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Professor habilitation: the recognition of a trajectory committed to teaching, research, and extension
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(suppl 5):e20201078
05-21-2021
Abstract
REFLECTIONProfessor habilitation: the recognition of a trajectory committed to teaching, research, and extension
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(suppl 5):e20201078
05-21-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1078
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Objective:
to describe faculty member training as a strategy for the development of leaders and the promotion of continuous academic progress in teaching, research, and extension.
Method:
this reflection article presents a history of the highest academic degree obtained in Brazil, describing the characteristics of the competitions and highlighting aspects and activities that show, nowadays, intellectual and scientific maturation.
Results:
aspiring professors submit their academic trajectory to analysis and judgment by peers, based on strict assessment criteria, to receive a professor habilitation. Its purpose is to promote a moment of analysis of their academic career and to identify the remarkable contribution to the advancement of the university and the country through consolidated and impactful activities.
Final considerations:
pursuing this highest degree in the Brazilian academic career can be a moment of individual and collective advancement, contributing to the consolidation of areas of knowledge.
Keywords:Graduate EducationHigher EducationHigher Education InstitutionQuality ImprovementUniversitySee more -
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Florence Nightingale’s theory and her contributions to holistic critical thinking in nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200139
05-03-2021
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REFLECTIONFlorence Nightingale’s theory and her contributions to holistic critical thinking in nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200139
05-03-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0139
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Objective:
to reflect on Florence Nightingale’s legacy and describe her contributions to critical holistic thinking in nursing.
Methods:
this is a theoretical reflection, for which scientific productions on Florence Nightingale’s environmental theory, as published in national and international journals, were based.
Results:
Florence Nightingale’s philosophy and teachings emphasize that the nurse must use her brain, heart and hands to create healing environments to care for the patient’s body, mind and spirit. Nursing, since the time of Nightingale, has been building the holistic paradigm, in all schools of thought, with a view to a humanistic approach to the human being in their indivisible relationship with the environment.
Final considerations:
Florence’s contributions to holistic critical thinking in nursing are evident, constituting nurses’ differential in clinical practice.
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Workplace violence: legislation, public policies and possibility of advances for health workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(1):e20200335
03-24-2021
Abstract
REFLECTIONWorkplace violence: legislation, public policies and possibility of advances for health workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(1):e20200335
03-24-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0335
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Objectives:
to discuss specific laws and public policies for workplace violence in the health sector, highlighting possibilities for the collective confrontation of this phenomenon in Brazil.
Methods:
this is a reflective and argumentative study that refers to some previous experiences regarding the implementation of legal aspects to curb workplace violence directed at health professionals.
Results:
there are experiences regarding the existence of legislation or public policies to specifically contain workplace violence in the health sector, but these are still restricted to some places or countries. The literature provides resources for developing specific strategies for managing this phenomenon, highlighting prevention programs and conducts for case management.
Final Considerations:
implementation of legal aspects or public policies at the municipal, regional, state and/or national level is a strategy with potential to confront workplace violence in health services in a collective and sustainable way.
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Reflections on patient safety incident reporting systems
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(suppl 1):e20200307
03-05-2021
Abstract
REFLECTIONReflections on patient safety incident reporting systems
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(suppl 1):e20200307
03-05-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0307
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Objective:
To reflect on the main characteristics and recommendations of Incident Reporting Systems, discuss the population’s participation in reporting, and point out challenges in the Brazilian system.
Method:
Reflection study, based on Ordinance No. 529/13, which instituted the National Patient Safety Program, under Collegiate Board Resolution (CBR) No. 36/13; reflections by experts were added.
Results:
Reporting systems are a source for learning and monitoring, allow early detection of incidents, investigations and, mainly, the generation of recommendations prior to recurrences, in addition to raising information for patients and relatives. There is little participation of the population in the reporting, regardless of the type of system and characteristics such as confidentiality, anonymity, and mandatory nature.
