Contemporaneamente, o modelo de gerenciamento por competências tem alcançado o âmbito da avaliação do trabalhador na saúde e enfermagem. Nesta perspectiva, o processo avaliativo requer planejamento e organização. O objetivo geral consistiu em compreender como ocorre o preparo do processo avaliativo dos técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem pelos enfermeiros de uma unidade de internação clínica adulto do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, na perspectiva da gestão por competências. O estudo, caracterizado como descritivo, de abordagem qualitativa, foi desenvolvido com 13 enfermeiros e os dados coletados entre maio e junho de 2017, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas. A análise de conteúdo temática resultou em três categorias: processo avaliativo, uma trajetória a ser discutida; no momento da avaliação, aspectos intervenientes; e, gestão por competências, um novo modelo de avaliação. Os resultados indicam que os enfermeiros se organizam para realizar as avaliações dos técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem no último trimestre do ano, geralmente em duplas, estabelecendo um cronograma e posterior comunicação aos avaliados. Noções sobre conhecimentos, habilidades e atitudes perpassam o entendimento dos entrevistados sobre avaliação por competências, embora ainda de modo incipiente. Houve referência à modificação no comportamento dos avaliados em momentos que antecedem à apreciação e às inconveniências logísticas relacionadas ao local das avaliações e ao tempo disponível, comprometendo a privacidade da entrevista avaliativa. Conclui-se sobre a importância de se apropriar de conhecimentos, habilidades e atitudes, bem como dos recursos proporcionados pelo sistema de gestão por competências da instituição para realizar avaliações com responsabilidade e compromisso. / Currently, the competence-based management model has reached the scope of employee assessment in health and nursing. Under this perspective, the evaluation process requires planning and organization. The general objective of this study was to understand how the nurses at an adult inpatient unit at Hospital de Clínicas dePorto Alegre prepare the assessment process of the unit’s nursing technicians and assistants based on the competence-based management perspective. This qualitative descriptive study was developed with 13 nurses, and data were collected between May and June, 2017 through semi-structured interviews. The analysis of the thematic content resulted in three categories: 1) evaluation process: a path yet to be discussed; 2) aspects that affect the moment of the evaluation; and 3) competence-based management: a new assessment model. The results indicate that the nurses usually get organized in pairs to conduct the evaluations of nursing technicians and assistants in the last quarter of the year. They design a schedule and subsequently inform these staff members. The interviewees demonstrated, although still in an incipient way, some understanding of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes involved in competence-based assessment. Changes in the behavior of the nursing technicians and assistants some moments before the assessment were reported. In addition, logistic inconveniences related to the venue and the time available for the assessment compromised the privacy of the evaluation interview. It can be concluded that it is important for the institution’s competence-based management system to master the required knowledge, skills, and attitudes, as well as to provide the necessary resources, in order to carry out evaluations with responsibility and commitment. / Actualmente, el modelo de gestión por competencias ha alcanzado el ámbito de la evaluación del trabajador en salud y enfermería. En esta perspectiva, el proceso evaluativo requiere planificación y organización. El objetivo general constituye en comprender cómo ocurre la preparación del proceso evaluativo de técnicos y auxiliares de enfermería por los enfermeros de una unidad de internación clínica adulta del Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, en la perspectiva de la gestión por competencias. El estudio, caracterizado como descriptivo, de enfoque cualitativo, ha sido desarrollado con 13 enfermeros, y los datos recogidos entre mayo y junio de 2017, a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas. El análisis de contenido temático ha resultado en 3 categorías: proceso evaluativo, una trayectoria a debatirse; en el momento de la evaluación, aspectos intervinientes; y, gestión por competencias, un nuevo modelo de evaluación. Los resultados indican que los enfermeros se organizan para realizar las evaluaciones de los técnicos y auxiliares de enfermería en el último periodo trimestral del año, generalmente en parejas, estableciendo un cronograma y posterior comunicación de los evaluados. Nociones de conocimientos, habilidades y actitudes atraviesan el entendimiento de los entrevistados sobre evaluación por competencias, aunque aún de manera incipiente. Ha sido referenciada la modificación en el comportamiento de los evaluados en momentos que anteceden la apreciación y también las inconveniencias logísticas relacionadas al local y al tiempo disponible para las evaluaciones, lo que compromete la privacidad de la entrevista evaluativa. Se concluye sobre la importancia de apropiarse de conocimientos, habilidades y actitudes, así como de los recursos proporcionados por el sistema de gestión por competencias de la institución para realizar evaluaciones con responsabilidad y compromiso.

