Thesis (Ph.D.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:28:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-02-29Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:57:54Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 gasparino_rf_me_botfm.pdf: 348140 bytes, checksum: a14f8d68017a3f416b0fb6081fc9cbe0 (MD5) / Estudo de abordagem qualitativa que teve por objetivo apreender concepções e descrever experiências de enfermeiros da Estratégia Saúde da Família sobre consultas de enfermagem a gestantes e crianças. Para coleta de dados, foram aplicadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas junto a dez enfermeiras que atuavam sob o referido modelo assistencial em municípios do Circuito das Águas Paulista. A análise dos dados obtidos seguiu o Método de Análise de Conteúdo, na vertente Temática. Os depoimentos foram sistematizados em seis temas: Concepções de enfermeiras sobre consulta de enfermagem; Experiências profissionais com consulta de enfermagem; Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem; Consulta de Enfermagem obstétrica e sua sistematização; Consulta de Enfermagem pediátrica e sua sistematização; Propostas para qualificar consultas de enfermagem obstétricas e pediátricas. Pode-se apreender que, na perspectiva dos enfermeiros, a consulta de enfermagem permite conhecer melhor o indivíduo, sua história de vida e saúde, verificar necessidades/problemas apresentados e inferir situações futuras; a partir de uma abordagem holística, autônoma e sistematizada, não sendo referidos referenciais teóricos ou metodológicos como condição para embasar essa prática. As experiências descritas indicaram que as consultas de enfermagem configuram-se como ponto estratégico do atendimento, diferindo uma da outra o que demanda constante adaptação do enfermeiro para realizá-las. Embora consideradas eficazes e gratificantes, as entrevistadas reconheceram que, ainda, as consultas de enfermagem não são realizadas a contento, especialmente quanto à sua sistematização. Neste sentido, verificou-se que as consultas obstétricas são realizadas com menos dificuldade quando comparadas... / Study of qualitative approach that had intended to seize conceptions and describe experiences of nurses of family health Strategy on pregnant women and nursing consultations to children. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were applied along the ten nurses who acted under such assistive model in municipalities of the circuit of the waters of São Paulo. The analysis of data obtained followed the method of content Analysis, Thematic strand. The testimonials were systematized in six themes: conceptions of nurses on nursing consultation; Professional experiences with nursing consultation; Systematization of nursing Assistance; Obstetric nursing consultation and its systematization; Paediatric nursing consultation and its systematization; Proposals to qualify queries of paediatric and obstetric nursing. One can understand that, in view of the nurses, the nursing consultation allows you to better understand the individual, his life story and health check needs/problems presented and infer future situations; from a holistic approach, systematized, autonomous and not being referred to theoretical or methodological references as a condition to support this practice. The experiences described indicated that consultations of nursing become strategic point of care, differing from one another which demand constant adaptation of nurse to perform them. Although considered effective and rewarding, survey respondents acknowledged that, still nursing consultations are not performed to the satisfaction, especially as to its systematisation. In this sense, it was found that obstetric queries are performed with less difficulty when compared to pediatric, highlighting problems like lack structure, team training and organization of the work process. As recommendations for the qualification... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Orientador: Vera Lúcia Pamplona Tonete / Banca: Cássia Irene Spinelli Arantes / Banca: Janete Pessuto Simonetti / Resumo: Estudo de abordagem qualitativa que teve por objetivo apreender concepções e descrever experiências de enfermeiros da Estratégia Saúde da Família sobre consultas de enfermagem a gestantes e crianças. Para coleta de dados, foram aplicadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas junto a dez enfermeiras que atuavam sob o referido modelo assistencial em municípios do Circuito das Águas Paulista. A análise dos dados obtidos seguiu o Método de Análise de Conteúdo, na vertente Temática. Os depoimentos foram sistematizados em seis temas: Concepções de enfermeiras sobre consulta de enfermagem; Experiências profissionais com consulta de enfermagem; Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem; Consulta de Enfermagem obstétrica e sua sistematização; Consulta de Enfermagem pediátrica e sua sistematização; Propostas para qualificar consultas de enfermagem obstétricas e pediátricas. Pode-se apreender que, na perspectiva dos enfermeiros, a consulta de enfermagem permite conhecer melhor o indivíduo, sua história de vida e saúde, verificar necessidades/problemas apresentados e inferir situações futuras; a partir de uma abordagem holística, autônoma e sistematizada, não sendo referidos referenciais teóricos ou metodológicos como condição para embasar essa prática. As experiências descritas indicaram que as consultas de enfermagem configuram-se como ponto estratégico do atendimento, diferindo uma da outra o que demanda constante adaptação do enfermeiro para realizá-las. Embora consideradas eficazes e gratificantes, as entrevistadas reconheceram que, ainda, as consultas de enfermagem não são realizadas a contento, especialmente quanto à sua sistematização. Neste sentido, verificou-se que as consultas obstétricas são realizadas com menos dificuldade quando comparadas... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Study of qualitative approach that had intended to seize conceptions and describe experiences of nurses of family health Strategy on pregnant women and nursing consultations to children. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were applied along the ten nurses who acted under such assistive model in municipalities of the circuit of the waters of São Paulo. The analysis of data obtained followed the method of content Analysis, Thematic strand. The testimonials were systematized in six themes: conceptions of nurses on nursing consultation; Professional experiences with nursing consultation; Systematization of nursing Assistance; Obstetric nursing consultation and its systematization; Paediatric nursing consultation and its systematization; Proposals to qualify queries of paediatric and obstetric nursing. One can understand that, in view of the nurses, the nursing consultation allows you to better understand the individual, his life story and health check needs/problems presented and infer future situations; from a holistic approach, systematized, autonomous and not being referred to theoretical or methodological references as a condition to support this practice. The experiences described indicated that consultations of nursing become strategic point of care, differing from one another which demand constant adaptation of nurse to perform them. Although considered effective and rewarding, survey respondents acknowledged that, still nursing consultations are not performed to the satisfaction, especially as to its systematisation. In this sense, it was found that obstetric queries are performed with less difficulty when compared to pediatric, highlighting problems like lack structure, team training and organization of the work process. As recommendations for the qualification... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

