Bedside nurses' care model: challenges and perspectives for an innovative practice.

OBJECTIVE: To understand the practice of nurses in the context of the care model at the bedside of the patient in an Intensive Care Unit, in the light of the ethics of virtue. METHOD: Qualitative research, carried out in an Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital MG/Brazil. Data were collected in February 2016 through a semi-structured interview applied to the 12 nurses who worked at the unit. The data were submitted to Thematic Content Analysis. RESULTS: The "bedside" care model encourages innovative practice, (re)directing nurses in the search for their telos, patient care, overcoming the fragmentation of nursing care and reconfiguring professional identity. However, the organization of the model in the scenario raised challenges related to the recognition of nurses by the multi-professional team, generating identity ruptures. CONCLUSION: The adopted bedside model interferes in the nurses' relationship with care, bringing together professional and patient, enhancing innovative and excellent practice.

The Impact of Nurse-Led Innovations and Tactics During a Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic hit southeast Michigan hard and a rapid influx of patients forced Beaumont Health to shift rapidly into an emergency management model with a laser focus on transforming clinical care and administrative processes to meet complex patient care needs. Navigating this landscape required agility, surge planning, strong interprofessional teams, transformational leadership, nurse-led innovations, support, and transparency to manage the ever-changing environment. This article explains nursing's response and nurse-led innovations that were implemented to meet the needs of the community, patients, and staff, as well as lessons learned to ensure preparedness for any potential future surge.

Development and Clinical Uses of a Mobile Application for Smart Wound Nursing Management.

OBJECTIVE: Establishing a smart platform for wound nursing management is imperative to accelerating the development of this specialty. A mobile application (app) was created based on the clinical needs of wound care to improve working efficiency and wound management, as well as enable information sharing and categorical retrieval of patient records. METHODS: Supported by the National Mobile Laboratory of China, the authors' wound care center collaborated with information technology engineers and user interface designers to establish a multidisciplinary team of experts in wound nursing information management and develop a digital app. Electronic tablets were chosen as a convenient clinical method to collect complete information in a standardized format. In the app, case records are synchronously cataloged for rapid retrieval. The app was designed such that practicing nurses could quickly learn how to use the various functions of the app. Through constant iterative optimization, the relevant functional modules have been further improved. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: After a 1-year clinical trial, app functions have stabilized, fulfilling the expectations of technicians and boosting the operating efficiency of clinical practices. In comparison with traditional methods, the app allows for easy access to patient information; rapidly reviewed, synchronous cataloguing; and convenient retrieval. Further exploration is warranted.

What Lies Ahead for Nursing.

This is the last of three articles exploring ways in which frontline nurses may be affected by recommendations of the forthcoming National Academy of Medicine Future of Nursing 2020-2030 study. For this third article, interviews were conducted with nurse leaders from diverse practice areas to see how their thinking about the future had shifted as 2020 drew to a close.

Alteration of Smell Sensation: Brief Review With Implications for Nursing Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Alteration in olfaction, the sense of smell, can lead to a surprisingly high level of functional disability. Effects can range from mild changes in nutrient intake to a significant decrease in quality of life. Olfactory dysfunction can follow clinical problems such as trauma to the brain and nose. During recent months, in the setting of the current worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, it has become clear that olfaction can also be damaged by viruses that enter the body through the nose. METHODS: To learn more about this important clinical problem, we reviewed the current literature about smell sensation and the contextual application of altered olfaction in the setting of COVID-19. Knowledge about this topic, along with other clinical aspects of COVID-19, is expanding quickly. CONCLUSION: Nurses perform assessments, assist with implementing treatment interventions, and provide vital education to patients and their families. These interventions help patients with olfactory dysfunction achieve the best possible functional outcome.

Current status and future directions of U.S. genomic nursing health care policy.