Submitted by Fabiana Gonçalves Pinto (benf@ndc.uff.br) on 2015-10-16T19:34:42Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Rosangela de Oliveira Azevedo.pdf: 1496012 bytes, checksum: 26505762b218ab7165e4556241f916c0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-10-16T19:34:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rosangela de Oliveira Azevedo.pdf: 1496012 bytes, checksum: 26505762b218ab7165e4556241f916c0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Mestrado Profissional em Enfermagem Assistencial / A assistência de enfermagem à gestante considerada de alto risco obstétrico ainda é um desafio para a equipe de enfermagem no que se refere ao cuidado através de ações estruturadas. Sob este aspecto, realizou-se pesquisa exploratória, descritiva e documental de abordagem quanti-qualitativa sobre as ações da enfermagem na atenção à gestante considerada de alto risco. A equipe que presta tal assistência deve identificar problemas de saúde que possam resultar em maiores danos a essa mulher, fazendo-se necessárias diretrizes assistenciais capazes de recomendar, gerar e fornecer cuidados diferenciados. Assim, o gerenciamento do cuidado de enfermagem é fundamental no sentido de previsão e provisão de ações estruturadas de enfermagem que assegurem o bem-estar da gestante e família. O estudo foi realizado na Maternidade do Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro (HUAP), da Universidade Federal Fluminense, localizada no município de Niterói e referência para o atendimento à gestante de alto risco da região Metropolitana II do estado do Rio de Janeiro. Os objetivos propostos foram: elaborar diretrizes assistenciais de enfermagem em conformidade com o que preconiza o Ministério da Saúde, na atenção obstétrica de alto risco, sendo necessário descrever o perfil das gestantes de alto risco atendidas na maternidade do HUAP e, identificar as ações de enfermagem essenciais ao atendimento a essa clientela, quando internada. Empregou-se triangulação de dados obtidos pela observação não participante, pesquisa documental de prontuários e discursos dos profissionais de enfermagem que foram analisados à luz da produção científica acerca de modelos assistenciais de atenção obstétrica de alto risco. Dos resultados obtidos destaca-se que: a atenção obstétrica, desde a chegada da gestante e família à maternidade, é assistemática, revelando ações estruturantes que limitam a produção de saúde; ainda não se pratica o acolhimento e escuta sensíveis adequados; se dá pouca atenção à subjetividade da gestante, o que prejudica a tomada de decisão em relação aos planos de cuidados e; a equipe de enfermagem que atua no setor referiu estar capacitada e atuar há dez anos na maternidade. As situações observadas permitiram construção de duas categorias analíticas: a realidade revelando o estruturante e; a realidade revelando a necessidade de ações estruturadas. Acredita-se que por meio do gerenciamento de cuidado - diretriz assistencial é possível o alinhamento das ações de enfermagem, promovendo atendimento à gestante com ações resolutivas, assegurado as especificidades e os níveis de complexidade. / Nursing care to pregnant women considered at high obstetric risk is still a challenge for nursing staff with regard to the provision of care through structured actions. In this aspect, an exploratory, descriptive and documentary research with quantitative and qualitative approach to the nursing actions in care practices for pregnant women considered at high risk was conducted. The staff providing such assistance should identify health problems that may result in further damage to these women, thus creating the need for assistance guidelines to recommend, generate and provide special care. This way, the nursing care management is essential in order to forecast and provide structured nursing actions to ensure the mother and family welfare. The study was conducted in the maternity ward of the Antônio Pedro University Hospital (HUAP), of Fluminense Federal University, located in Niterói and specialized in the provision of care of high risk pregnancies in 2nd Metropolitan region of the state of Rio de Janeiro. The proposed objectives were to develop nursing care guidelines in accordance with the recommendations by the Ministry of Health about obstetric high risk, being necessary to describe the profile of high-risk pregnant women in HUAP maternity and identify the nursing actions essential to assist to these patients when hospitalized. Data triangulation was used, obtained through non-participant observation, research in document records and from speeches of nursing professionals that were analyzed with a focus on scientific production about models of obstetric high risk health care. Based on the results it is emphasized that: obstetric care, since the arrival of the mother and family to the hospital is unsystematic, revealing structural actions that limit the production of health actions; the hosting actions and appropriate sensitive listening are still not practiced; little attention is given to the subjectivity of the mother, which impairs decision making in relation to care plans and; the nursing team working in the sector reported being trained and acting for ten years at the hospital maternity ward department. The situations observed allowed the construction of two analytical categories: the reality revealing the structure and the reality revealing the need for structured actions. We believe that through management of care actions – an assistance policy, the alignment of nursing actions is possible, promoting care measures with resolving actions to pregnant women, given their characteristics and levels of complexity.

