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RESEARCH
Knowledge management in Portuguese healthcare institutions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):492-499
01-01-2016
Abstract
RESEARCHKnowledge management in Portuguese healthcare institutions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):492-499
01-01-2016DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690311i
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Objective:
to evaluate the perception of healthcare institution collaborators in relation to knowledge management in the institution where they operate and analyze the existence of differences in this perception, based on the institution’s management model.
Method:
a study conducted in a sample consisting of 671 collaborators from 10 Portuguese healthcare institutions with different models of management. In order to assess the knowledge management perception, we used a score designed from and based on items from the scores available in the literature.
Results:
the perception of moderate knowledge management on the healthcare institutions and the statistically significant differences in knowledge management perception were evidenced in each management model.
Conclusion:
management knowledge takes place in healthcare institutions, and the current management model determines the way staff at these institutions manage their knowledge.
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RESEARCH
Frailty and quality of life in elderly primary health care users
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):478-483
01-01-2016
Abstract
RESEARCHFrailty and quality of life in elderly primary health care users
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):478-483
01-01-2016DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690309i
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Objective:
to investigate the association between physical frailty and quality of life in elderly users of primary health care in the capital of the state of Paraná.
Method:
a cross-sectional, quantitative study with 203 elders. Data collected included: physical activity questionnaires, weight loss, fatigue/exhaustion, quality of life, performance of gait speed tests, and handgrip strength.
Results:
of the 203 older adults, 115 were pre-frail, 49 were non-frail, and 39 were frail, with a significant association with functional capacity and quality of life in all groups. The dimensions resulting from physical aspects, pain, and vitality were associated with those that were non-frail.
Conclusion:
in this study, frailty syndrome was inversely proportional to the quality of life, and significantly associated with functional capacity of older adults. Physical frailty is a manageable condition which can be targeted through geriatric nursing interventions.
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RESEARCH
Impact of home visits on the functional capacity of patients with venous ulcers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):468-477
01-01-2016
Abstract
RESEARCHImpact of home visits on the functional capacity of patients with venous ulcers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):468-477
01-01-2016DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690308i
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Objective:
to assess the impact of protocol home visits on the functional capacity of adult and elderly patients with venous ulcers, before and after guidance received at home.
Method:
clinical experimental, randomized, nonblinded and controlled study, developed with 32 patients (case and control groups). Fields of research were the Wound Outpatient Care Unit of the Antônio Pedro University Hospital and households of patients treated in the outpatient unit. Data collection occurred from February to June 2014, by means of an assessment tool of the health care unit, the TINETTI index and a script for directions to be provided to study participants who received home visits.
Results:
participants in the case group showed significant and differentiated improvement post-intervention when compared to the control group, which remained stable.
Conclusion:
directions provided in the home context were beneficial to the members of the case group.
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RESEARCH
Pressure ulcers in critically ill patients: incidence and associated factors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):460-467
01-01-2016
Abstract
RESEARCHPressure ulcers in critically ill patients: incidence and associated factors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):460-467
01-01-2016DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690307i
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Objective:
to identify the incidence and describe the associated factors for pressure ulcers in critically ill patients.
Method:
this was a prospective cohort study with 77 patients, using a clinical, metabolic assessment and the associated factors for pressure ulcer, applying the risk scales (Braden and Waterlow) and assigning ulcers to categories.
Results:
an incidence of 22% (95% CI 12.6 – 31.5), with 17 patients with 32 pressure ulcers in the sacral region (47%), and of Class I (72%). The length of stay was greater than ten days (71%), most admissions were surgical (53%) or for congestive heart failure (24%), and were high risk on the Braden Scale (59%).
Conclusion:
the study highlights the high incidence of pressure ulcers, clinical and metabolic characteristics and associated factors, as well as the outcome of death, requiring, therefore, preventive measures.
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RESEARCH
Accreditation in a public hospital: perceptions of a multidisciplinary team
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):451-459
01-01-2016
Abstract
RESEARCHAccreditation in a public hospital: perceptions of a multidisciplinary team
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):451-459
01-01-2016DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690306i
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Objective:
to analyze the perceptions of the multidisciplinary team on Accreditation in a public hospital.
Method:
descriptive, exploratory, qualitative research, performed in May 2014, using recorded individual interviews. In total, 28 employees of a public hospital, Accredited with Excellence, answered the guiding question: “Tell me about the Accreditation system used in this hospital”. The interviews were transcribed and subjected to content analysis.