BACKGROUND: As genomic science moves beyond government-academic collaborations into routine healthcare operations, nursing's holistic philosophy and evidence-based practice approach positions nurses as leaders to advance genomics and precision health care in routine patient care. PURPOSE: To examine the status of and identify gaps for U.S. genomic nursing health care policy and precision health clinical practice implementation. METHODS: We conducted a scoping review and policy priorities analysis to clarify key genomic policy concepts and definitions, and to examine trends and utilization of health care quality benchmarking used in precision health. FINDINGS: Genomic nursing health care policy is an emerging area. Educating and training the nursing workforce to achieve full dissemination and integration of precision health into clinical practice remains an ongoing challenge. Use of health care quality measurement principles and federal benchmarking performance evaluation criteria for precision health implementation are not developed. DISCUSSION: Nine recommendations were formed with calls to action across nursing practice workforce and education, nursing research, and health care policy arenas. CONCLUSIONS: To advance genomic nursing health care policy, it is imperative to develop genomic performance measurement tools for clinicians, purchasers, regulators and policymakers and to adequately prepare the nursing workforce.

Instructive Messages and Lessons From Chinese Countermarching Nurses of Caring for COVID-19 Patients: A Qualitative Study.

INTRODUCTION: The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on January 31, 2020. China was the first country to experience the challenges of controlling COVID-19. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of Chinese nurses who countermarched to the outbreak city for medical support in the very first period of this global infection. METHODOLOGY: A qualitative study of phenomenological research design was used to describe the experiences of 10 Chinese nurses. Data were collected in February 2020 through in-depth interviews and analyzed by conventional content analysis methods. RESULTS: Chinese nurses experienced different psychological stages, work pressure, and challenges. New concepts of nursing also emerged during their clinical care for COVID-19 patients. DISCUSSION: The guidance synthesized from the Chinese nurse stories could give specific direction for a well-prepared global nursing workforce and high-quality patient care in the present and future epidemics. The worries about discrimination of COVID-19 patients' needs to be addressed culturally and emotionally as a priority by health care workers when they care for COVID-19 patients.

Developing operational standards for Midwifery Centers.

BACKGROUND: Midwifery centres have been identified in over 56 countries. Consensus was reached on a global definition for midwifery centres, yet there is a lack of standards to assure consistent quality of care is provided. METHODS: Evidence-based standards and guidelines developed from American Association of Birth Centres (USA), Midwifery Unity Network (UK/EU), World Health Organization, International Childbirth Initiative, and White Ribbon Alliance, were gathered, duplicate standards were removed, and language was adapted for global use with sensitivity to low and middle countries (LMIC). An initial list of 52 midwifery centre standards were identified. Through an informal modified Delphi process these were reviewed by global midwifery centres experts, researchers, and midwifery centre staff at focus groups in Haiti, Mexico and Bangladesh for significance, language, and usability. The standards were then piloted at midwifery centres in eight countries (Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Mexico, Haiti, Peru, Uganda and Trinidad). All feedback was incorporated into the final standards. RESULTS: A final list of 43 standards, organized into 3 domains including quality standards for care providers, dignity standards for women, and community standards for administration, were agreed on. CONCLUSION: Midwifery centres are prevalent around the globe. Identifying standards for quality of care provides a foundation for the midwifery centre model to be replicated and ensure consistent quality of care. Evidence based standards for midwifery centres in LMIC, allows systems to embrace and encourage the implementation and growth of midwifery centres to address accessible, acceptable, respectful, woman-centred, community-engaged maternal health care that participates fully in the health care system.

The Future of Nursing: Creating A Culture of Equity.

As development of the Future of Nursing 2020-30 Report by the National Academy of Medicine is underway, the nursing profession is positioned to continue positively impacting health and health equity in the United States. Progress to date engenders hope that nurses will continue to take a significant role in reducing health disparities. The work to create a culture of health aligns with the Christian imperative to "love your neighbor as yourself."