Submitted by Fabiana Gonçalves Pinto (benf@ndc.uff.br) on 2016-05-17T20:13:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Auxiliadora Rodrigues.pdf: 3212897 bytes, checksum: 7762bf9774f2406714482d022b04e4d7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-17T20:13:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Auxiliadora Rodrigues.pdf: 3212897 bytes, checksum: 7762bf9774f2406714482d022b04e4d7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Mestrado Profissional em Enfermagem Assistencial / Introdução: A busca pelo entendimento do quantitativo expressivo de solicitações de fiscalizações nas Instituições de Longa Permanência (ILPIs), em atendimento ao Ministério Público do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, à Promotoria de Justiça de Proteção ao Idoso e da Pessoa Portadora de Deficiência, definiu o interesse pela pesquisa. ILPIs não fazem parte do planejamento anual de fiscalização eletivas do COREN RJ, por serem empresas cadastradas no Conselho Nacional de Assistência Social (CNAS) e, não no Cadastro Nacional de Estabelecimentos de Saúde (CNES). Objetivo Geral: Avaliar os resultados da Fiscalização Ético-Profissional de Enfermagem nas Instituições de Longa Permanência para idosos (ILPIs) autuadas com Processo Administrativo (PADs). Método: Estudo retrospectivo, de análise documental, abordagem quantitativa. Para coleta de dados utilizou-se um instrumento estruturado nos quatro pilares da fiscalização: combater a ilegalidade do Exercício Profissional, orientar e estimular a Implantação da Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem, combater e notificar o Dimensionamento inadequado de Pessoal de enfermagem e esclarecer sobre a importância do Exercício Profissional pautado nas Legislações afins ao cuidado do idoso. A amostra foi composta por 51 processos administrativos. O período de coleta de dados foi de Agosto de 2014 a Fevereiro de 2015. Análise estatística descritiva e inferencial foi feita mediante uso dos programas SPSS (Statistical Packagefor the Social Science), versão 23.0, e do aplicativo Microsoft Excel 2007. Resultados: Das 51 instituições avaliadas, 45,1% delas eram instituições do Município de São Gonçalo e 19,6% eram do Rio de Janeiro. 80,4% das instituições eram privadas, (15,7%) filantrópicas e apenas (2%) era pública e (2%) de natureza mista, Privada e Filantrópica. O principal motivo das fiscalizações era o cumprimento de ordens do Ministério Público (56,9%); solicitações de Certidões de Responsabilidades Técnicas (CRT) (19,6%) e Denúncias (17,6%). Os p-valores mostram que não existem diferenças significativas entre as médias na maioria das avaliações realizadas, logo o perfil das instituições no que diz respeito ao número de pacientes atendidos e número de profissionais de cuidado não se alterou significativamente entre as duas avaliações. Os resultados com discreta melhora foram Profissionais de enfermagem com registro no Conselho (0,006); classificação de cuidados por dependência (0,008); apresentou escala de profissionais (0,006); não possuir outros profissionais na escala de enfermagem, principalmente, cuidadores (0,001); prontuário único (0,039); Normas e Rotinas de enfermagem (0,000); apresentou Protocolos Operacionais Padrões (0,000); e processo de enfermagem (0,001). Produto da Dissertação: Roteiro de Fiscalização nas Instituições de Longa Permanência para idosos. Conclusão: Ao fortalecer as fiscalizações em parceria com o Ministério Público e a Anvisa, poder-se-á viabilizar o atendimento das irregularidades e, principalmente, a inclusão das ILPIs na esfera sócio sanitária, tendo em vista a previsão de crescimento desses estabelecimentos em razão do aumento da longevidade, e ainda, por constituir a enfermagem sua maior classe trabalhadora. / Introduction: The search for understanding the expressive quantitative of surveillance requirements in Homes for the Aged, following the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro State and the Department of Justice for the Aged and Disabled Protection, established the interest to conduct this research. Homes for the Aged are not part of the yearly elective surveillance planning of COREN RJ, because they are companies registered in the Brazilian Council of Social Support (Conselho Nacional de Assistência Social – CNAS) instead of the Brazilian Registration of Health Institutions (Cadastro Nacional de Estabelecimentos de Saúde – CNES). General objective:To assess results of the Ethical-Professional Nursing Surveillance in Homes for the Aged issued with Administrative Processes. Method: This is a retrospective study with documental analysis and quantitative approach. An instrument for data collection was divided into the four edges of surveillance: to combat illegality of the Professional Activity; to guide and stimulate the Implantation of Nursing Care Systematization; to combat and notify the inappropriate nursing personnel downsizing and to clarify about the importance of the Professional Activity established in the similar laws regarding care of the aged. The sample included 51 administrative processes. Data collection period was from August 2014 to February 2015. The descriptive and inferential analysis was conducted using the programs SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), version 23.0, and the Microsoft Excel 2007 software. Results: Of the 51 assessed institutions, 45.1% of them were from São Gonçalo and 19.6% were from Rio de Janeiro. 