Gastroenterology/Endoscopy Nursing.

These nurses focus on the care of patients with gastrointestinal issues.

Contributions of Advanced Practice Nursing to Primary Health Care: A Scoping Review / Contribuições das práticas avançadas de enfermagem na atenção primária à saúde: scoping review / Aportes de la enfermería de práctica avanzada a la atención primaria de salud: revisión de alcance

Objective: To map the contributions and strategies to implement advanced practice nursing in primary health care. Materials and methods: This scoping review was carried out following the guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute in six databases, namely: LILACS, MEDLINE, WoS, Embase, CINAHL, and Scopus, in addition to a bibliographic repository. A total of 3,076 studies were found, from which 12 were selected. Results: The contributions mentioned by the studies regarding advanced practice nursing were divided into three subcategories, as follows: care, educational or management, and preventive practices. They concern autonomy, specialized clinical skills, therapeutic counseling, and patient-centered interaction. Some strategies to implement advanced practice are related to continuing education, practice management, self-care, and disease management. Conclusions: There is a need to improve strategies for advanced practice nursing, especially in primary care, to address gaps in specialized care, the development of indicators, and therapeutic objectives.

Objetivo: mapear as contribuições e as estratégias para implementar as práticas avançadas de enfermagem na atenção primária a saúde. Materiais e método: trata-se de uma scoping review, realizada conforme as recomendações do Instituto Joanna Briggs, em seis bases de dados: Lilacs, Medline, WoS, Embase, Cinahl e Scopus, além de um repositório bibliográfico. Foram encontrados 3076 estudos, dos quais 12 foram selecionados. Resultados: as contribuições apontadas pelos estudos a respeito da prática avançada de enfermagem foram divididas em três subcategorias: práticas assistenciais, educativas ou de gestão e preventivas. Elas versam sobre autonomia, habilidades clínicas especializadas, aconselhamento terapêutico e interação centrada no paciente. Algumas estratégias para efetivar práticas avançadas relacionam-se à educação continuada, à gestão da clínica, ao autocuidado e ao manejo de doenças. Conclusões: diante do exposto, observa-se a necessidade de aprimorar estratégias voltadas à prática avançada de enfermagem especialmente no âmbito da atenção primária com vistas a sanar lacunas para um atendimento especializado, formulação de indicadores e metas terapêuticas.

Objetivo: mapear los aportes y las estrategias para implementar la enfermería de práctica avanzada en la atención primaria de salud. Materiales y método: se trata de una revisión de alcance, realizada conforme a las recomendaciones del Instituto Joanna Briggs en seis bases de datos: LILACS, MEDLINE, WoS, Embase, CINAHL y Scopus, además de un repositorio bibliográfico. Se encontraron 3076 estudios, de los cuales se seleccionaron 12. Resultados: los aportes enumerados en los estudios respecto a la enfermería de práctica avanzada se dividieron en tres subcategorías: prácticas asistenciales, educativas o de gestión y preventivas, las cuales versan sobre la autonomía, las habilidades clínicas especializadas, el asesoramiento terapéutico y la interacción centrada en el paciente. Algunas estrategias para implementar la práctica avanzada se relacionan con la educación continua, la gestión de la práctica, el autocuidado y la gestión de enfermedades. Conclusiones: se observa la necesidad de perfeccionar estrategias direccionadas a la enfermería de práctica avanzada, en especial en el marco de la atención primaria, con el fin de cerrar brechas en atención especializada, formulación de indicadores y metas terapéuticas.

Caracterización de la motivación académica de residentes en especialidades de enfermería / Characterization of Academic Motivation in Residents of Nursing Specialties

