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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230424
01-13-2024
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEKnowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230424
01-13-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0424
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Objectives:
to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study was conducted in five Brazilian public hospitals with 112 nurses. Data were collected using an adapted questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results:
nurses who did not consider themselves capable of collecting blood cultures had a 72% lower chance of performing the collection at the recommended site and an 83% lower chance of using the same needle for blood inoculation into the vials. Nurses working in the emergency department had a 75% lower chance of knowing the international benchmark for blood culture contamination rates, and those with less than 5 years in the position decreased their chance of accuracy in this matter by 79%.
Conclusions:
there are gaps in the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses regarding blood culture collection. Standardization of the technique, periodic education, supervision and guidance of the collection team, and process auditing are recommended coping strategies.
Palavras-chave: Blood CultureBlood Specimen CollectionHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeNursing CareQuality of Health CareVer mais -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Nursing care management strategies to address the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(Suppl 1):e20230254
01-10-2024
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ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing care management strategies to address the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(Suppl 1):e20230254
01-10-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-20230254
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Objective:
To characterize nursing care management strategies for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method:
A descriptive, qualitative study conducted with 22 nurse professionals at a University Hospital in Southern Brazil. Data collection through interviews in June and August 2021, analyzed according to Bardin’s Content Analysis and the theoretical framework of complex thinking.
Results:
The identified strategies were organized into four categories: Reorganization of health services; People management and emergency admission; Multiprofessional articulation; and Bedside nursing care.
Final Considerations:
Professional performance revealed a complex interplay between leadership and care management practices, even in the face of working condition restrictions, and were understood as crucial in the pandemic scenario.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Nursing team’s perceptions about care for pregnant women in a psychiatric unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230186
12-16-2024
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ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing team’s perceptions about care for pregnant women in a psychiatric unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230186
12-16-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0186
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Objectives:
to understand the nursing team’s perception in relation to the care provided to pregnant women with mental disorders admitted to a psychiatric hospital unit.
Methods:
Convergent Care Research carried out between August and December 2021, through semi-structured interviews with 25 nursing professionals from a Psychiatric Unit from a reference Hospital in Southern Brazil.
Results:
the organized and analyzed data resulted in two thematic categories: Technical, generic and impersonal care; and From impersonality to the singularity of nursing care. Ensuring unique care for pregnant women with mental disorders means giving them a meaning of existence and providing care from a multidimensional and continuous perspective.
Final Considerations:
nursing care for pregnant women in psychiatric hospitalization requires continuous professional qualification, interactive technologies and support for the nursing process, in addition to promoting singular and multidimensional care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Complexities of nursing in healthcare waste management in hospitals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230391
12-16-2024
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEComplexities of nursing in healthcare waste management in hospitals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230391
12-16-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0391
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Objectives:
to understand how healthcare waste management is developed by nursing professionals in hospitals.
Methods:
qualitative research, whose theoretical and methodological frameworks were Complexity Theory and Grounded Theory. Thirty-two nursing professionals from a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews were used.
Results:
nursing affects healthcare waste management multidimensionally. Shortage of materials and work overload were identified as factors that influence professionals’ decision-making and increase the risk of improper waste disposal. The lack of knowledge on the subject also influences nursing practice. However, professionals value actions related to hazardous waste.
Final Considerations:
nursing professionals recognize themselves in healthcare waste management and understand the need to develop systemic awareness for sustainable practice.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Adaptation and implementation of a Nursing care protocol for children in the Amazon Region
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230245
12-13-2024
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEAdaptation and implementation of a Nursing care protocol for children in the Amazon Region
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230245
12-13-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0245
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Objectives:
to describe the process of implementing an adapted protocol for pediatric nursing care in a health unit located in a municipality in the Amazon Region.
Methods:
methodological research conducted in a basic health unit with four family health teams in the state of Rondônia, involving seven nursing professionals. Data collection occurred between October 2020 and April 2022, following the research phases: situational diagnosis, exploratory phase, protocol definition, implementation, and evaluation.
Results:
the outcome was the adaptation and implementation of a nursing care protocol for children.
Final Considerations:
the adaptation and implementation process can be an effective approach to improving care, strengthening nursing as a profession with a solid foundation in scientific and clinical evidence. This facilitates early problem identification and appropriate guidance, leading to better health outcomes for children.
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REVIEW
Risk factors associated with the occurrence of the adverse event phlebitis in hospitalized adult patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20240162
10-07-2024
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REVIEWRisk factors associated with the occurrence of the adverse event phlebitis in hospitalized adult patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20240162
10-07-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0162
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Objectives:
to synthesize knowledge regarding risk factors associated with occurrence of adverse event phlebitis in hospitalized adult patients.
Methods:
an integrative literature review, carried out in the CINAHL, PubMed, Virtual Health Library, Embase, Web of Science and Scopus databases. The stages were carried out independently by two reviewers, and the data were analyzed descriptively.
Results:
from the analysis of 31 quantitative primary studies, the following risk factors were summarized: length of stay; use of antibiotics; peripheral intravenous catheter dwell time; receive less nursing care; catheter inserted multiple times; patients with infection and comorbidities; presence of pain at catheter insertion site; Teflon® catheter use; reduced patient mobility; quality of patient’s vein; skin elasticity; unsuccessful insertion.
Conclusions:
it is necessary to standardize the format for measuring occurrence of this adverse event and develop new studies with a higher level of evidence.