80.4% were private, (15.7%) were philanthropic, only 2% were public and 2% had mixed nature (private and philanthropic). The main reason for surveillance was compliance with the standards of the Public Ministry (56.9%); with the requirements of Technical Responsibility Certificates (19.6%) and accusations (17.6%). P-values show no significant differences between the averages in most of the conducted evaluations, therefore the profile of institutions regarding the number of cared patients and of care professionals did not show any significant change between the two evaluations. The results showing a discrete improvement were: nursing professionals with registration in the Council (0.006); care classification by dependence (0.008); presented professional turnover (0.006); do not have other professionals in the nursing turnover, especially caregivers (0.001); single record (0.039); standards and routines of nursing (0.000); presented standardized operational protocols (0.000); and nursing process (0.001). Dissertation product: script of surveillance in homes for the aged. Conclusion: By strengthening surveillance together with the Public Ministry and Anvisa, it will be possible to enable the compliance with irregularities and, mainly, the inclusion of such institutions in the socio-sanitary sphere, taking into consideration the growth prediction of these institutions due to the increase of longevity and also because nursing is its biggest working class.

Orientador: Elizabeth de Leone Monteiro Smeke / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-04T18:24:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Martins_MariaTerezaCristinaTorinoLabigalini_D.pdf: 1757836 bytes, checksum: 3b960bbfafd60fefcbc5f35d95694be6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Resumo: Pesquisa de natureza qualitativa com objetivo de analisar a proposta pedagógica do Curso de Graduação da Faculdade de Enfermagem da PUC-Campinas, identificando em que medida seu Projeto Pedagógico atende aos pressupostos doutrinários do SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde), bem como às Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para o ensino na área. Para tanto foi adotado o estudo documental, utilizando os recursos teóricos e metodológicos da análise de conteúdo. O Corpus Documental constituiu-se por Documentos da Universidade e Faculdade de Enfermagem; Legislação para ensino na área e recomendações da Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem (ABEn), todos relativos ao período compreendido entre 1980 e 2004. A demarcação cronológica refere-se ao início do Projeto Pedagógico da PUC-Campinas, bem como, às inúmeras transformações na área da saúde e da formação de profissionais de saúde. A investigação permitiu identificar que, desde o início, a proposta de ensino da Faculdade mostrou-se de vanguarda na área, em decorrência, dentre outros fatores, da organização das políticas de saúde em Campinas, bem como dos propósitos contidos no Projeto da Universidade. Com relação ao currículo vigente, observamos necessidades de ajustes, particularmente, no que diz respeito ao compartilhamento dos saberes da Saúde Coletiva com as demais áreas, haja vista suas características e conhecimentos acumulados que podem contribuir para adequação do ensino ao perfil de formação pretendido. As conclusões apontam para a busca de estratégias de contínuo aperfeiçoamento do processo de ensino-aprendizagem com vistas à consolidação do Projeto Pedagógico / Abstract: Research of qualitative nature aiming to analyze the Pedagogical proposal of the graduation of PUC-Campinas Nursing University Course identifying in which measure its Pedagogical Project attends to the doctrinal SUS presupposed ( Health Unique system); as well as to the National Curriculum Directives for the teaching in the area. For that, it was adopted the documental study ,using the theoretical and methodological researches of the content analysis. The documental corpus consisted by documents of the Nursing University legislation for the teaching in the area and recommendations of the Brazilian Nursing Association (ABEN), all