Introducción: A pesar de la contingencia epidemiológica ocasionada por la COVID-19, la formación académica de los profesionales de enfermería no cesó, y Cuba reinició el proceso de especialización de sus licenciados en cuatro especialidades. Las solicitudes de bajas definitivas recibidas en las primeras semanas motivaron a los autores a realizar este trabajo, en el que se asume que esta formación requiere de elevada motivación hacia el estudio. Objetivo: Caracterizar la motivación académica de los residentes en especialidades de enfermería en Camagüey. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal, realizado desde diciembre de 2020 a febrero de 2021, en los centros hospitalarios de Camagüey, donde se realiza la especialización. Se trabajó con la población de 47 residentes matriculados en las especialidades. Como métodos empíricos fueron aplicados la Escala de Motivación Educativa adaptada, la entrevista semiestructurada y la observación. Se asumieron como dimensiones: motivación intrínseca, extrínseca y amotivación. Para el análisis de los datos cuantitativos se empleó la distribución de frecuencias absolutas y el cálculo porcentual. Se cualificaron los datos mediante el análisis de contenidos del que resultaron dos categorías. Resultados: Predominó la motivación académica de tipo intrínseca en 63,00 por ciento de los residentes, seguido por la motivación extrínseca en 23,00 por ciento. Solo 5,00 por ciento se encontraba desmotivado. Conclusiones: Existen diversas tipologías de motivación académica intrínseca que guardan relación con la especialidad matriculada. Predominó la motivación dirigida al logro. Dentro de la regulación extrínseca, la mayoría de los sujetos de la muestra poseía regulación identificada, seguido por las regulaciones introyectada y externa(AU)

Introduction: Despite the epidemiological contingency caused by COVID-19, the academic training of nursing professionals did not cease, and Cuba restarted the process of specialization of its graduates in four specialties. The requests for definitive quits received in the first weeks motivated the authors to write this article, in which this training is assumed as requiring high motivation towards study. Objective: To characterize the academic motivation of residents in nursing specialties in Camagüey. Methods: Cross-sectional and descriptive study carried out from December 2020 to February 2021 in the hospital centers of Camagüey where the specialization is received. The work was completed with the population of 47 residents enrolled in the specialties. As empirical methods, the adapted educational motivation scale, the semistructured interview and observation were applied. The following dimensions were assumed: intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and amotivation. For the analysis of quantitative data, distribution of absolute frequencies and percentage calculation were used. The data were qualified by means of content analysis, which yielded two categories. Results: Intrinsic academic motivation predominated, accounting for 63.00 percent of the residents; followed by extrinsic motivation, present in 23.00 percent. Only 5.00 percent were unmotivated. Conclusions: There are different typologies of intrinsic academic motivation related to the studied specialty. Achievement-directed motivation predominated. Within extrinsic regulation, most of the sample subjects had identified regulation, followed by introjected and external regulation(AU)

Consensos de professores especialistas de subáreas de conhecimento de Enfermagem: objetivos, conteúdos e métodos / Consenso de profesores especialistas en subáreas de conocimiento de Enfermería sobre objetivos, contenidos y métodos / Consensus of expert professors of subfields of Nursing knowledge: objectives, contents and methods

Resumo Objetivo descrever as relações entre objetivos, conteúdos e métodos de ensino em subáreas de conhecimento de Enfermagem a partir do consenso de professores especialistas. Método estudo Delphi em quatro rodadas. Participaram 112 professores de cursos de graduação de Instituições de Ensino Superior públicas do Brasil divididos em sete painéis por subárea. Os dados foram analisados pela técnica de Análise de Conteúdo à luz dos conceitos de conhecimento dos objetivos e conhecimento pedagógico de conteúdo de Shulman, transformados nas variáveis qualitativas de interesse, objetivos, conteúdos e métodos de ensino em torno das quais foi buscado consenso. Resultados somente as subáreas Enfermagem em Saúde Coletiva e Enfermagem na Gestão e Gerenciamento acordaram objetivos. Conteúdos acertados foram relacionados às políticas públicas e aos programas do Sistema Único de Saúde. Métodos sugerem a coexistência de tradição e inovação. Conclusões e implicações para a prática a tomada de consciência das relações entre os objetivos, conteúdos e métodos utilizados pelos professores impacta a promoção do diálogo e a integração entre as subáreas, implicando, na prática, uma formação profissional potencializada ou frágil em qualidade resolutiva de problemas de saúde.