Aplicação da estimulação cognitiva no cuidado ao idoso institucionalizado com demência / Application of cognitive stimulation in the care of institutionalized elderly people with dementia / Aplicación de la estimulación cognitiva en el cuidado de personas mayores institucionalizadas con demência

Objetivo: identificar as evidências científicas sobre os cuidados de enfermagem aos idosos institucionalizados com demência. Método: trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, com a utilização da estratégia PICo. Foram incluídos estudos publicados no intervalo de 2009 a 2018, nas bases de dados LILACS, CINAHL, a MEDLINE e a SCOPUS. Os artigos tiveram sua análise de qualidade realizada a partir do instrumento Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Resultado: de 6.144 textos inicialmente obtidos foram selecionados 7 artigos, sendo 54% publicados em 2010 e 14% no ano de 2016. As intervenções identificadas estão relacionadas à prática de atividades físicas e de estimulação cognitiva, as quais demonstram ser bastante positivas no cuidado ao idoso com demência, pois permite estimular funções cerebrais ainda preservadas, promovendo uma melhora na sua qualidade de vida. Conclusão: a maioria das intervenções identificadas podem ser aplicadas pela equipe multiprofissional e podem ser associadas, quando necessário, aos recursos farmacológicos

Objective: to identify the scientific evidence on nursing care for institutionalized elderly people with dementia. Method: this is an integrative literature review, using the PICo strategy. Studies published from 2009 to 2018 were included in the LILACS, CINAHL, MEDLINE and SCOPUS databases. The articles were analyzed for quality using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Result: of 6,144 texts initially obtained, 7 articles were selected, 54% of which were published in 2010 and 14% in 2016. The identified interventions are related to the practice of physical activities and cognitive stimulation, which prove to be quite positive in the care of the child. elderly with dementia, as it allows to stimulate brain functions still preserved, promoting an improvement in their quality of life. Conclusion: most of the identified interventions can be applied by the multiprofessional team and can be associated, when necessary, with pharmacological resources

Objetivo: identificar la evidencia científica sobre el cuidado de enfermería para personas mayores institucionalizadas con demencia. Método: esta es una revisión de literatura integradora, utilizando la estrategia PICo. Los estudios publicados de 2009 a 2018 se incluyeron en las bases de datos LILACS, CINAHL, MEDLINE y SCOPUS. La calidad de los artículos se analizó utilizando la Herramienta de evaluación de métodos mixtos. Resultado: de 6.144 textos obtenidos inicialmente, se seleccionaron 7 artículos, el 54% de los cuales se publicaron en 2010 y el 14% en 2016. Las intervenciones identificadas están relacionadas con la práctica de actividades físicas y la estimulación cognitiva, que resultan ser bastante positivas en el cuidado del niño. ancianos con demencia, ya que permite estimular las funciones cerebrales aún preservadas, promoviendo una mejora en su calidad de vida. Conclusión: la mayoría de las intervenciones identificadas pueden ser aplicadas por el equipo multiprofesional y pueden asociarse, cuando sea necesario, con recursos farmacológicos

Research Care and Teaching Care Research in the Faculty of Nursing at Universidad de Antioquia. Testimonies and Legacies in 70 years of Institutional Life, 1950-2020.

The development of care research and its teaching in the Faculty of Nursing at Universidad de Antioquia cannot be understood outside the context in which it emerges and from the trajectory of its leading players. This is how this article will present a synthesis of the future of research, with its principal milestones and events in institutional history, in dialogue with the trajectories of four teaching nurses, protagonists of key moments in said history and living testimony of 70 years of institutional life. This panorama seeks to constitute a referent for strategic reflection, which inspires new generations to meet the research challenges and teach care research.

Formation of Nurses at Universidad de Antioquia: A Reality embodied in its Study Plans.

The article presents the trajectory of the study plans that have guided the formation of nursing professionals at Universidad de Antioquia in Medellín (Colombia). It presents the principal milestones or events that at a given moment determined significant ruptures in the formation processes and which show how this Faculty of Nursing, in its 70 years of existence, has always articulated the health needs of the context with the formulation of its study plans, with the sole purpose of forming critical and innovative nursing professionals capable of responding assertively to care needs, according with the principal challenges or trends that condition the health environment.

