Compliance with standard-precautions among medical and nursing staff at a university hospital

Author(s):  
Maria Meimei Brevidelli ◽  
Tamara Iwanow Cianciarullo
2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane Massumi Ano ◽  
Marli Terezinha Oliveira Vannuchi ◽  
Maria do Carmo Fernandez Lourenço Haddad ◽  
Paloma De Souza Cavalcante Pissinati

Objetivou-se conhecer a opinião da equipe de enfermagem de um hospital universitário público sobre o processo de avaliação de desempenho. Trata-se de um estudo transversal com abordagem quantitativa, realizado em hospital universitário do norte do Paraná. A amostra foi composta por 70 participantes, pertencentes às categorias de auxiliares, técnicos de enfermagem e enfermeiros das unidades de internação de adultos e de moléstias infecciosas. Para a coleta de dados utilizou-se um instrumento adaptado. Os dados foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva. A maioria dos participantes demonstrou satisfação com a avaliação de desempenho, entretanto, alguns indivíduos relataram aspectos negativos, dentre os quais o momento de avaliação entre pares. Concluiu-se que o sucesso da avaliação está relacionado ao significado e à satisfação que o participante atribui a esse processo. Quando utilizada de forma adequada, a avaliação de desempenho proporciona benefícios tanto para a instituição quanto para o desenvolvimento profissional e pessoal dos funcionários. 


Author(s):  
Henna Haravuori ◽  
Kristiina Junttila ◽  
Toni Haapa ◽  
Katinka Tuisku ◽  
Anne Kujala ◽  
...  

In March 2020, strict measures took place in Finland to limit the COVID-19 pandemic. Majority of Finnish COVID-19 patients have been located in southern Finland and consequently cared for at the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) Helsinki University Hospital. During the pandemic, HUS personnel’s psychological symptoms are followed via an electronic survey, which also delivers information on psychosocial support services. In June 2020, the baseline survey was sent to 25,494 HUS employees, 4804 (19%) of whom answered; altogether, 62.4% of the respondents were nursing staff and 8.9% were medical doctors. While the follow-up continues for a year and a half, this report shares the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents and the first results of psychological symptoms from our baseline survey. Out of those who were directly involved in the pandemic patient care, 43.4% reported potentially traumatic COVID-19 pandemic-related events (PTEs) vs. 21.8% among the others (p < 0.001). While over a half of the personnel were asymptomatic, a group of respondents reported PTEs and concurrent depression, insomnia, and anxiety symptoms. This highlights the need to ensure appropriate psychosocial support services to all traumatized personnel; especially, nursing staff may require attention.


2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. E82
Author(s):  
M. Ikeda ◽  
S. Hori ◽  
M.H. Nevill ◽  
M. Aminaka ◽  
Y. Sumomozawa

2010 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Che E. Lan ◽  
Hung-Pin Tu ◽  
Chien-Hung Lee ◽  
Ching-Shuang Wu ◽  
Ying-Chin Ko ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luise Brunelli Gonçalves de Faria ◽  
Carla Targino Bruno dos Santos ◽  
Andréa Mathes Faustino ◽  
Lizete Malagoni de Almeida Cavalcante Oliveira ◽  
Keila Cristianne Trindade da Cruz

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the knowledge and adherence of nurses to the standard precautions in critical care units. Method: descriptive and cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach, with the population of nurses from a university hospital in the Distrito Federal, Brazil. For data collection, three instruments were used. A semi-structured questionnaire with identification and occupational data of nurses, the questionnaire to evaluate knowledge to standard precautions and the Questionnaire of adherence to standard precautions. Descriptive analysis was used with absolute and relative frequency values. Results: the population was composed of 40 participating nurses, 75% were female, with an average age of 32.5 years, ranging from 24 to 50 years. Professionals with five or more years of training (67.5%) predominated, 25 (62.5%) had only one job and had experience in the area of critical patient care for more than three years. Although with a high percentage of accuracy, with regard to the moments that required hand hygiene, this frequency was 97.5%. Gloves are always used for intramuscular or subcutaneous injection by 67.5% of professionals, but 17.5% still consider it unnecessary to wear disposable caps and surgical shoe covers. The use of sharps, handling and reporting of occupational accidents were not performed as expected. Conclusion: gaps were identified in relation to the knowledge and adherence of nurses in units that provide care to critical patients of a university hospital with regard to standard precautions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rúbia Marcela Rodrigues Moraes ◽  
Juliana Aparecida Peixoto Nishiyama ◽  
Ana Cristina Pretto Báo ◽  
Francine Melo da Costa ◽  
Lisiane Nunes Aldabe ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Objective: to size the Nursing staff in clinical, surgical and pediatric inpatient units. Method: a retrospective cross-sectional study, carried out in a university hospital in Midwest Brazil. The data were obtained from daily classifications of the care complexity level (n=5,808) among patients (n=882) hospitalized in the referred units, from July to October 2019, in addition to occupancy and hospital stay indicators. Descriptive statistical analysis, parameters and an equation specific to the design were used. Results: clinical hospitalization had the highest occupation, permanence, demand for Nursing hours/day (162.58) and deficit of nurses (-12), followed by the pediatric unit (-2). In the clinical and surgical units, there was the same available/real number of nurses. The general staff sized showed personnel surplus (+24), due to the high number of mid-level professionals in all the sectors. Conclusion: expected sizing inadequacy was verified, as there was a mismatch between workload and allocation of professionals in the units.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 070-072
Author(s):  
Bennaoui Fatiha ◽  
Ei Idrissi Slitine Nadia ◽  
Rabou Maoulainine Fadl Mrabih

WHO declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, caused by SARS-CoV-2, to be a pandemic on March 12, 2020. In Morocco, the first case was reported in March 2nd 2020. The mental health of general population, medical and nursing staff especially has been greatly challenged. The aim of the present article is to explore the stress status of medical and nursing staff associated with exposure to the COVID-19. The medical staff was asked to complete a self-reported questionnaire anonymously. In University Hospital Mohamed VI, in Marrakesh, Morocco. During May 2020. In total, 120 valid questionnaires were collected. Among them, there were 57 residents (47,5%), 30 internes (25%), 22 nurses (19%) and others: medicine students and technical staff. The age was between 23 and 60 years. 15% of professional lived alone, 85% with their family, 74% lived with an old person or with a person having a chronic disease. In our study: the severity of symptoms in 36% of the asked professional, deaths among health professionals in 15%, death of a family member in 14%, the rapid spread of pandemic in 90%, the lack of knowledge in 83%, and finally contamination risk especially if comorbidity associated in 2%. Further risk factors: feelings of being inadequately supported by the hospital in 42%, fear of taking home infection to family members or others in 80%, being isolated, feelings of uncertainty and social stigmatization in 43%. The psychological presentation was the nightmare 19 in %, the insomnia in 48%, the somatization in 18%, the irritability in 22%, the aggressiveness in 14%, the nervousness in 70% and the drowsiness in 5%. During the vulnerability of the individual’s conditions during and after the COVID-19, psychological intervention should be done and a mental health support for the health professional.


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