related to the period between 1980 and 2004. The chronological demarcation goes back to the beginning of the Pedagogical Project of PUC-Campinas, as well as the countless transformations in the area of Health and of the Health Professionals formation. The investigation allowed to identify that since the beginning, the teaching proposal at the university, became an advance guard in the area, among other factors of the movement of the Health Policies in Campinas, as well as, the purpose included into the university project. Referring to the curriculum in effect , we can observe adjustment necessities, mainly to what concerns to the sharing of the Collective Health with the other areas, since its characteristics and accumulated knowledge, that may contribute to the link between the teaching, to the profile of the required graduation. The conclusions, point out to the strategies search of continuous improvement of the teaching-learning process, mainly aiming to the Pedagogical Project consolidation. Key Words: Health manpower. Pedagogic project. Education evaluation. Education Nursing Diploma program. Nursing,education. Nursing Evaluation / Doutorado / Saude Coletiva / Doutor em Saude Coletiva

The purpose of this study was to gain information about the community health care needs through a comprehensive assessment. This information will allow providers to identify services and groups of people where the biggest gap exists in receiving needed health care services. This may provide the basis for the design of an advanced practice preventative health intervention for the community.

No / A significant number of people in the UK experience chronic pain, resulting in high levels of suffering and reduced quality of life. Management of chronic pain is complex, time consuming and not always successful. Good communication between patients and healthcare professionals is essential to ensure realistic treatment plans and outcomes can be negotiated. Accurate assessment is also key, and nurses play a fundamental role in ensuring patients with chronic pain receive the most appropriate care.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:04:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Luciano Ramos de Lima.pdf: 1365345 bytes, checksum: ef60ed7553c3b76d00042fe7e22ffcb3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-06-16 / Postoperative pain is characterized as an acute pain, prevalent inside the hospital environment, commonly associated with tissue damage. This study had, as a general objective, the evaluation of post-operative pain in clients who have undergone to cardiac surgery by sternotomy, according to the occurrence, intensity (measured at rest and on deep inspiration), location and quality, 1st, 2nd and 3rd. This is a cohort, prospective study, developed in a general hospital in the countryside of the State of Goiás, in the period from January to August 2008. Pain intensity was measured by means of verbal numerical scale (0-10); quality was measured by the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ-SF), the location was measured by body diagrams, and preoperative anxiety was measured via STAI (State/Trait Anxiety Inventory). Numerical vares were explored by descriptive measures of centrality (mean and median) and dispersion (minimum, maximum, standard deviation). The categorical variables were explored by simple absolute frequencies and percentages. The associations between variables were explored using non-parametric association tests, such as chi-square, Spearman coefficient, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney with &#945; = 5%. 62 clients participated, 56.5% men, 67.7% white, 42% of socioeconomic class C and 72.6% married. The mean age was 54.8 years, SD = 12.1 years, and the predominant age group (29.0%) from 51 to 60 years. The prevalent surgery was valve surgery (46.8%), followed by myocardial revascularization (40.3%). The postoperative anxiety level was medium to 92.0% of the clients. Pain intensity at rest and deep inspiration had a decrease as days passed by, (p<0.05), being classified as mild-moderate (MD [median]=0,0-3,0; Q1 [quartile 1]=0,0-1,0; Q3 [quartile 3]=2,0-6,0; MAX [maximum]=8,0-10,0; MIN [minimum]=0,0-0,0) at rest and moderate-intense (MD=2,0-5,0; Q1=0,75-2,75; Q3=3,0-7,25; MAX=9,0-10,0; MIN=0,0-0,0) at deep inspiration. The chest region was the region in where there was the greatest pain occurrence in the 4 days of PO (40,3%-53,2%).The words which were most frequently chosen to describe postoperative pain were tiring/exhaustive (83,9%- 95,2%), painful (88,7%-91,9%), persistent (85,5%-87,1%) and splitting (72,6%- 82,3%). Splitting, was the one which received the greatest attribution (score 3) from the sensory-discriminative group, in numerical scale (0-3), both