[Literature Review of Research Trends in Nursing and Nursing Practices at Group Homes for Elderly People with Dementia].

Although nurses are not indispensable according to the standards of staffing in Group Homes (GH) for elderly people with dementia, they are involved in health management due to the increasing medical needs of users, and the number of GH that employ nurses is increasing. The purpose of this study was to clarify the trends in nursing research in GH and the practices of nurses. The main research contents of the practice of nurses were "nursing of end-of-life (EOL) care" and "nursing other than EOL care". The necessity of nurses in GH and the importance of cooperation with GH staff were also clarified in this study, but there were few reports on the practices of nurses, suggesting the need to clarify the actual situation in the future.

Vulnerabilidade e suas dimensões: reflexões sobre os cuidados de enfermagem aos grupos humanos / Vulnerability and its dimensions: reflections on nursing care for human groups / Vulnerabilidad y sus dimensiones: reflexiones sobre los cuidados de enfermería a los grupos humanos

Objetivo: desenvolver uma reflexão teórica-reflexiva acerca da vulnerabilidade e suas dimensões nos cuidados de enfermagem aos grupos humanos. Conteúdo: Trata-se de uma análise reflexiva, fundamentada no referencial de vulnerabilidade e direitos humanos, que promoveu uma reflexão acerca do tema proposto, com o propósito de uma aprendizagem prática- reflexiva a partir da imersão nos contextos práticos-teóricos sobre o tema, para tecer uma análise de como as dimensões da vulnerabilidade podem ser trabalhadas com os cuidados de enfermagem aos diversos grupos humanos. Considerações finais: Verifica-se, a partir desse estudo, que a vulnerabilidade envolve a combinação de elementos que refletem na dimensão individual, social e programática e estão associadas às experiências de facilidade e dificuldades impostas pelo processo saúdedoença relacionadas ao modo de vida de cada grupo e aos cuidados de enfermagem prestados.

Objective: to develop a reflective and theoretical discussion about vulnerability and its dimensions in nursing care for human groups. Content: this reflective analysis, framed by reference to vulnerability and human rights, conducted group thinking on the proposed theme, with a view to practical and theoretical learning through immersion in related practical and theoretical contexts, so as to build an analysis of how dimensions of vulnerability can be addressed by nursing care for diverse human groups. Final considerations: this study found that vulnerability involves a combination of components reflected in the individual, social and programmatic dimensions and associated with experiences of difficulties and solutions imposed by the health-disease process. related to the lifestyle of each group and the nursing care provided.

Objetivo: desarrollar una discusión reflexiva y teórica sobre la vulnerabilidad y sus dimensiones en el cuidado de enfermería para grupos humanos. Contenido: este análisis reflexivo, enmarcado en referencia a la vulnerabilidad y los derechos humanos, realizó un pensamiento grupal sobre el tema propuesto, con miras al aprendizaje práctico y teórico a través de la inmersión en contextos prácticos y teóricos relacionados, a fin de construir un análisis de cómo las dimensiones de La vulnerabilidad puede ser abordada por el cuidado de enfermería para diversos grupos humanos. Consideraciones finales: este estudio encontró que la vulnerabilidad implica una combinación de componentes reflejados en las dimensiones individuales, sociales y programáticas y asociados con experiencias de dificultades y soluciones impuestas por el proceso de salud-enfermedad. relacionado con el estilo de vida de cada grupo y la atención de enfermería brindada.

Reiki: Defining a Healing Practice for Nursing.

More Americans are embracing complementary and integrative healing modalities such as Reiki to enhance the efficacy of allopathic medicine. It is important that nurses and other health care professionals be knowledgeable about these modalities. Reiki is a wellness practice that offers whole-person healing of body, mind, and spirit. The study of Reiki offers nurses an opportunity to care for themselves as well as create an optimal healing environment for their patients. This article offer nurses a comprehensive overview of the system of Reiki; it includes the core elements of Reiki, its history, Reiki training, and examples of its applications.