Final Considerations:
In Brazil, although reporting is mandatory, there is an urgency to advance the involvement and participation of the population, professionals, and institutions. To simplify data entry by improving the interface and importing data from the reporting system is an objective to be achieved.
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The nurse’s work in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(suppl 1):e20200594
03-05-2021
Abstract
REFLECTIONThe nurse’s work in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(suppl 1):e20200594
03-05-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0594
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Objective:
Reflect on the work experienced by the nurse in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic in a public hospital of the State of Rio Grande do Norte.
Methods:
Reflective essay based in the professional experience in a public reference hospital for the care of patients affected by COVID-19 in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Results were organized in two empirical categories, which emphasize potentialities and barriers in the nurse’s work in the face of the COVID-19, presented by means of Ishikawa diagram.
Results:
Two categories emerged from the experiences: Nursing leadership in organizing health services to face COVID-19; and the performance of nursing care management in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Final considerations:
It is necessary to value the nurse’s work in all its attributes, as well as strengthen the interdisciplinary work processes, which collaborate to overcome the crisis caused by the pandemic.
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Convergent care research and its qualification as scientific research
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(1):e20190657
02-22-2021
Abstract
REFLECTIONConvergent care research and its qualification as scientific research
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(1):e20190657
02-22-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0657
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Objectives:
to highlight the main attributes of Convergent Care Research that ratify it as a method of scientific research. Methods: it is a theoretical-reflective study on Convergent Care Research's theoretical-methodological assumptions. Development: Convergent Care Research is compatible with the Social Constructionism paradigm. Convergent Care Research projects have two approaches: practical and conceptual. The Convergent Care Research process corpus contains five phases: conception; instrumentation; scrutiny; analysis and theorizing. Final Considerations: Convergent Care Research rigor encompasses the relationship between research and care practice, and this corresponds to the convergence of these two dimensions. Due to its theoretical foundation and criteria of methodological rigor, Convergent Care Research is aligned with scientific research methods.
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The belief in health in the adoption of COVID-19 prevention and control measures
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(suppl 1):e20200576
02-15-2021
Abstract
REFLECTIONThe belief in health in the adoption of COVID-19 prevention and control measures
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(suppl 1):e20200576
02-15-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0576
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Objective:
Reflect, in the light of the Health Belief Model, on the adoption of behavioral measures in the context of COVID-19.
Methods:
Theoretical-reflective essay, based on the Health Belief Model, to reflect on adherence to preventive behaviors in the pandemic of COVID-19.
Results:
Adherence to preventive behaviors is strongly influenced by socioeconomic, territorial, political and individual factors in the face of critical health situations. In addition, the spread of false news modulates the thinking and execution of behavioral actions in the population.
Final Considerations:
It is necessary to understand the importance of health communication processes and the use of tools aimed at responsible human behavior and engaged in the adoption of a preventive posture.
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Pre-hospital assistance by ambulance in the context of coronavirus infections
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(suppl 1):e20200657
02-15-2021
Abstract
REFLECTIONPre-hospital assistance by ambulance in the context of coronavirus infections
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(suppl 1):e20200657
02-15-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0657
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Objective:
To reflect on the safe care exercised by the pre-hospital care team by emergency ambulance in times of coronavirus infection.
Method:
A reflection and description of how to provide safe care to the patient and the professional during pre-hospital care in times of coronavirus infection.
Results:
To ensure the health of all those involved in the care, health professionals who work in pre-hospital care by emergency ambulance should use the recommended Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as the use of surgical masks and N95, N99, N100, PFF2 or PFF3, the use of an apron or overall, goggles and face shield, gloves and a hat. The entire team must receive training and demonstrate the ability to use PPE correctly and safely.
Final considerations:
The professional working in the pre-hospital care by ambulance is exposed to a series of occupational risks that need to be discussed and minimized through professional training.
Keywords:AmbulanceCoronavirus InfectionsEmergency Medical ServicesPatient SafetyPre-Hospital AssistanceSee more