Results:
of the speeches, three categories emerged: Advantages offered by the Accreditation; Accredited public hospital resembling a private hospital; Pride/satisfaction for acting in an accredited public hospital.
Conclusion:
participants perceived Accreditation as a favorable system for a quality management in the public service because it promotes the development of professional skills and improves cost management, organizational structure, management of assistance and perception of job pride/satisfaction.
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RESEARCH
Health status and the return to work after traffic accidents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):443-450
01-01-2016
Abstract
RESEARCHHealth status and the return to work after traffic accidents
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):443-450
01-01-2016DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690305i
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Objective:
to compare the health status of traffic accident victims, at hospital discharge and after six months, and to analyze the predictive variables of their health status and return to work.
Method:
observational, longitudinal study. Data were collected through interviews and medical records of 102 patients with a mean age of 33 years; with the majority being men and victims of motorcycle accidents. The variables were analyzed by means of validated tools, student’s t-test, multiple linear regression, and logistic regression.
Results:
there was an improvement of perception in the patients’ health status six months after hospital discharge and functional capacity. The individuals who returned to work showed better health-related quality of life evaluation.
Conclusion:
improvement of the perceived health status six months after hospital discharge was found. Factors that influenced the patients’ return to work were not identified.
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RESEARCH
Prevalence and factors associated with frailty in non-institutionalized older adults
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):435-442
01-01-2016
Abstract
RESEARCHPrevalence and factors associated with frailty in non-institutionalized older adults
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2016;69(3):435-442
01-01-2016DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2016690304i
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Objective:
to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with frailty in non-institutionalized older adults living in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Method:
data were collected in their homes, in 2013, based on a census cluster sampling. Demographic and socioeconomic variables, morbidities, utilization of health care services, and scores on the Edmonton Fragility Scale were analyzed. The adjusted prevalence ratios were obtained using the Poisson regression multiple analysis with robust variance.
Results:
the prevalence of frailty was 41.3%. The variables associated with frailty were: female gender, very old age, education of less than four years, not having been hospitalized in the last 12 months, having a caregiver, falling in the prior year, diabetes mellitus, cardiac disease, and osteoarticular disease.
Conclusion:
the prevalence of frailty was high. Some factors consist of modifiable conditions, which should encourage health actions aimed at this group.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Development, validation and application of clinical simulation scenarios for assessment of stomatherapy specialists
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(1):e20200360
03-24-2021
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEDevelopment, validation and application of clinical simulation scenarios for assessment of stomatherapy specialists
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(1):e20200360
03-24-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0360
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Objectives:
to build and validate three clinical simulation scenarios and report the application with candidates for the specialist’s degree in stomatherapy.
Methods:
methodological study, building three scenarios and evaluation checklists; content validation with judges, using content validity index and Modified Kappa Coefficient; pre-test and application.
Results:
scenarios built based on nursing care for: 1. insufficiency and venous ulcer; 2. demarcation of intestinal stomia; and 3. Clean intermittent catheterization. In the content validation of the 24 items appreciated, 83%, 80%, and 92% were validated without change. In the pre-test, the objectives and checklists were adjusted. In the application, to standardize the evaluation, actors and evaluators were trained previously, and each candidate passed the three stations.
Conclusions:
scenarios built and with validated content, based on evidence and covering the three areas of stomatherapy. The pre-test allowed for adjustments in the scenarios, and the candidates achieved the expected objectives.
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Nurse-midwives reconfiguring care in the scope of labor and births in COVID-19 times
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200863
04-14-2021
Abstract
Nurse-midwives reconfiguring care in the scope of labor and births in COVID-19 times
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200863
04-14-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0863
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Objectives:
to analyze how the nurse-midwives of maternity wards that were fields of practice for an improvement course in obstetrics have reorganized care in the context of labor and birth amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
this is a descriptive, exploratory and qualitative study carried out with nine nurse-midwives who are preceptors and collaborators in maternity wards that were fields of practice for an improvement course, between February and April 2020, through a semi-structured interview through WhatsApp®. Content analysis was used to treat the information.
Results:
the pandemic brought the need to reorganize work, with a focus on service training and maintenance of good practices in labor and birth, whose movement was intensely experienced, interfering in nurse-midwives’ mental health.