at POI as in the 1st and 2nd PO. The PRI (Pain Rating Index), results from the MPQ-SF, for the sensory group (PRI-S) , the affective group (PRI-A) and total (PRI-T) showed a reduction in the scores over the 4 days of PO (p<0.001). The correlation between the pain intensity and PRI scores in the 4 days of PO was positive and significant both for the PRI-S (0.52-0.34; p<0.001), and PRI-A (0.52-0.30; p<0.001) as to PRI-T (0.56-0.36; p<0.001). Postoperative pain at rest intensity was consistent to the one observed in other studies. However, postoperative pain at deep inspiration is still intense, being able to generate greatest losses in the clients early recovery. Even tough it isn t significantly associated to pain intensity, it is stressed that all the clients presented some degree of anxiety, a natural stimulus which can influence the endogenous pain modulation system, which may exacerbate the pain. In terms of quality, pain was described through words from the sensory and affective MPQ group, pointing to the multidimensionality of the painful experience. It is stressed the importance of the evaluation/measure and the postoperative pain systematic record as essential items to the adequate relief of this experience in the surgical environment. / A dor pós-operatória caracteriza-se como dor aguda, prevalente no âmbito hospitalar, comumente associada a um dano tecidual. Este estudo teve como objetivo geral avaliar a dor pós-operatória, em clientes submetidos a cirurgias cardíacas, por esternotomia, segundo a ocorrência, intensidade (mensurada ao repouso e à inspiração profunda), localização e qualidade, no POI, 1º, 2º e 3º PO. Trata-se de uma coorte, prospectiva, desenvolvida em um hospital geral do interior do Estado de Goiás, no período de janeiro a agosto 2008. A intensidade da dor foi medida por meio da Escala Numérica (0-10) verbal; a qualidade pelo Questionário de Dor de McGill (MPQ-SF); a localização por meio de diagramas corporais; e a ansiedade pré-operatória por meio do IDATE-estado. As variáveis numéricas foram exploradas pelas medidas descritivas de centralidade (média e mediana) e de dispersão (mínimo, máximo, desvio padrão) e as variáveis categóricas por freqüências simples absolutas e porcentuais. As associações entre as variáveis foram exploradas por meio de testes não paramétricos de associações como o quiquadrado, coeficiente de Spearman, Kruskal-Wallis e Mann-Whitney, com &#945;=5%. Participaram 62 pacientes, 56,5% do sexo masculino, 67,7% brancos, 42% da classe socioeconômica C e 72,6% casados. A média de idade foi de 54,8 anos; d.p.=12,1 anos, e a faixa etária predominante (29,0%) de 51 a 60 anos. A cirurgia prevalente foi a valvar (46,8%) seguida pela revascularização do miocárdio (40,3%). O nível de ansiedade pré-operatória foi médio para 92,0% dos clientes. A intensidade de dor ao repouso e à inspiração profunda declinou com o passar dos dias (p<0,05), sendo classificada como leve-moderada (MD=0,0-3,0; Q1=0,0-1,0; Q3=2,0-6,0; MAX=8,0-10,0; MIN=0,0-0,0) ao repouso e moderada-intensa, (MD=2,0- 5,0; Q1=0,75-2,75; Q3=3,0-7,25; MAX=9,0-10,0; MIN=0,0-0,0) à inspiração profunda. Os locais de maior ocorrência de dor, nos 4 dias PO, foi a região peitoral (40,3% a 53,2%). As palavras escolhidas com maior freqüência para descrever a dor pós-operatória foram cansativa/exaustiva (83,9% a 95,2%), doída (88,7% a 91,9%), enjoada (85,5% a 87,1%) e rachando (72,6% a 82,3%) sendo que rachando, do agrupamento sensitivo-discriminativo foi a que recebeu maior atribuição (escore 3), em escala numérica (0-3), tanto no POI como no 1º e 2º PO. O cálculo do PRI (Pain Rating Index), do MPQ-SF, para o agrupamento sensitivo (PRI-S), afetivo (PRI-A) e total (PRI-T) mostrou redução dos escores ao longo dos 4 dias PO (p<0,001). A correlação entre os escores de intensidade de dor e do PRI, nos 4 dias PO, foi positiva e significativa tanto para o PRI-S (0,52-0,34; p<0,001), PRI-A (0,52-0,30; p<0,001) como para o PRI-T (0,56-0,36; p<0,001). A dor pós-operatória ao repouso teve intensidade compatível com aquela observada em outros estudos, porém, à inspiração profunda ainda é intensa, podendo gerar maiores prejuízos na pronta recuperação dos clientes. Embora não associada significativamente à intensidade de dor, ressalta-se que todos os clientes apresentaram algum grau de ansiedade, estímulo natural que pode influenciar o sistema endógeno de modulação da dor, podendo exacerbar a dor. Qualitativamente a dor foi descrita por palavras do agrupamento sensitivo e afetivo do MPQ, apontando a multidimensionalidade da experiência dolorosa. Ressalta-se a importância da avaliação/mensuração e registro sistemático da dor pós-operatória, como quesitos fundamentais para a identificação precisa de complicações e a avaliação de intervenções para seu alívio.

