Association between professional qualification and adverse events in neonatal and pediatric intensive treatment units

ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the association between the qualification of nursing professionals and the occurrence of adverse events in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. Method: Cross-sectional and evaluation study conducted in six intensive care units of five public hospitals in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Data was collected from April/2017 to January/2018 through the use of a questionnaire to be completed by 143 nursing professionals and retrospective analysis of 79 medical records using the Neonatal Trigger Tool and Pediatric Trigger Tool instruments. The prognostic factors were professional training and the existence, or not, of a continuing education service; analysis was performed by logistic regression. Results: Detected 30 adverse events in 22 medical records analyzed. There was a prevalence of infection (n = 12; 40%) and skin damage (n = 9; 30%). Among the prognostic factors, continuing education was identified as a protective factor against adverse events (p≤0.05). Conclusion: Continuing education was associated with the prevention of adverse events in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units.

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Prevalence of adverse events in pediatric intensive care units in the United States*

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine ◽

10.1097/pcc.0b013e3181d8e405 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 568-578 ◽

Cited By ~ 88

Author(s):

Swati Agarwal ◽

David Classen ◽

Gitte Larsen ◽

Nancy M. Tofil ◽

Leslie W. Hayes ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Adverse Events ◽

Intensive Care Units ◽

Pediatric Intensive Care ◽

The United States ◽

Pediatric Intensive Care Units

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Sleep, quality of life and mood of nursing professionals of pediatric intensive care units

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP ◽

10.1590/s0080-623420160000200014 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 279-285 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Priscilla Caetano Guerra ◽

Nilton Ferraro Oliveira ◽

Maria Teresa de Sande e Lemos Ramos Ascensão Terreri ◽

Claudio Arnaldo Len

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Intensive Care Units ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Pediatric Intensive Care ◽

Pediatric Intensive Care Units ◽

Sleeping Problems ◽

Nursing Professionals

Abstract OBJECTIVE To assess sleep, quality of life and mood of nursing professionals of pediatric intensive care units. METHOD Quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive study. Professionals grouped by morning, afternoon and evening shifts were assessed by means of the instruments: Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Generic questionnaire for the assessment of quality of life (SF-36); Beck Depression Inventory; Beck Anxiety Inventory; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. RESULTS Sample consisted of 168 professionals, with prevalence of neutral typology (57.49%). There was no statistical significance regarding sleep, despite scores showing a poor quality of sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness for the three shifts. Quality of life did not reveal any statistical significance, but in the field "social role functioning" of the evening shift, a lower score was observed (p<0.007). There was no statistical significance regarding levels of anxiety and depression. CONCLUSION The results suggest that these professionals may present sleeping problems, but they do not have lower scores of quality of life or mood disorders. Likely explanations for these findings may include an adaptation to their work type over time and the fact that working with children is rewarding.

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