Revista latino-americana de enfermagem
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Jul 2011
Living and working conditions of the professionals of the a Mobile Emergency Service.
The assistance provided by the Mobile Emergency Service (SAMU) may result in changes in the health of the workers. This is a cross-sectional epidemiological study which aimed to evaluate the sociodemographic, health and lifestyle characteristics and the working conditions among professionals of the SAMU in Campinas, SP, Brazil. A questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic, lifestyle, health and work data. ⋯ There was a prevalence of males (61.4%), mean age 39.1 years (SD=8.3); married (63.5%), with children (76.7%); of the category of drivers (30.5%), monitored by physicians (18.3%) and auxiliary nurses (16.8%); 42.1% had additional employment, 48% performed overtime and 25.3% worked more than 70 hours per week. The majority practiced physical (56.5%) and leisure (96.5%) activities. New facets of the life of these workers were revealed and may contribute to programs aimed at health promotion.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Mar 2011
Safety of nursing staff and determinants of adherence to personal protective equipment.
A qualitative study conducted in a teaching hospital with 15 nursing professionals. Attempted to analyze the reasons, attitudes and beliefs of nursing staff regarding adherence to personal protective equipment. ⋯ We identified several barriers that interfere in matters of safety and personal protective equipment, such as communication, work overload, physical structure, accessibility of protective equipment and organizational and management aspects. Adherence to personal protective equipment is determined by the context experienced in the workplace, as well as by individual values and beliefs, but the decision to use the personal protective equipment is individual.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Jan 2011
Predictive validity of the Braden scale for pressure ulcer risk in critical care patients.
This methodological study aimed to evaluate the predictive validity of the Braden scale in critical care patients. The study was conducted in four intensive care units of a general private hospital. After approval of the project by the Hospital Ethics Committee, during six months, adult patients admitted to ICUs with a Braden score <18 and without PU were assessed upon admission and at 48-hours intervals as long as the patient remained at risk or until the development of PU, patients' discharge, death or transfer from the ICU. ⋯ Sensitivity was 85.7%, 71.4% and 71.4% and specificity was 64.6%, 81.5% and 83.1%, respectively. Areas under the ROC curves revealed very good accuracy for the cut-off scores. The Braden cut-off score 13 in the third assessment showed the best predictive performance in critical care patients.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Jan 2011
Analysis of a health team's records and nurses' perceptions concerning signs and symptoms of delirium.
This study investigates the extent of under-diagnosis of acute confusion/delirium by analyzing the records of a health team and the perception of nurses concerning this phenomenon. This quantitative study was developed in a central university hospital in Portugal and used the documentary and interview techniques. ⋯ No indicators of acute confusion/delirium were found in 8.1% of the 111 cases and only 4.5% of the patients were diagnosed with acute confusion/delirium. The results indicate there is difficulty in identifying acute confusion/delirium, with implications for the quality of care, suggesting the need to implement training measures directed to health teams.