Pressure ulcers remain a major health issue for critical patients. The purpose of this descriptive and exploratory study was to analyze the risk factors development pressure in patients hospitalized at an intensive care unit university hospital. Patients were assessed through Braden scale determine identify individual risks, Glasgow used assess their consciousness. It found that risks associated with ulcer were: low scores on Scale first hospitalization day scale. results showed these tools...

Objective: to verify the association of pressure injury prediction with albumin, hematocrit and hemoglobin levels.Methods: documentary study, developed in an Intensive Care Unit for Adults records eligible patients (n=255).Sociodemographic clinical characterizations lesion, development region; a score Braden scale results biochemical markers were extracted.There was descriptive inferential statistical analysis, adopting significance level 5.0%.Results: there prevalence males (64.7%) surgical...

OBJECTIVE: The aim was to evaluate the effect of educative interventions on nursing staff knowledge about pressure ulcer prevention in Intensive Care Centers (ICC). It is a descriptive-comparative study. METHODS: Data were collected from team members before and after using test with true-false questions related description as research instrument. RESULTS: Seven registered nurses participated pre-intervention phase only obtained 86.4% correct answers. assistants technicians (n=25) 74.3%...

Estudo descritivo com abordagem quantitativa, que objetivou analisar a cultura de segurança em relação aos erros e eventos adversos, na percepção profissionais saúde. Foi realizado entre abril junho 2014 três unidades um hospital ensino do sul Brasil. Participaram 71 saúde, responderam ao questionário “Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture”. A análise ocorreu por meio estatística descritiva das dimensões tratam da à ocorrência adversos instrumento. maioria dos participantes demonstrou...

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify absenteeism of nursing technicians in an Intensive Care Unit and verify the association between workload. Method: cross-sectional retrospective study documentary source quantitative approach. It was performed adult intensive care unit with 4,920 measurements from Nursing Activities Score 2017, order extract workload, control absenteeism, considering absences recorded management register department. Descriptive inferential statistical analysis performed,...

Background: Water pipe tobacco smoking has similar health risks as other forms of use, such increased risk cardiovascular disease and lung cancer, decreased pulmonary function, well various oral diseases. Because there are perceptions among young people that its effects less harmful, use in this group is reportedly high, though prevalence not known. This study purposed to determine the water amongst Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) college students Johannesburg, South...

Objetivo: Identificar principais fatores de risco/causais para Insuficiência Renal Aguda (IRA) entre adultos em tratamento hospitalar intensivo e hemodiálise. Material métodos: Estudo transversal, descritivo, retrospectivo documental com abordagem quantitativa. Analisaram-se 77 prontuários pacientes elegí­veis que estiveram internados no perí­odo janeiro 2015 a dezembro 2016. Aos dados tabulados, procedeu-se análise estatí­stica descritiva. Resultados: A amostra era prevalente do sexo...

Objective: To identify the incidence of pressure injury (PI) in adults hospitalized an intensive care, as well risk factors and characteristics their development.Method: Descriptive, prospective observational research.Between June September 2016, with a sample (n=58) eligible patients, demographic clinical data were collected, Braden scale score intrinsic extrinsic factors, besides having performed daily observation entire surface skin regarding development PI.From tabulated data,...

Aim: to assess the level of care complexity and dimensioning nursing staff attending in emergency unit a public hospital. Method: descriptive documental study, performed with data extracted from patients’ records. Results: we assessed 998 There was prevalence (73,3%) patients requiring minimal care. Concerning staff, situation according work shifts corresponded 32,6% for nurses 91,5% auxiliary/technicians frame projected unit. Conclusions: needing may stem an inadequate flow provided health...

Objetivo: Identificar la adhesión a Higienización de las manos los profesionales enfermería una Unidad Cuidados Intensivos para adultos un hospital universitario público.Metodología: Estudio descriptivo, transversal, observacional, con abordaje cuantitativo, realizado 68 en del estado Paraná, Brasil. La recolección datos ocurrió mayo octubre 2016, por 100 horas observación directa. Se elaboró formulario caracterizar participantes y utilizado el Instrumento Adaptado Manual Observadores -...

Objective: To identify the incidence of pressure injury (PI) in adults hospitalized an intensive care, as well risk factors and characteristics their development. Method: Descriptive, prospective observational research. Between June September 2016, with a sample (n=58) eligible patients, demographic clinical data were collected, Braden scale score intrinsic extrinsic factors, besides having performed daily observation entire surface skin regarding development PI. From tabulated data,...

Trata-se de um relato experiência sobre o uso do Ambiente Virtual Aprendizagem (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) para a realização curso atualização técnicas enfermagem e aspectos relacionados à utilização destas em situações clínicas instituições saúde. Participaram professores, profissionais alunos graduação enfermagem. São apresentadas algumas reflexões da Modular Environment no processo ensino aprendizagem. Os depoimentos, postados nos fóruns, destacaram os teóricos...

This study aimed to analyze the hours required for nursing care of critically ill patients and available by nurses then compare results with Law professional practice recommendations Federal Council Nursing design professionals. is a documentary descriptive that collected data on 30 records an intensive unit university hospital in June 2012. The indicated significant deficit institution showed non-compliance applicable legal recommendations. influences directly quality care, patient’s...

Aim: to identify the number of nurse professionals meet care needs patients against their level assessment complexity in units Medical and Surgical Clinic and, Neurology Orthopedics a university hospital. Method: Descriptive study with quantitative approach.Results: identified an average 5.5 11.7 semiintensive care, 9.9 6.1 intensive Units I II respectively, indicating hospitalization Intensive Care Unit that are treated internment common, however generally do not have adequate physical...

Objetivo: identificar características sociodemográficas e clínicas de pacientes obstétricas internadas em Unidade Terapia Intensiva (UTI) um hospital universitário. Método: estudo documental, descritivo-retrospectivo quantitativo, desenvolvido universitário no oeste paranaense. Os dados constituíram-se todos os prontuários das na UTI do entre julho 2006 a 2012. Resultados: Encontrou-se 35 prontuários. Constataram-se adolescentes, devido síndromes hipertensivas, hemorrágicas infecciosas,...

Buscar maneiras de avaliar o risco dedesenvolvimento úlceras como consolidação umamedida preventiva foi um objetivo que levou algunspesquisadores a criarem instrumentos possibilitassema predição do risco. Este trabalho tem objetivo,comparar poder preditivo para desenvolvimento pressão das Escalas Braden e Waterlow em pacientesinternados Centro Terapia Intensiva. Para tal foirealizado estudo descritivo comparativo prospectivo, comuma abordagem quantitativa, teve uma amostra 23pacientes...