Resumen Objetivo describir las relaciones entre objetivos, contenidos y métodos de enseñanza en subáreas del conocimiento de Enfermería a partir del consenso de profesores especialistas. Método estudio Delphi en cuatro rondas. Participaron 112 profesores de cursos de pregrado de instituciones públicas de educación superior de Brasil, divididos en siete paneles por subárea. Los datos fueron analizados mediante la técnica de Análisis de Contenido a la luz de los conceptos de conocimiento de los objetivos y conocimiento pedagógico del contenido de Shulman, transformados en variables cualitativas de interés, objetivos, contenidos y métodos de enseñanza en torno a los cuales se buscó el consenso. Resultados solo las subáreas Enfermería en salud colectiva y Enfermería en gestión y Gerenciamiento acordaron objetivos. Los contenidos del consenso se relacionaron con las políticas públicas y los programas del Sistema Único de Salud. Los métodos sugieren la coexistencia de la tradición e innovación. Conclusiones e implicaciones para la práctica la conciencia de la relación entre los objetivos, contenidos y métodos empleados por los docentes incide en la promoción del diálogo y la integración entre las subáreas, implicando en la práctica una formación profesional potencializada o frágil en términos de resolución de problemas de salud.

Abstract Aim to describe the relationships among objectives, content, and teaching methods in subfields of Nursing knowledge from the consensus of expert professors. Methods a Delphi study in four rounds. Participants were 112 professors from undergraduate courses at public Higher Education Institutions in Brazil divided into seven panels by subarea. The data were analyzed using the Content Analysis technique in light of Shulman's concepts of knowledge of objectives and pedagogical knowledge of content, transformed into the qualitative variables of interest, objectives, content and teaching methods, around which consensus was sought. Results only the subareas of Collective Health Nursing and Nursing in Management and Administration agreed on objectives. Agreed contents were related to public policies and programs of the Unified Health System. Methods suggest the coexistence of tradition and innovation. Conclusions and implications for practice the awareness of the relationships among the objectives, contents, and methods used by the professors impacts the promotion of dialogue and the integration among the subareas, implying, in practice, a potentiated or fragile professional formation in resolute quality of health problems.

Stoma-related considerations in palliative patients.

In the community there are about 200 000 people with a stoma. Some of these may have been performed as a palliative procedure to relieve a bowel obstruction, for example. Alternatively, the condition of the patient may have altered. A person with a stoma may, for many reasons, be approaching the end of life. There are a number of stoma-related issues that can occur at the end of life as a result of cancer treatment, such as skin around the stoma being damaged as a result of chemotherapy or changes in weight. In the palliative setting, patients may no longer be able to independently care for their stoma and may require assistance from the community nurse. Input from the community nurse may include information on changing stool consistency, as a result of disease progression or cancer treatment. Alternatively, nursing input might be necessary to train carers to perform stoma care. Community nurses can also provide knowledge to patients to improve understanding and decrease anxiety at the end of life.

A study of the role and educational needs of ophthalmic specialist nurses.

AIMS: To explore the current roles, responsibilities and educational needs of ophthalmic specialist nurses (OSNs) in the UK. METHOD: A survey of 73 OSNs ranging from band 4 to band 8 was undertaken in May 2018. FINDINGS: 73% of OSNs undertake more than one active role, with 59% involved in nurse-led clinics; 63% felt formal learning resources were limited, with 63% reporting training opportunities and 21% reporting time as major barriers to further training. More than 38% emphasised hands-on clinic-based teaching had a greater impact on their educational needs. Some 64% were assessed on their skills annually and 59% felt confident with their skill set. CONCLUSION: The Ophthalmic Common Clinical Competency Framework provides a curriculum and assessment tools for OSNs to use as a structure to maintain clinical skills and knowledge. Eye departments should use this as guidance to target learning needs and improve standards of care to meet the changing needs of society.

