Permanent education actions of nurse facilitators at a nursing education centre

CONHECIMENTO DA EQUIPE DE ENFERMAGEM SOBRE LESÃO POR PRESSÃO

Objetivo:avaliar o nível de conhecimentos da equipe de enfermagem da clínica médica de um hospital universitário sobre lesão por pressão. Método: estudo descritivo-exploratório, aprovado por Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa. Os dados foram coletados através de questionário validado. Participaram 50 indivíduos, sendo 35 técnicos de enfermagem e 15 enfermeiros. Resultados: os técnicos em enfermagem obtiveram média de 83,5% e os enfermeiros obtiveram média de 89,9%. Realizou-se um modelo de regressão para verificar variáveis que influenciam no nível de conhecimento, sendo identificado que possuir mais de 5 anos na profissão aumenta 1,61 vezes a chance de o profissional apresentar um conhecimento adequado. Conclusão: foi identificada uma fragilidade no conhecimento sobre lesão por pressão. Tendo em vista os custos envolvidos no tratamento e as complicações advindas dessas lesões, as instituições de saúde devem implementar ações educativas sobre esse agravo.

NURSING TEAM KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PRESSURE INJURIES

Objective: to assess the level of knowledge of the nursing staff of the medical clinic of a university hospital about pressure injuries. Method: descriptive-exploratory study, approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Data were collected through a validated questionnaire. Fifty individuals participated, 35 nursing technicians and 15 nurses. Results: nursing technicians had an average of 83.5% and nurses had an average of 89.9%. A regression model was carried out to verify variables that influence the level of knowledge, and it was identified that having more than 5 years in the profession increases 1.61 times the chance that the professional has adequate knowledge. Conclusion: a weakness in knowledge about pressure injuries was identified. In view of the costs involved in the treatment and complications arising from these injuries, health institutions must implement educational actions about this condition.

Professional interaction in management of the triad: Permanent Education in Health, patient safety and quality

Objective:

to understand how professional interaction takes place in the hospital organizational structure for the management of Permanent Education in Health, to guarantee patient safety and the quality of nursing care.

Method:

this is a qualitative study, which used the structuralist aspect of the Grounded Theory as a methodological framework. 27 interviewers participated in the study, who made up four sample groups.

Results:

six categories and 13 subcategories were presented, representing the studied phenomenon and highlighting particularities of the public health system and the influence of the manager’s support and management priority, the disposition of the organizational structure, the institutional culture, the external encouragement to institution, and the nurses’ initiative and leadership in the professional interaction for the management of the Permanent Education in Health, patient safety, and quality of care triad, revealing the need for cultural change through interdisciplinarity.

Conclusion:

the professional interaction in the hospital organizational structure requires the creation of new management models with an emphasis on more participative management, in order to improve the care processes in hospital institutions.

Occupational stress among emergency and urgent care nurses at a public hospital in Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

BACKGROUND

The number of emergency and urgent care providers with occupational stress is quite large and is a source of concern for hospital managers. Nurses are the professional category most affected among workers exposed to occupational stress.

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the level of occupational stress among emergency and urgent care nurses at a public hospital in Teresina, Piaui, Brazil, by means of the Bianchi Stress Questionnaire.

METHODS

Cross-sectional descriptive study conducted from November 2016 through January 2017 at a public emergency and urgency care hospital in Teresina. The sample comprised 20 nurses allocated to the department red, yellow, green and stabilization zones. Data were collected by means of the Bianchi Stress Questionnaire (BSQ), fed to a database and processed using software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23.0. Analysis consisted of descriptive statics.

RESULTS

Participants were predominantly female (75%) within age range 31 to 40 years old (65%); most had graduated 6 to 10 years earlier (60%), 90% had attended graduate education and 70% had worked at the department for more than 6 years. The global stress score ranged from 2.4 to 5.25, mean 3.46; the highest stress level corresponded to BSQ domain A. Conclusion: Interpersonal relationships in emergency and urgent care departments might be a cause of occupational stress among workers.