Within the nursing profession, the transition from the student to a graduate nurse is a common rite of passage that marks the end of initial educational preparation in the discipline and the beginning of a professional journey as a nurse and a member of the multidisciplinary team (Nash, Lemcke & Sacre. 2009:48). This is a period of adjustment, stress, growth and development and the transitional nurse is likely to feel uncomfortable, fearful and may experience feelings of inadequacy. This study was undertaken to explore and describe the experiences of final year nursing students at a public college of nursing in the Eastern Cape regarding their preparedness to become registered nurses, with the aim to identify gaps and make recommendations on strategies to close the gaps. The objectives were to explore and describe the experiences of final year nursing students at the public college of nursing in the Eastern Cape Province with regard to their preparedness to become registered nurses and to recommend strategies to improve the preparation of nursing students for transition to become registered nurses. To answer the research question “What are the experiences of final year nursing students at a public college of nursing in the Eastern Cape Province with regard their preparedness to become registered nurses”, a qualitative, explorative and descriptive design was used as a framework for the study. Data were collected by means of unstructured focus group interviews with a purposively selected sample of 27 final year nursing students at the particular college of nursing. Data were analysed using Tesch’s method of analysis for qualitative research. Two themes emerged, revealing that participants at the college experienced preparedness and lack of preparedness to assume the role of a professional nurse. This related to certain aspects that had an impact on the preparation of the final year nursing students for practice and included: curriculum-related aspects; clinical teaching and learning support; learning opportunities; interpersonal relationships between lecturers, students and clinical staff; equipment; and library resources. It was concluded that the learning needs of the nursing students were not adequately catered for, leading to lack of preparedness. Through the involvement of nursing students in the evaluation of their learning, shortfalls in both education and practice areas could therefore be detected. Recommendations regarding strategies to be used to promote preparedness of final year nursing students included: continuous feedback on student performance in the form of exit evaluations on the part of students to identify learning needs; writing of progress reports on the part of clinical practice; and the employment of clinical preceptors with clear role specifications between the lecturers, ward sisters and preceptors to avoid role confusion.

The focus of this study was to explore reasons for the failure of student nurses to present themselves for assessment of clinical skills at a public nursing college in the Eastern Cape. The objectives were to explore and describe reasons why these student nurses were not presenting themselves for such assessment of clinical skills; to develop strategies to motivate them to present themselves for clinical skills assessment; and to make recommendations for assessment of clinical skills. The population of the study was the second and the third-year student nurses undergoing a four-year comprehensive diploma course at a public college of nursing in the Eastern Cape. Non-probability convenience sampling was used. The research questions were, firstly, why the student nurses were not presenting themselves for assessment of clinical skills? Secondly, what recommendations could be made to motivate the student nurses to present themselves for clinical skills assessment? A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual research design was used. Focus group interviews with six participants per group were used to collect data. The total number of participants five focus groups was 30 by the time data saturation was reached. Data were collected following the research question, “Why are you not presenting yourselves for clinical skill assessment?” Their responses were recorded using audiotape and notes with the help of an experienced colleague. Data was analysed following Teschʼs method. Findings presented one theme, being the reason for students not presenting themselves for feedback or delaying to do so. Categories indicated that students were afraid and overwhelmed with anxiety; had too much work to do; unpreparedness for learnt skills; equipment and resources; lack of confidence; and busy ward schedules. Subcategories included lecturersʼ attitude; unfamiliarity to lecturers accompanying them; having to study to master a lot of theory; having to prepare for many tests; unavailability of lecturers to mentor them; unavailability of unit professional nurses to guide them; reluctance of patients to be used for practising skills; a tendency not to practise skills; too many students; being used as work force; placement objectives; use of dolls for demonstration; tools used to support learning making reference to obsolete equipment; all skills demonstrated at the same time; lecturers improvising when they are demonstrating some skills, and not being released for practising of skills. The focus of this study was to explore reasons for the failure of student nurses to present themselves for assessment of clinical skills