Bienestar subjetivo y motivos para elegir una especialidad en enfermeras peruanas de programas de especialización / Subjective Well-Being and Motivation for Choosing any Specialties in Peruvian Nurses of Specialization Programs

Introducción: La elección de especialidades en enfermería surge a partir de motivaciones, las que se evidencian en el bienestar subjetivo o felicidad que sienten las enfermeras desde el momento que se encuentra estudiando su especialidad. Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre los motivos de elección de especialidades y el bienestar subjetivo en enfermeras de los programas de segunda especialización. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo, correlacional y transversal, desarrollado en la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Perú, en 2017. La población de estudio fue de 177 enfermeras ingresantes al Programa de Segunda Especialidad y la muestra se constituyó por 121 enfermeras, se calculó estadísticamente, con un muestreo estratificado. La técnica de recolección de datos fue la encuesta y el instrumento de medición un cuestionario de motivos de elección de especialidad y una escala para medir el bienestar subjetivo. Para la correlación de variables se empleó el coeficiente correlación de Spearman (p < 0.05, significancia estadística). Resultados: Los principales motivos que llevaron a las enfermeras elegir sus especialidades fueron: "Valor social de la especialidad elegida" (87,26 por ciento) y "Vocación e interés por la carrera" (66,53 por ciento). Respecto al bienestar subjetivo, 65,29 por ciento se consideraban felices, resaltando la dimensión realización personal (65,37 por ciento); además, hubo relación entre los motivos de elección de especialidad y el bienestar subjetivo en enfermeras (rho = 0,394; p < 0,05). Conclusiones: Las enfermeras del programa de segunda especialización tenían un bienestar subjetivo aceptable, incluidas en la categoría de felices, tal bienestar se relaciona con los motivos que los llevo elegir su especialidad, en este caso fueron más los motivos de orientación intrínseca(AU)

Introduction: Choosing any nursing specialties arises from motivations, which are evidenced according to the subjective well-being or happiness that nurses feel from the moment that they are studying their specialties. Objective: To identify the relationship between the reasons for choosing specialties and subjective well-being in nurses from second specialization programs. Methods: Descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study carried out in 2017 at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru. The study population was 177 nurses starting the second specialty program and the sample consisted of 121 nurses. The sample size was calculated statistically by stratified sampling. The data collection technique was the survey, while the measurement instrument was a questionnaire of reasons for choosing any specialties and a scale to measure subjective well-being. For the correlation of variables, the Spearman correlation coefficient (p < 0.05, statistical significance) was used. Results: The main reasons that led the nurses to choose their specialties were the social value of the chosen specialty (87.26 percent) and the vocation and interest in the major (66.53 percent). Regarding subjective well-being, 65.29 percent considered themselves happy, highlighting the dimension personal fulfillment (65.37 percent). Furthermore, there was a relationship between the reasons for choosing any specialties and subjective well-being in nurses (rho= 0.394; p < 0.05). Conclusions: The nurses of the second specialization program had an acceptable subjective well-being, included in the category happy. Such well-being is related to the reasons that led them to choose their specialties, in which case there were more intrinsic orientation reasons(AU)

Why Some Nurses Obtain Specialty Certification and Others Do Not.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether there are modifiable characteristics of nurses and hospitals associated with nurse specialty certification. BACKGROUND: Hospitals, nurses, and patients benefit from nurse specialty certification, but little actionable evidence guides administrators seeking higher hospital certification rates. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional, secondary data analysis of 20 454 nurses in 471 hospitals across 4 states. RESULTS: Rates of certified nurses varied significantly across hospitals. Higher odds of certification were associated with Magnet® recognition and better hospital work environments at the facility level, and with BSN education, unit type (most notably, oncology), older age, more years of experience, and full-time employment at the individual nurse level. CONCLUSION: Two strategies that hold promise for increasing nurse specialty certification are improving hospital work environments and preferentially hiring BSN nurses.

