Sociodemographic and occupational influences on health professionals’ quality of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240010
11-22-2024
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ORIGINAL ARTICLESociodemographic and occupational influences on health professionals’ quality of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240010
11-22-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0010
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Objective:
To analyze the sociodemographic and occupational influences on health professionals’ quality of life.
Method:
This descriptive-exploratory, cross-sectional, analytical, and quantitative study addressed 94 health workers, including nursing technicians, nurses, and physical therapists working in Intensive Care Units in a town in the extreme south of Brazil in 2023. The student’s t-test and Spearman correlation were used.
Results:
A significant positive correlation was found between being a woman and the psychological domain and between income and the social and environmental domain while working hours were inversely related to general QoL. Additionally, workload negatively impacted the physical, psychological, and general QOL, furniture negatively influenced the psychological domain, and equipment was negatively associated with the physical and psychological domain.
Conclusion:
The characteristics of the work environment interfere with several areas of quality of life.
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Profile of patients in private home care who developed ventilator-associated pneumonia
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230146
07-29-2024
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEProfile of patients in private home care who developed ventilator-associated pneumonia
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230146
07-29-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0146
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Objectives:
to analyze the profile and clinical outcomes of patients who developed Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in private home care and to compare the incidence with national data.
Methods:
this was a retrospective study with data collected from July 2021 to June 2022 from patient records at a private clinic. Patients using intermittent ventilation or without ventilatory support were excluded.
Results:
the utilization rate of mechanical ventilation was 15.9%. The incidence density of pneumonia in pediatrics was 2.2 cases per 1000 ventilation-days and in adults was 1.7 cases per 1000 ventilation-days, figures lower than those reported by the National Health Surveillance Agency. There were 101 episodes of pneumonia in 73 patients, predominantly male (65.8%), adults (53.4%), and those with neurological diseases (57.5%). The treatment regimen predominantly took place at home (80.2%), and there was one death.
Conclusions:
patients in home care showed a low incidence and mortality rate from ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Palavras-chave: ArtificialHealth Systems AgenciesHome Care ServicesIntensive Care UnitsPneumoniaRespirationVentilator-AssociatedVer mais -
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Nursing care protocol for critical users with tracheostomy under mechanical ventilation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(2):e20230337
05-27-2024
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ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing care protocol for critical users with tracheostomy under mechanical ventilation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(2):e20230337
05-27-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0337
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Objectives:
to develop and assess a nursing care protocol for critically ill users with tracheostomy under mechanical ventilation.
Methods:
a methodological study, developed through two phases, guided by the 5W2H management tool: I) target audience characterization and II) technology development.
Results:
thirty-four nursing professionals participated in this study, who presented educational demands in relation to care for critical users with tracheostomy, with an emphasis on standardizing care through a protocol and carrying out continuing education.
Final Considerations:
the creation and validity of new technologies aimed at this purpose enhanced the participation of nursing professionals and their empowerment in the health institution’s microsectoral actions and in macrosectoral actions, highlighting the need for public policies that guarantee the conduct of a line of care for users with tracheostomy.
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Technology for nursing care in a Maternal Intensive Care Unit: a methodological study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(2):e20230202
05-27-2024
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ORIGINAL ARTICLETechnology for nursing care in a Maternal Intensive Care Unit: a methodological study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(2):e20230202
05-27-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0202
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Objectives:
to develop and validate a nursing care plan in a Maternal Intensive Care Unit.
Methods:
a methodological study, developed in stages: integrative review; Nursing History construction; care plan restructuring; appearance and content validity by judges.
Results:
the history was organized into sections: Identification; Basic Human Needs; Physical Examination; and Assessment of Basic Human Needs. A care plan was restructured with 34 diagnoses, organized according to basic human needs. A satisfactory level of appearance validity of the history and care plan was obtained (Concordance Index varying between 86.3 and 100 for both instruments), and content validity with average indexes of 90.8 and 92.8, respectively. Thirty-four diagnoses, their interventions and nursing actions were consolidated.
Conclusions:
the instruments were considered relevant and pertinent in terms of appearance and content, and their use in the institution under study as well as in other similar services may be recommended.
Palavras-chave: Intensive Care UnitsMaternal HealthNursingNursing Methodology ResearchNursing ProcessVer mais