M.Cur. (Advanced Midwifery and Neonatal Nursing) / With the introduction of the four year comprehensive course, the students at a particular college of nursing receive instruction on normal labour at the beginning of their second year. They are then allocated to the maternity wards of a particular hospital for their midwifery nursing science practica. The practical placement of these students to the midwifery clinical area is variable as a few may be allocated to the practice immediately after having received their theoretical instruction, a few two months later and the rest four, six, eight and ten months later. A major problem thus facing midwifery educators at a particular college of nursing, is to select an appropriate method of teaching that would assist the student nurses in acquiring the psychomotor skills that are necessary for the management of the delivery procedure. The goal of this study was to evaluate the competency levels of the second year student nurses, in the application of the psychomotor skills that are necessary for the management of the delivery procedure, after having made use of different teaching strategies, namely: * the traditional teaching method, and * the aforementioned method combined with the simulation teaching method. The hypothesis stated that there would be no difference in the application of the necessary psychomotor skills for the first delivery procedure, between the control and the experimental groups.

D.Cur. / The midwife is the pivot around whom training activities in midwifery revolve. Her knowledge and skill form an inseparable part of the effectiveness of her practice. The external and internal environment of the midwife play a vital role regarding the demands placed upon her. The internal and external environment of the midwife is dynamic, and change continually. The external environment in the past ten years has undergone marked changes: health policy has changed; legal-ethical changes have occurred; the roles of the private sector and fee-for-service practitioners have changed; a new government with other objectives has placed the emphasis on new needs at professional and lay levels. These changes place new demands on the midwife's practice. Because the internal and external environments are in interaction, changes in the internal environment are continually being made, for example the knowledge and competency required by the midwife must continuously be improved so that she can comply with the new demands in her practice. The training of the midwife ought to be such that she is adequately equipped to fulfil the demands set by practice. The goal of this study is: an exploration and description of the knowledge and skill required by the midwife to be able to accept her responsibility in the new health care service of South Africa and set guidelines for the basic training of midwife who is to function independently.

The substandard care noted and reported on in midwifery practice at level one midwifery care institutions in South Africa raises a concern about the effectiveness of the assessment strategies used at nursing institutions in enhancing midwifery programme outcomes. The concern is mainly directed particularly at the performance of the newly qualified professional nurses as they are the ones that practise at level one institutions, had just gone through training and been found to be competent practitioners. The success of any training programme and specifically midwifery practice as in the content of this study is dependent on the effectiveness of the assessment techniques or strategies used; hence assessment is considered integral to monitoring the quality of the midwifery care programme. The current study used a quantitative research design to explore and describe the role of assessments in enhancing midwifery programme outcomes at a public nursing education institution in the Eastern Cape Province. Recommendations to enhance the role of assessments for the benefit of midwifery programme outcomes at a public nursing education institution that were made were guided by the findings of the study. Participants were non-randomly selected and were personally provided with a self-developed questionnaire to complete. 134 participants returned fully completed questionnaires while approximately 25% of the selected sample did not return theirs. Data was captured on an excel spread sheet and analysed using Cronbach’s alpha programme under the guidance of the statistician and supervisor. Findings of the study were that: • the participants perceived the role of assessments as positively enhancing the midwifery programme outcomes, • though they also agreed and strongly agreed that there were major factors that prevented enhancement of midwifery programme outcomes. Ethical considerations were autonomy, beneficence, justice and non-maleficence. The validity and reliability of the data- collection instrument was ensured. Furthermore, recommendations were made for nursing education, clinical practice and future research. The study was conducted during the period of July 2014 to January 2016.