Estomaterapeutas no mundo do trabalho: facilidades e dificuldades para o exercício profissional / Estomaterapeutas en el mundo del trabajo: facilidades y dificultades para el ejercicio / Stomatherapists in the world of work: Practicalities and difficulties for the professional practice

RESUMO Objetivo analisar as facilidades e dificuldades percebidas por egressos de uma pós-graduação em Estomaterapia para atuação no mundo do trabalho. Métodos pesquisa qualitativa, desenvolvida com 22 egressos de um Curso de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem em Estomaterapia, de uma universidade pública da Região Sudeste do Brasil. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de entrevista semiestruturada, entre janeiro e abril de 2018. As entrevistas foram tratadas com base na análise temática de conteúdo. Resultados apreenderam-se como facilidades: reconhecimento do especialista, autonomia profissional, conhecimentos adquiridos por meio da especialização, disponibilidade de tecnologias de cuidados. Como fatores dificultadores, citaram-se: carência de recursos humanos e materiais, baixa remuneração do especialista, política institucional desfavorável, não valorização do estomaterapeuta. Conclusões e implicações para a prática as facilidades identificadas se relacionaram com o reconhecimento do especialista; a autonomia; a ascensão e o crescimento profissional; os conhecimentos adquiridos por meio da especialização; e a disponibilidade de tecnologias do cuidado para realização da prática profissional. As dificuldades analisadas no estudo estiveram vinculadas predominantemente à configuração do mundo do trabalho, cujos fundamentos se pautam no ideário neoliberal do Estado mínimo e no enxugamento da máquina pública.

RESUMEN Objetivo analizar las instalaciones y dificultades percibidas por los egresados de una Postgrado en Estomatoterapia para trabajar en el mundo laboral. Métodos investigación cualitativa, desarrollada con 22 graduados de un curso de Postgrado en Enfermería en Estomatoterapia, de una universidad pública en la Región Sudeste de Brasil. La recopilación de datos se realizó a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas, entre enero y abril de 2018. Las entrevistas se trataron en función del análisis de contenido temático. Resultados fue aprehendido como instalaciones: reconocimiento del especialista, autonomía profesional, conocimiento adquirido a través de la especialización, disponibilidad de tecnologías de atención. Como factores que obstaculizan, se citaron los siguientes: falta de recursos humanos y materiales, baja remuneración del especialista, política institucional desfavorable, falta de valoración del terapeuta del estoma. Conclusión e implicación para la práctica las dificultades analizadas en el estudio estuvieron principalmente relacionadas con la configuración del mundo del trabajo, cuyos fundamentos se basan en las ideas neoliberales del estado mínimo y la eliminación de la maquinaria pública.

ABSTRACT Objective to analyze the practicalities and difficulties perceived by graduates of a post-graduate program in Stomatherapy to perform in the world of work. Methods a qualitative research study, developed with 22 graduates from a Postgraduate course in Nursing in Stomatherapy, from a public university in the Southeast of Brazil. Data collection took place through semi-structured interviews, between January and April 2018. The interviews were treated based on the Thematic Content Analysis. Results the following were learned as practicalities: recognition of the specialist, professional autonomy, knowledge acquired through specialization, availability of care technologies. As hindering factors, the following were cited: lack of human and material resources, low remuneration of the specialist, unfavorable institutional policy, lack of appreciation for the stomatherapist. Conclusion and implication for the practice the difficulties analyzed in the study were predominantly linked to the configuration of the world of work, whose foundations are based on the neoliberal ideas of the minimum state and the wiping out of the public machinery.

Specialist breast cancer nurses' views on implementing a fear of cancer recurrence intervention in practice: a mixed methods study.

INTRODUCTION: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) in people with breast cancer affects treatment recovery, quality of life, service utilisation and relationships. Our aim was to investigate how specialist breast cancer nurses (SBCN) respond to their patients' fears of cancer recurrence and analyse SBCN's views about embedding a new psychological intervention, the Mini-AFTERc, into their consultations. METHOD: A mixed methods sequential design was used, informed by normalisation process theory. Phase 1: UK SBCNs were emailed a web-based survey to investigate how breast cancer survivors' FCR is currently identified and managed, and their willingness to utilise the Mini-AFTERc. Phase 2: a purposive sample of respondents (n = 20) were interviewed to augment phase 1 responses, and explore views on the importance of addressing FCR, interest in the Mini-AFTERc intervention, its content, skills required and challenges to delivering the intervention. RESULTS: Ninety nurses responded to the survey. When SBCN's were asked to identify the proportion of patients experiencing FCR in their caseload, there was no consensus on the size of the problem or unmet need. They estimated that 20-100% people experience moderate FCR and 10-70% severe FCR. The interviews identified that clinical conversations are focused primarily on giving information about signs and symptoms of recurrence rather than addressing the psychological aspects of fear. CONCLUSION: Findings indicate wide variability in how FCR was identified, assessed and supported by a sample of UK SBCNs. The introduction of a structured intervention into practice was viewed favourably and has implications for nursing and health professional ways of working in all cancer services.