at a public nursing college in the Eastern Cape. The objectives were to explore and describe reasons why these student nurses were not presenting themselves for such assessment of clinical skills; to develop strategies to motivate them to present themselves for clinical skills assessment; and to make recommendations for assessment of clinical skills. The population of the study was the second and the third-year student nurses undergoing a four-year comprehensive diploma course at a public college of nursing in the Eastern Cape. Non-probability convenience sampling was used. The research questions were, firstly, why the student nurses were not presenting themselves for assessment of clinical skills? Secondly, what recommendations could be made to motivate the student nurses to present themselves for clinical skills assessment? A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual research design was used. Focus group interviews with six participants per group were used to collect data. The total number of participants five focus groups was 30 by the time data saturation was reached. Data were collected following the research question, “Why are you not presenting yourselves for clinical skill assessment?” Their responses were recorded using audiotape and notes with the help of an experienced colleague. Data was analysed following Teschʼs method. Findings presented one theme, being the reason for students not presenting themselves for feedback or delaying to do so. Categories indicated that students were afraid and overwhelmed with anxiety; had too much work to do; unpreparedness for learnt skills; equipment and resources; lack of confidence; and busy ward schedules. Subcategories included lecturersʼ attitude; unfamiliarity to lecturers accompanying them; having to study to master a lot of theory; having to prepare for many tests; unavailability of lecturers to mentor them; unavailability of unit professional nurses to guide them; reluctance of patients to be used for practising skills; a tendency not to practise skills; too many students; being used as work force; placement objectives; use of dolls for demonstration; tools used to support learning making reference to obsolete equipment; all skills demonstrated at the same time; lecturers improvising when they are demonstrating some skills, and not being released for practising of skills. The researcher concluded that students had valid reasons for not presenting themselves for assessment of clinical skills but this could be rectified through the involvement of lectures, ward staff as well as students themselves. The researcher recommended that effective communication between the staff in clinical areas and the college is needed. Clinical laboratories needed laboratory managers and had to be well equipped. A revision of the student-lecturer ratio form feed-back on skills is also suggested.The researcher concluded that students had valid reasons for not presenting themselves for assessment of clinical skills but this could be rectified through the involvement of lectures, ward staff as well as students themselves. The researcher recommended that effective communication between the staff in clinical areas and the college is needed. Clinical laboratories needed laboratory managers and had to be well equipped. A revision of the student-lecturer ratio for feed-back on skills is also suggested.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / This qualitative study was successful in utilization of grounded theory methodology to ascertain nurses’ decision-making processes following their awareness of having made a medical error, as well as how and/or if they corrected and reported the error. Significant literature documents the existence of medical errors; however, this unique study interviewed thirty nurses from adult intensive care units seeking to discover through a detailed interview process their individual stories and experiences, which were then analyzed for common themes. Common themes led to the development of a theoretical model of thought processes regarding error reporting when nurses made an error. Within this theoretical model are multiple processes that outline a shared, time-orientated sequence of events nurses encounter before, during, and after an error. One common theme was the error occurred during a busy day when they had been doing something unfamiliar. Each nurse expressed personal anguish at the realization she had made an error, she sought to understand why the error happened and what corrective action was needed. Whether the error was reported on or told about depended on each unit’s expectation and what needed to be done to protect the patient. If there was no perceived patient harm, errors were not reported. Even for reported errors, no one followed-up with the nurses in this study. Nurses were left on their own to reflect on what had happened and to consider what could be done to prevent error recurrence. The overall impact of the process of and the recovery from the error led to learning from the error that persisted throughout her nursing career. Findings from this study illuminate the unique viewpoint of licensed nurses’ experiences with errors and have the potential to influence how the prevention of, notification about and resolution of errors are dealt with in the clinical setting. Further research is needed to answer multiple questions that will contribute to nursing knowledge about error reporting activities and the means to continue to improve error-reporting rates