Study project (Mnutr) -- University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Quality nursing care is characterised by clinical decisions based on critical and analytical thinking. The assessment, planning and implementation information which is used as basis for decision making must be recorded in the patient's record/file. The questlon is rai_sed whetherthe patient's record does indeed reflect critical and analytical thinking. The focus on the midwife's practices during professional conduct hearings which relate to intrapartum service delivery, led to the specific choice of population, namely intrapartum services delivery in Levell hospitals in the Western Cape. A non-experimental study whereby qualitative and quantitative data were collected, was performed in six (6) Levell hospitals. Check lists were compiled to evaluate the structure and facilities in which midwifery practice is executed. The records of 128 patients were analysed to specifically investigate the nature and extent of critical and analytical decisionmaking by midwives, and the extent to which the midwife really applies reflective practices. The results showed that record-keeping is not done optimally; that the partogram, which - - ---- is a comprehensive evaluation of the progress of_lab_2~1isJ not used and that the records did not indicate that the midwife applies critical and analytical thinking and acts accordingly. Recommendationsare that the proposals for the improvement of intrapartum service delivery, as made by Odendal (2004: ii-iv) and the Department of Health (2000: 42), are to receive immediate attention. It appears as if protocols and guidelines for emergency action and general safe practices do exist, but are not enforced. Continued inservice training receive priority attention. Core words: critical analytical thinking; midwife's practice and practices; intrapartum care service delivery / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Gehalte verpleegsorg word deur kliniese besluite wat op kritiese en analitiese denke gegrond word gekenmerk. In die pasient se rekord moet die ramings-, beplannings- en implementeringsgegewens gerekordeer word wat gebruik is as basis vir besluitneming. Die vraag ontstaan egter of die pasient se rekord wei kritiese en analitiese denke weerspieel. Die fokus op die vroedvrou se praktyke in professionele gedragsake wat met intrapartumsorgdienslewering verband hou, het tot die spesifieke keuse van die populasie, naamlik intrapartumsorgdienste in vlak 1-hospitale in die Wes-Kaapaanleiding gegee. 'n Nie-eksperimentele studie waartydens kwalitatiewe en kwantitatiewe data ingesamel is, is in ses (6) vlak 1- hospitale uitgevoer. Kontrolelyste is opgestel om die struktuur en fasiliteite waarbinne vroedvroupraktyke plaasvind, te evalueer. Die rekords van 128 pasiente is ontleed om spesifiek ondersoek in te stel na die aard en omvang van kritiese en analitiese besluitneming deur die vroedvrou, en tot watter mate die vroedvrou wei weldeurdagte praktyke toepas. Die resultate toon dat rekordhouding nie optimaal gedoen word nie; dat die partogram wat 'n omvattende evaluering van die kraamverloop is, nie gebruik word nie, en dat daar uit die rekords nie 'n aanduiding gevind kan word dat vroedvroue wei krities en analities dink en optree nie. Aanbevelings is dat die voorstelle ter verbetering van intrapartumsorgdienslewering 5005 gemaak deur Odendal (2004: iii-v) en die Departement van Gesondheid (2000: 42), indringend aandag moet geniet. Dit wil voorkom asof protokolle en riglyne vir noodoptrede en algemene veilige praktykvoering wei bestaan, maar nie toegepas word nie. Voortgesette indiensopleiding moet as 'n prioritieit aangespreek word. Kernwoorde: kritiese analitiese denke; vroedvroupraktykvoering; vroedvroupraktyke, intrapartumsorgdienslewering.

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D.Cur. / The purpose of this study was to formulate clinical guidelines for critical nursing actions in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Currently each NICU has their own set of policies and standards for various procedures relevant to NICUs. There is thus no standardisation of nursing methods between the increasing numbers of NICUs. Uniform standards are of significant importance with regards to the nurses working in the units on a freelance basis through nursing agencies. The nurses often work in more than one unit and are thus subjected to various methods of performing one task ...