[A specialist nurse consultation for post-transplant follow-up of patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: Recommendations of the Francophone Society of Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (SFGM-TC)]. / Mise en place d'une consultation infirmière de suivi post-allogreffe de cellules souches hématopoïétiques : recommandations de la Société francophone de greffe de moelle et de thérapie cellulaire (SFGM-TC).

The number of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is in constant rise. This increase has put in spotlight the lack of physician availability. Some healthcare centers have already organised a nurse's consultation under the supervision of an expert physician. We conducted a survey among nurses and physicians from the French Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cell Therapy (SFGM-TC) centers who confirmed the need to create a special transplantation-skilled population of nurses. During this ninth annual workshop of the SFGM-TC, we have defined the required conditions for a transplant nurse consultation until day 100 post-transplant with the responsibility of the transplant expert physician. To help the centers in this dynamic, we provided practical tools to support this consultation. The current heath policy is in favor of an increased autonomy of the expert nurse. The implementation of the status of nurse in advanced practice is the first step in this professional development.

Massive Open Online Courses for continuing education for nursing professionals in Peru / Massive Open Online Courses para educação continuada em profissionais de enfermagem no Peru / Massive Open Online Courses para la educación continua en profesionales de enfermería en Perú

Objective: to determine the global offer of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in health and nursing, and to know the characteristics of its content, for continuing education in nursing professionals in Peru. Method: exploratory study was carried out on the websites: Coursera, edX, FutureLearn, XuetangX and Udacity, Class Central and MOOC List. The courses were classified according to the five nursing areas recognized by the Peruvian College of Nurses (Colegio de Enfermeros del Perú, CEP). From each course, data was collected on institution and country of origin, hours per week and total duration in weeks, audio and subtitle language. Results: a total of 654 courses in this modality are offered in health were found, covering the five areas contemplated by the Peruvian College of Nurses. Fourteen courses were specifically developed for nursing with an average duration of five weeks (3.2 hours per week of activities). Eleven came from Anglo-Saxon institutions, with content in English. Only two courses were offered in Spanish and one in Turkish. Conclusion: Massive Open Online Courses would be a useful tool for the continuing education of the Peruvian nurse given the wide offer, including some specifically for nurses, in the different areas of nursing. The content of the course is mostly in English. Expanding the range of languages or subtitles would facilitate the participation of a larger audience.

Objetivo: determinar a oferta global de Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) em saúde e enfermagem e conhecer as características de seu conteúdo para a educação continuada em profissionais de enfermagem. Método: estudo exploratório realizado nos sites Coursera, edX, FutureLearn, XuetangX e Udacity, Class Central e MOOC List. Os cursos foram classificados de acordo com as cinco áreas de enfermagem reconhecidas pelo Colégio Peruano de Enfermeiros (Colegio de Enfermeros del Perú, CEP). Para cada curso foram coletadas as variáveis instituição e país de origem, horas semanais e duração total em semanas, idioma do áudio e das legendas. Resultados: foram encontrados 654 cursos nessa modalidade em saúde, cobrindo as cinco áreas contempladas pelo Colégio Peruano de Enfermeiros. Quatorze cursos foram desenvolvidos especificamente para enfermagem, com duração média de cinco semanas (3,2 horas por semana de atividades). Onze procediam de instituições anglo-saxônicas, com conteúdo em inglês. Apenas dois cursos foram oferecidos em espanhol e um em turco. Conclusão: Massive Open Online Courses é uma ferramenta útil para a educação continuada do enfermeiro peruano, dada a ampla oferta, incluindo alguns especificamente para enfermeiros, nas diferentes áreas da enfermagem. O seu conteúdo é oferecido principalmente em inglês. Expandir a variedade de idiomas ou incluir legendas facilitaria a participação de um público maior.

