scholarly journals Equipment failure: conducts of nurses and implications for patient safety

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 1832-1840
Author(s):  
Gabriella da Silva Rangel Ribeiro ◽  
Rafael Celestino da Silva ◽  
Márcia de Assunção Ferreira ◽  
Grazielle Rezende da Silva ◽  
Juliana Faria Campos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Equipment Failure ◽  
Systematic Observation ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Equipment Failures

ABSTRACT Objectives: To identify equipment failures during handling by nurses and analyze the conduct of the professionals when these failures occur. Methods: Descriptive, exploratory and qualitative study, whose field was the intensive care unit of a public institution, and the participants were day nurses that worked providing direct care to patients. Data were produced in 2014 through systematic observation and interviews and were examined with thick description and content analysis. Results: The outcomes evinced the inadequate functioning of infusion bombs, users' errors related to the design of equipment and problems with batteries of artificial fans. These failures related to the management of equipment in the unit. Final considerations: It is necessary to strengthen the monitoring systems of safety conditions of equipment in intensive nursing care to prevent incidents.

scholarly journals VIOLATIONS OF NURSES IN THE USE OF EQUIPMENT IN INTENSIVE CARE

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella da Silva Rangel Ribeiro ◽  
Rafael Celestino da Silva ◽  
Márcia de Assunção Ferreira ◽  
Grazielle Rezende da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Systematic Observation ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Data Production

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify situations of violation in the use of equipment by nurses in the intensive care unit and analyze their implications on patient safety. Method: a descriptive field study with qualitative approach was carried out from March to December 2014, with the use of James Reason's violation concept. The participants were nurses from the day shift, working in direct care at an intensive care unit of a federal hospital. Data production was carried out through systematic observation and interviews, and were analyzed based on thick description of scenes and content of responses. Results: violations in planning care regarding the checking of the equipment functioning before its use and alarms were found, when nurses disconnect them to reduce the effects caused by the overload of noise on the team. Conclusion: the situations reported compromise safety and cause serious risks to patients. Therefore, implementation of strategies to promote a safety culture is required.

scholarly journals Direct and indirect nursing care time in an Intensive Care Unit

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Emi Kakushi ◽  
Yolanda Dora Martinez Évora
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Electronic Medical Records ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Health Records ◽  
Indirect Care

OBJECTIVE: to identify the direct and indirect nursing care time in an Intensive Care Unit. METHOD: a descriptive/exploratory study conducted at a private hospital. The Nursing Activities Score classification system was used to estimate the direct care time, and electronic health records were used to estimate the indirect care time. The data were collected from March to June 2011. RESULTS: the findings indicate that the average nursing care time was 29.5 hours, consisting of 27.4 hours of direct care and 2.1 hours of indirect care per patient/day. The nursing care time was higher on weekends and holidays, with predominant use of electronic medical records at night. CONCLUSION: ascertaining nursing care times will contribute to a quantitative evaluation of human resources, assisting in the determination of workloads and workforce size.

scholarly journals COMMUNICATION NOISE DURING THE NURSING TEAM HANDOVER IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grazielle Rezende da Silva dos Santos ◽  
Fabiana de Mello Barros ◽  
Priscilla Valladares Broca ◽  
Rafael Celestino da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Direct Patient Care ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Systematic Observation ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Nursing Team

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the communication process among the professionals of the intensive care nursing team during the handover, analyzing the existence of noise and its repercussions on patient safety. Method: qualitative and exploratory study, in the light of Berlo, carried out at the intensive care unit of a federal hospital with 42 nursing professionals participating in the handover and/or acting in direct patient care. An audio recording of the handover was performed, as well as its systematic observation and the care practices of the nursing team. The audios were transcribed for an instrument and analyzed through descriptive statistics regarding the presence, completeness and correction of the information. The observation data were submitted to thick description. Results: the noises were related to the absence/incompleteness of information about the patient, with focus on the communication about intercurrences and clinical evolution of the last 24 hours and little valuation of the data on evaluation, care plan and clinical condition of the patient; in addition to late arrivals, speaking with a low tone of voice, parallel conversations, and the use of cell phones. Such noises have caused unnecessary, wrong procedures or prevented procedures from being performed. Conclusion: noise in the communication process negatively affects nursing and patient safety.

scholarly journals Using a behavior analytics approach to change nursing care of extremely premature infants: A pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Jenn Gonya ◽  
Jessica Niski ◽  
Nicole Cistone
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Premature Infant ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Extremely Premature Infant

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is, inherently, a trauma environment for the extremely premature infant. This trauma is often exacerbated by nurse caregiving practices that can be modified and still remain effective. Our study explored how behavior analytics could be used to implement an intervention known as Care by Cues and how the intervention might, ultimately, impact infant physiologic stability.

