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Planejamento da assistência ao paciente hospitalizado na unidade de terapia intensiva oncológica na perspectiva dos cuidados paliativos

A pessoa com câncer avançado pode necessitar de hospitalização e em muitas situações, influenciadas pelas incertezas no momento de sua entrada nos serviços é indicada à terapia intensiva. Nestes casos, o planejamento da assistência pode ser conflitante e desafiador e resultar em investimentos o...

Preditores da sintomatologia depressiva em enfermeiros de unidade de terapia intensiva

Objectives: To identify the prevalence and analyze the existence of predictive factors of depressive symptomatology among nurses from intensive care unit. Methods: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed with 91 intensive care nurses. Two instruments were used for data collectio...

Análise de eventos adversos em pacientes internados em unidade de terapia intensiva

Resumo Objetivo Avaliar a incidência de eventos adversos e associá-los com a carga de trabalho de enfermagem, o dimensionamento da equipe de enfermagem e o perfil de gravidade do paciente. Métodos Foi realizado um estudo transversal, prospectivo, com abordagem quantitativa, em 304 pacientes consecut...

Fatores associados aos incidentes de segurança entre idosos em terapia intensiva

Resumo Objetivo Verificar os fatores demográficos e clínicos associados aos incidentes de segurança entre idosos em terapia intensiva. Métodos Estudo retrospectivo em prontuários de 112 admissões de idosos internados na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva em 2015. Os dados foram coletados de janeiro a j...

Professional nursing practice in critical units: assessment of work environment characteristics

ABSTRACT Objective: assess the autonomy, control over environment, and organizational support of nurses' work process and the relationships between physicians and nurses in critical care units. Method: cross-sectional study conducted with 162 nurses working in the intensive care units and emergency s...

Computerized nursing process in the Intensive Care Unit: ergonomics and usability

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 50 (6), 2016
Abstract OBJECTIVE Analyzing the ergonomics and usability criteria of the Computerized Nursing Process based on the International Classification for Nursing Practice in the Intensive Care Unit according to International Organization for Standardization(ISO). METHOD A quantitative, quasi-experimental, b...

Positive deviance as a strategy to prevent and control bloodstream infections in intensive care

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 51 (), 2017
Abstract OBJECTIVE To describe the application of positive deviance as a strategy to prevent and control bloodstream infections. METHOD An intervention study with nursing and medical team members working in an intensive care unit in a university hospital, between June and December 2014. The four steps ...

Pressure ulcer dressings in critical patients: a cost analysis

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 51 (), 2017
Abstract OBJECTIVE To assess the direct cost of dressings in pressure ulcer treatment. METHOD This was a descriptive observational study conducted at an intensive care unit in the Northeast region of Brazil, between November and December 2015. Data were gathered using the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Heali...

Intensive care unit team perception of palliative care: the discourse of the collective subject

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 51 (), 2017
Abstract OBJECTIVE To learn the perception of health professionals in an intensive care unit towards palliative care. METHOD This was a descriptive and qualitative study based on the converging care approach conducted at an intensive care unit in the South of Brazil. Semi-structured interviews were use...

Aging as a predictor of nursing workload in Intensive Care Unit: results from a Brazilian Sample

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 51 (), 2017
Abstract OBJECTIVE Verify if aging is an independent predictor of NW in ICU, according to age groups, and its predictive value as a determinant of NW in ICU. METHODS Study was conducted from 2012 to 2016. A convenience sample composed by patients (age ≥ 18) admitted to nine ICU belonging to a Bra...