Objetivo: determinar la oferta global de Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) en salud y enfermería, y conocer las características de su contenido, para la educación continua de profesionales de enfermería en Perú. Método: estudio exploratorio se llevó a cabo en sitios web Coursera, edX, FutureLearn, XuetangX y Udacity, Class Central y MOOC List. Los cursos se clasificaron según las cinco áreas de enfermería reconocidas por el Colegio de Enfermeros del Perú (CEP). De cada curso se recopilaron datos sobre institución y país de origen, horas por semana y duración total en semanas, idioma de audio y de subtítulos. Resultados: se encontró un total de 654 cursos en esta modalidad en salud, que abarcaron las cinco áreas contempladas por el Colegio de Enfermeros del Perú. Catorce cursos fueron elaborados específicamente para enfermería con una duración promedio de cinco semanas (3,2 horas semanales de actividades). Once procedían de instituciones anglosajonas, con contenido en inglés. Solo dos se ofrecieron en español y uno en turco. Conclusión: Massive Open Online Courses es una herramienta útil para la educación continua del enfermero peruano dada la amplia oferta, incluyendo algunos específicamente para enfermeros, en las distintas áreas de la enfermería. El contenido de los cursos se ofrecen mayoritariamente en inglés. Ampliar la oferta de idiomas o subtítulos facilitaría la participación de un mayor público.

Autoestima e risco para depressão em idosos residentes em instituições de longa permanência / Self-esteem and risk for depression in elderly residents of long stay institutions

Objetivo: mensurar a autoestima e o risco para depressão em idosos residentes em Instituição de Longa Permanência. Métodos: estudo exploratório descritivo com abordagem quantitativa, com 25 idosos residentes em uma Instituição de Longa Permanência, por meio da aplicação de questionário sociodemográfico e escala de autoestima de Rosenberg e de depressão abreviada de Zung. Resultados: prevaleceram idosos com idade superior a 70 anos, sexo feminino, viúvos, que possuíam filhos e visitados mensalmente por familiares. Constatou-se que 52% estavam com autoestima baixa e 48% estavam em risco para depressão. Dentre os sintomas depressivos destacaram-se a dificuldade em tomar decisões, pouca esperança acerca do futuro, sentimento de inutilidade e fracasso, e insatisfação de vida. Conclusões: idosos residentes de instituições de longa permanência são vulneráveis à baixa autoestima e depressão. As escalas são ferramentas que contribuem para detecção e monitoramento desses agravos. Permitem desenvolver ações para a melhoria da qualidade de vida e saúde mental.

Nursing Specialities and professional practice: current situation and future perspectives. / Especialidades de Enfermería y ejercicio profesional: situación actual y perspectivas de futuro.

The establishment of nursing specialties that started in 1953 has contributed decisively to the quality of the medical care provided by the National Health System. Nowadays, a large number of nurses have an official specialist qualification achieved through different means of access established by Royal Decree on nursing specialties. Furthermore, the training programmes must continue to develop in order to complete the catalogue established under the aforementioned regulation. It should be pointed out that many specialists face difficulties in carrying out professional practice according to their education and training, due to the lack of job descriptions and identification of competences during recruitment processes and access to job positions, needed for appropriate professional performance. Therefore, it is essential to create a catalogue for specific job positions for each of the specialties to meet the expectations of professional nursing and enhance progress in quality patient care.

Ostomy Management: A Model of Interdisciplinary Care.

This article provides an overview of key palliative care considerations for management of patients with wounds and ostomies. Ostomy formation is indicated for a variety of intestinal conditions. Specifics of ostomy management, impact on quality of life, and patient perspectives can be complicated. Wound ostomy and continence nursing professionals play a central role in the successful management of this patient population.

Hospital nurse-staffing models and patient- and staff-related outcomes.