Conclusion:
nurse-midwives have faced the pandemic with concerns about maintaining safe care, focused on practices based on updated scientific evidence.
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Quality of life and falls in elderly people: a mixed methods study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200400
05-21-2021
Abstract
Quality of life and falls in elderly people: a mixed methods study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200400
05-21-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0400
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Objective:
to assess elderly people’s quality of life, understanding the social representations of falls.
Methods:
a convergent mixed methods research carried out at homes, with a sample of 134 elderly people. A structured questionnaire was used, covering sociodemographic variables and factors that indicated frailty and risk of falling. For quality of life assessment, Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36 and Theory of Social Representations, Abric’s structural approach were used, with data treated by dictionary of equivalent terms, processed in Evoc 2000, converging analytically according to Neuman.
Results:
quality of life impairment was identified in terms of physical, emotional and functional capacity. The elements of the possible central nucleus were fall, fear, and bruised-broken-bone.
Final considerations:
quality of life impairment can contribute to increase the number of falls, which has been shown to be an event present in elderly people’s lives through evocations. Understanding elderly people’s individual demands allows planning actions.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Knowledge and health promotion practice of Family Health Strategy nurses
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20190362
07-06-2020
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEKnowledge and health promotion practice of Family Health Strategy nurses
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20190362
07-06-2020DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0362
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Objectives:
to analyze the knowledge and health promotion practice carried out by Family Health Strategy nurses.
Methods:
a descriptive study and qualitative approach. The study was conducted with 18 Family Health Strategy nurses from the city of São Carlos. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed through thematic analysis. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee.
Results:
the data revealed that nurses had difficulties to conceptualize health promotion, and it is common to describe the definition of disease prevention. Nurses also reported developing group activities for health promotion; however, individual actions and consultations were still predominant.
Final Considerations:
it is necessary to develop sustainable strategies for collective health-promoting activities, in addition to strengthening multidisciplinary work and Continuing Education actions.
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EDITORIAL
The era of precision medicine and its impact on nursing: paradigm shifts?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(5):e740501
07-28-2021
Abstract
EDITORIALThe era of precision medicine and its impact on nursing: paradigm shifts?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(5):e740501
07-28-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2021740501
Views0INTRODUCTIONThe large investment and development of research in genomics and molecular biology in the last two decades, especially after the conclusion of the Human Genome Project (HGP), has generated many expectations regarding its impact on the transformation from the conventional medicine paradigm to the precision medicine paradigm(–). The term precision medicine (PM) was used for […]See more -
REFLECTION
Art in evidence-based nursing practice from the perspective of Florence Nightingale
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20210664
02-25-2022
Abstract
REFLECTIONArt in evidence-based nursing practice from the perspective of Florence Nightingale
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(4):e20210664
02-25-2022DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0664
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Objectives:
to discuss, in the light of Florence Nightingale, the historical position of art as a constituent device of evidence-based nursing practice.
Methods:
reflective study anchored in the writings of Nightingale and other researchers with whom it is possible to have a profound dialogue on the theme “art in nursing”.
Results:
art is related to two essential elements in the practice of nursing: knowledge and skill. Understanding science as knowledge and art as skill leads to the idea that both make it possible to combine technical competence, compassion, ethics, and individualization of care. Final Considerations: the art of nursing is the continuous exercise of detailed perception, so that the subjective aspect becomes the center to which the nurse’s gaze converges, that which will allow them to unveil the “truth” posed by the patient, resulting in the best intervention for him.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Family interview for organ and tissue donation: good practice assumptions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20190206
06-16-2021
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFamily interview for organ and tissue donation: good practice assumptions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20190206
06-16-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0206
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Objectives:
to identify information that can support creating good practice assumptions to develop family interview for organ and tissue donation.
Methods:
this scoping study, conducted in two Brazilian hospitals in the southern, between April and December 2017, included integrative review and consultation with 15 families who experienced interview for organ donation. For data analysis, thematic content analysis was used.
Results:
three categories emerged: communication of death, which shows the need to know the history of hospitalization of patients; emotional support, the team must have mastery of the stages of mourning; information about donation, professionals need to know the stages of the donation process and respect families’ time.
Final Considerations:
good practice assumptions point to the need for team training, respect for family time and the use of simple language.
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