The Effect of Nocturnal Patient Care Interventions on Patient Sleep and Satisfaction With Nursing Care in Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gülay Altun Uğraş ◽  
Sultan Babayigit ◽  
Keziban Tosun ◽  
Güler Aksoy ◽  
Yüksel Turan
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Nursing Care

scholarly journals Staff cost in direct nursing care at an intensive care unit

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1005-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Cristina Ribeiro Telles ◽  
Valéria Castilho
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Personnel Cost ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Personnel Costs ◽  
Staff Cost ◽  
The Cost

This quantitative case study aimed to learn and analyze the personnel cost in nursing direct care in the intensive care unit. We opted to use a therapeutic intervention score index, TISS-28, for the analysis of the indirect gravity of patients and the dimension of the nursing staff working time. Evaluating the cost by a gravity score presented to be a logical and relatively simple method to allocate costs per patient in the intensive care unit. In this exploratory and descriptive study, the average TISS-28 per patient was 31 points, requiring a daily expenditure of care hours of R$ 298.69. It was evidenced in this study that personnel costs are variable since there are patients with different complexities. Therefore is possible to estimate the nursing staff cost by assessing its work load.

scholarly journals ASSISTÊNCIA DE ENFERMAGEM NOS CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS AO PACIENTE IDOSO EM UNIDADE DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA / NURSING CARE IN PALLIATIVE CARE FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 102261-102281
Author(s):  
Airton César Leite ◽  
Jaiciane Jorge da Silva ◽  
Maria Merciane Medeiros do nascimento Ferreira ◽  
Vanessa Bonfim Mendes ◽  
Lianna Emanuelli Carvalho Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Terapia Intensiva

scholarly journals A HOSPITALIZAÇÃO DO ADOLESCENTE NA ÓTICA DOS PROFISSIONAIS DE ENFERMAGEM

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathália Da Silva Pimentel Reis ◽  
Maria Fabiane Galdino Dos Santos ◽  
Inez Silva De Almeida ◽  
Helena Ferraz Gomes ◽  
Dayana Carvalho Leite ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Patient Identification

Objetivo: Compreender a ótica dos profissionais de enfermagem sobre a hospitalização de adolescentes. Metodologia: Pesquisa qualitativa, descritiva, utilizando entrevista com perguntas semi-estruturadas, realizada em uma enfermaria especializada em saúde do adolescente no Rio de Janeiro, no período de fevereiro a abril de 2016, com 15 profissionais de enfermagem. Resultados: A partir da análise de conteúdo de Bardin, definiram-se três categorias: a inexperiência no cuidado de enfermagem ao adolescente como um desafio, especificidades da adolescência, e sentimentos gerados pela hospitalização do adolescente no profissional de enfermagem. Conclusão: Conclui-se que os profissionais de enfermagem se colocaram inexperientes em cuidar desse público e declararam que o cuidado a essa população é um desafio para a equipe.Descritores: Adolescente, Enfermagem, Hospitalização.THE ADOLESCENT’S HOSPITALIZATION IN THE OPTICS OF NURSING PROFESSIONALSObjective: Analyze the contents of nursing notes in patients’ records in an intensive care unit (ICU) of a public tertiary hospital in Fortaleza, CE. It is a descriptive study with quantitative approach that analyzed 151 medical records of patients admitted to an ICU, from September 2014 to February 2015, whose 48 hour and discharge notes were evaluated. Data revealed notes with poor content, which did not express the patients’ situation, nor the nursing care provided. Data concerning date, time, and patient identification were adequate. However, the COREN number and the professional’s signature raised concern given the high percentage of non-compliance regarding ethical and legal aspects. Nursing notes did not reflect the severity of patients, nor the dynamics in the ICUDescriptors: Adolescent, Nursing, HospitalizationADOLESCENTE EN PERSPECTIVA DE LOS PROFESIONALES DE ENFERMERÍAComprender la óptico del profesional de enfermería de hospitalización de los adolescentes. Metodología: cualitativos, investigación descriptiva, utilizando entrevistas con preguntas semi-estructuradas en una sala especializada para la salud de los adolescentes en Río de Janeiro, en el período de febrero a abril 2016 con 15 profesionales de enfermería. Resultados: A partir del análisis de contenido de Bardin, definido tres categorías: la falta de experiencia en la atención de enfermería a la adolescente como un desafío, características de los adolescentes y los sentimientos generados por la hospitalización de los adolescentes en profesionales de enfermería. Conclusión: Se concluye que los profesionales de enfermería se colocaron inexpertos en cuidar de ese público y declararon que el cuidado a esa población es un desafío para el equipo.Descriptores: Adolescente, Enfermería, Hospitalización

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