BACKGROUND: Nurses comprise the largest component of the health workforce worldwide and numerous models of workforce allocation and profile have been implemented. These include changes in skill mix, grade mix or qualification mix, staff-allocation models, staffing levels, nursing shifts, or nurses' work patterns. This is the first update of our review published in 2011. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this review was to explore the effect of hospital nurse-staffing models on patient and staff-related outcomes in the hospital setting, specifically to identify which staffing model(s) are associated with: 1) better outcomes for patients, 2) better staff-related outcomes, and, 3) the impact of staffing model(s) on cost outcomes. SEARCH METHODS: CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, two other databases and two trials registers were searched on 22 March 2018 together with reference checking, citation searching and contact with study authors to identify additional studies. SELECTION CRITERIA: We included randomised trials, non-randomised trials, controlled before-after studies and interrupted-time-series or repeated-measures studies of interventions relating to hospital nurse-staffing models. Participants were patients and nursing staff working in hospital settings. We included any objective reported measure of patient-, staff-related, or economic outcome. The most important outcomes included in this review were: nursing-staff turnover, patient mortality, patient readmissions, patient attendances at the emergency department (ED), length of stay, patients with pressure ulcers, and costs. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: We worked independently in pairs to extract data from each potentially relevant study and to assess risk of bias and the certainty of the evidence. MAIN RESULTS: We included 19 studies, 17 of which were included in the analysis and eight of which we identified for this update. We identified four types of interventions relating to hospital nurse-staffing models:- introduction of advanced or specialist nurses to the nursing workforce;- introduction of nursing assistive personnel to the hospital workforce;- primary nursing; and- staffing models.The studies were conducted in the USA, the Netherlands, UK, Australia, and Canada and included patients with cancer, asthma, diabetes and chronic illness, on medical, acute care, intensive care and long-stay psychiatric units. The risk of bias across studies was high, with limitations mainly related to blinding of patients and personnel, allocation concealment, sequence generation, and blinding of outcome assessment.The addition of advanced or specialist nurses to hospital nurse staffing may lead to little or no difference in patient mortality (3 studies, 1358 participants). It is uncertain whether this intervention reduces patient readmissions (7 studies, 2995 participants), patient attendances at the ED (6 studies, 2274 participants), length of stay (3 studies, 907 participants), number of patients with pressure ulcers (1 study, 753 participants), or costs (3 studies, 617 participants), as we assessed the evidence for these outcomes as being of very low certainty. It is uncertain whether adding nursing assistive personnel to the hospital workforce reduces costs (1 study, 6769 participants), as we assessed the evidence for this outcome to be of very low certainty. It is uncertain whether primary nursing (3 studies, > 464 participants) or staffing models (1 study, 647 participants) reduces nursing-staff turnover, or if primary nursing (2 studies, > 138 participants) reduces costs, as we assessed the evidence for these outcomes to be of very low certainty. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this review should be treated with caution due to the limited amount and quality of the published research that was included. We have most confidence in our finding that the introduction of advanced or specialist nurses may lead to little or no difference in one patient outcome (i.e. mortality) with greater uncertainty about other patient outcomes (i.e. readmissions, ED attendance, length of stay and pressure ulcer rates). The evidence is of insufficient certainty to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of other types of interventions, including new nurse-staffing models and introduction of nursing assistive personnel, on patient, staff and cost outcomes. Although it has been seven years since the original review was published, the certainty of the evidence about hospital nurse staffing still remains very low.

Perceptions of Missed Care Across Oncology Nursing Specialty Units.

BACKGROUND: An opportunity was identified to compare perceptions of the occurrence and types of missed care at a comprehensive cancer center. PURPOSE: The purpose was to evaluate the difference in perceived occurrence and types of missed care between medical, surgical, and hematologic oncology units in the context of a newly implemented patient care delivery system, Primary Team Nursing (PTN). METHODS: A descriptive, repeated-measures design was used. The MISSCARE survey was distributed electronically to 580 staff members across 6 inpatient units. RESULTS: Frequently perceived elements of missed nursing care were ambulation, turning every 2 hours, and care conference attendance. At the time of study implementation, surgical units reported 0.24 higher scores than medical units (P = .017); hematology units reported 0.26 lower scores than surgical units (P = .005). PTN status did not affect MISSCARE scores (P = .525). CONCLUSIONS: Study findings suggest that perceived missed care in a comprehensive cancer center is similar to that in other hospital settings.