Quality of transitional care of children with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze which factors may be associated with the quality-of-care transition of children with chronic diseases from the hospital to their home. METHOD: A cross-sectional, quantitative study, carried out in two hospitals in Southern Brazil, from February to September 2019. Participants included 167 family members of children with chronic disease. Data collection took place through a demographic questionnaire, and the use of the Brazilian version of the Care Transitions Measure (CTM-15). RESULTS: The average score for the quality of care transition was 90.1 (sd = 19.5) (0-100). Factor 1, "Health management preparation", was the one with the highest self-perceived average, 92.3 (sd = 11.6), while Factor 4, "Care plan", had the lowest average, 86.3 (sd = 21.3). The quality of care transition was higher for patients living in municipalities belonging to health regions other than the hospital's. CONCLUSION: The quality of care transition for children with chronic diseases, perceived by the children's family members, in the discharge process from the hospital to home, was considered high. Living in a health region other than the hospital's region was associated with better perception of the quality of care transition.

Quality of transitional care of children with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study / Qualidade da transição do cuidado de crianças com doenças crônicas: um estudo transversal / Calidad del cuidado transicional de niños con enfermedades crónicas: un estudio transversal

Abstract Objective: To analyze which factors may be associated with the quality-of-care transition of children with chronic diseases from the hospital to their home. Method: A cross-sectional, quantitative study, carried out in two hospitals in Southern Brazil, from February to September 2019. Participants included 167 family members of children with chronic disease. Data collection took place through a demographic questionnaire, and the use of the Brazilian version of the Care Transitions Measure (CTM-15). Results: The average score for the quality of care transition was 90.1 (sd = 19.5) (0-100). Factor 1, "Health management preparation", was the one with the highest self-perceived average, 92.3 (sd = 11.6), while Factor 4, "Care plan", had the lowest average, 86.3 (sd = 21.3). The quality of care transition was higher for patients living in municipalities belonging to health regions other than the hospital's. Conclusion: The quality of care transition for children with chronic diseases, perceived by the children's family members, in the discharge process from the hospital to home, was considered high. Living in a health region other than the hospital's region was associated with better perception of the quality of care transition.

RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar que fatores podem estar associados à qualidade da transição do cuidado do hospital para o domicílio de crianças com doenças crônicas. Método: Estudo transversal, quantitativo, realizado em dois hospitais do Sul do Brasil, de fevereiro a setembro de 2019. Participaram 167 familiares de crianças com doença crônica. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de um instrumento sócio-demográfico e da da versão brasileira do Care Transitions Measure (CTM-15). Resultados: A pontuação média para a qualidade da transição de cuidados foi de 90,1 (dp = 19,5) (0-100). O Fator 1, "Preparação para o autogerenciamento", foi o fator com maior média autopercebida, 92,3 (dp = 11,6), enquanto o Fator 4, "Plano de cuidado", teve a menor média, 86,3 (dp = 21,3). A qualidade da transição de cuidado foi maior para os pacientes residentes em municípios que não pertenciam à mesma região de saúde dos hospitais. Conclusão: A qualidade da transição do cuidado de criança com doenças crônicas, percebida pelos familiares, no processo de alta hospitalar para o domicílio, foi considerada alta. Morar em outra região de saúde que não aquela do hospital associou-se a uma melhor percepção da qualidade da transição do cuidado.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Analizar qué factores pueden estar asociados a la transición de la calidad del cuidado de niños con enfermedades crónicas del hospital para el domicilio. Método: Estudio transversal, cuantitativo, realizado en dos hospitales del Sur de Brasil, de febrero a septiembre de 2019. Participaron 167 familiares de niños con enfermedad crónica. La recolección de datos ocurrió a través de un cuestionario demográfico y de la utilización de la versión brasileña del Care Transitions Measure (CTM-15). Resultados: La puntuación promedia para la calidad de la transición de cuidados fue de 90,1 (dp = 19,5) (0-100). El Factor 1, "Preparación del manejo de la salud", fue el factor con promedio auto percibido más alto, 92,3 (dp = 11,6), mientras el Factor 4, "Plan de cuidado", tuvo el promedio más bajo, 86,3 (dp = 21,3). La calidad de transición de cuidados fue más alta para los pacientes que viven en municipios ubicados en regiones de salud que no la del hospital. Conclusión: La calidad de la transición del cuidado al niño con enfermedades crónicas, percibida por sus familiares en el proceso de alta hospitalaria al domicilio, fue considerada alta. Vivir en otra región de salud que no aquella del hospital tuvo relación con una mejor percepción de la calidad de la transición de cuidados.

Fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic: perception of health professionals and their families.

OBJECTIVE: To know the perception of health professionals and their families about fake news related to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHOD: Descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach. Twenty-eight individuals participated, including seven physicians, seven nurses, and 14 family members. Data collection took place between August and October 2020, with audio-recorded interviews. After transcription, the content was analyzed using Content Analysis, thematic modality. RESULTS: Three categories were identified: "Context of the occurrence and dissemination of fake news in times of pandemic"; "Consequences of fake news on the experience of the pandemic"; and "Coping strategies to contain/combat fake news". CONCLUSION: Sociocultural, political, educational, and technological aspects influence the occurrence and dissemination of fake news, which have consequences such as: misinformation, self-medication, worsening in the professional-patient relationship, increased need for additional research, and fear in the population. To face the current situation, greater control by the State is required, with investigation and punishment of people who disseminate fake news, as well as greater awareness among the population on the subject.

Care management instruments used by nurses in the emergency hospital services.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the instruments used by nurses for the management of care in face of the demands of the emergency hospital service. METHOD: This is a qualitative study, with triangulation of data from interviews, focus groups, and documents, conducted with nurses from an Emergency Hospital Service in a state in southern Brazil. Data were subjected to thematic content analysis. RESULTS: Seventeen nurses participated in the study. The categories emerging from this study were view of the whole picture, definition of priorities, and physical instruments. These instruments are used by nurses to manage multiple tasks and provide adequate care to patients with different levels of complexity, in the face of an intense and unpredictable work process due to the constant demand for care. CONCLUSION: The instruments used by nurses in their work process are mainly skills and attitudes developed as a coping strategy at an intense and complex work environment.

Care management instruments used by nurses in the emergency hospital services / Instrumentos de gestión del cuidado utilizados por enfermeros en el servicio hospitalario de emergências / Instrumentos de gestão do cuidado utilizados por enfermeiros no serviço hospitalar de emergência

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the instruments used by nurses for the management of care in face of the demands of the emergency hospital service. Method: This is a qualitative study, with triangulation of data from interviews, focus groups, and documents, conducted with nurses from an Emergency Hospital Service in a state in southern Brazil. Data were subjected to thematic content analysis. Results: Seventeen nurses participated in the study. The categories emerging from this study were view of the whole picture, definition of priorities, and physical instruments. These instruments are used by nurses to manage multiple tasks and provide adequate care to patients with different levels of complexity, in the face of an intense and unpredictable work process due to the constant demand for care. Conclusion: The instruments used by nurses in their work process are mainly skills and attitudes developed as a coping strategy at an intense and complex work environment.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Describir los instrumentos utilizados por los enfermeros para la gestión del cuidado en función de las demandas del servicio hospitalario de emergencias. Método: estudio cualitativo, con triangulación de datos provenientes de entrevistas, grupo focal y documentos, realizado con enfermeros de un Servicio Hospitalario de Emergencias de una provincia al sur de Brasil. Los datos fueron sometidos al análisis de contenido temático. Resultados: Participaron 17 enfermeros. Las clases que resultaron tras el estudio fueron: visión global, definición de prioridades e instrumentos físicos. Esos instrumentos son utilizados por los enfermeros para manejar múltiples tareas y proporcionar un cuidado adecuado a los pacientes con diferentes niveles de complejidad ante un proceso de trabajo intenso e imprevisible debido a la demanda constante de atendimiento. Conclusión: Los instrumentos utilizados por los enfermeros en su proceso de trabajo son principalmente habilidades y actitudes desarrolladas como estrategia de enfrentamiento al ritmo intenso y ambiente complejo de trabajo.

RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever os instrumentos utilizados pelos enfermeiros para a gestão do cuidado frente às demandas do serviço hospitalar de emergência. Método: Estudo qualitativo, com triangulação de dados advindos de entrevistas, grupo focal e documentos, realizado com enfermeiros de um Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência de um estado do sul do Brasil. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de conteúdo temática. Resultados: Participaram 17 enfermeiros. As categorias que emergiram deste estudo foram: visão do todo, definição de prioridades e instrumentos físicos. Esses instrumentos são utilizados pelos enfermeiros para gerenciar múltiplas tarefas e proporcionar um cuidado adequado aos pacientes com diferentes níveis de complexidade, diante de um processo de trabalho intenso e imprevisível em função da demanda constante de atendimento. Conclusão: Os instrumentos utilizados pelos enfermeiros em seu processo de trabalho são principalmente habilidades e atitudes desenvolvidas como estratégia de enfrentamento ao ritmo intenso e complexo ambiente de trabalho.

Fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic: perception of health professionals and their families / Fake news acerca de la Pandemia de COVID-19: percepción de profesionales de salud y sus familiares / Fake news sobre a pandemia da COVID-19: percepção de profissionais de saúde e seus familiares

ABSTRACT Objective: To know the perception of health professionals and their families about fake news related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach. Twenty-eight individuals participated, including seven physicians, seven nurses, and 14 family members. Data collection took place between August and October 2020, with audio-recorded interviews. After transcription, the content was analyzed using Content Analysis, thematic modality. Results: Three categories were identified: "Context of the occurrence and dissemination of fake news in times of pandemic"; "Consequences of fake news on the experience of the pandemic"; and "Coping strategies to contain/combat fake news". Conclusion: Sociocultural, political, educational, and technological aspects influence the occurrence and dissemination of fake news, which have consequences such as: misinformation, self-medication, worsening in the professional-patient relationship, increased need for additional research, and fear in the population. To face the current situation, greater control by the State is required, with investigation and punishment of people who disseminate fake news, as well as greater awareness among the population on the subject.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Conocer la percepción de profesionales de salud y sus familiares acerca de las fake news sobre la pandemia de COVID-19. Método: Estudio descriptivo/exploratorio de abordaje cualitativo. Participaron 28 individuos, entre los cuales siete médicos, siete enfermeros y 14 familiares. La recogida de datos ocurrió entre agosto y octubre de 2020, a partir de entrevistas audio grabadas. Tras la transcripción, el contenido fue analizado por medio del Análisis de Contenido, modalidad temática. Resultados: Fueron identificadas tres categorías: "Contexto de la ocurrencia y diseminación de las fake news en tiempos de pandemia"; "Consecuencias de las fake news frente a la vivencia de la pandemia"; y Estrategias de enfrentamiento para contener/combatir las fake news. Consideraciones Finales: Aspectos socioculturales, políticos, educacionales y tecnológicos influyen la ocurrencia y diseminación de las fake news, las cuales generan consecuencias tales como: desinformación, automedicación, perjuicio en la relación profesional/paciente, aumento de la necesidad de más investigación y miedo en la población. Para enfrentar la actual situación es necesario mejor control del Estado con investigación y punición a los que diseminan las fake news y mejor sensibilización de la población sobre el tema.

RESUMO Objetivo: Conhecer a percepção de profissionais de saúde e seus familiares acerca das fake news relacionadas à pandemia da COVID-19. Método: Estudo descritivo-exploratório de abordagem qualitativa. Participaram 28 indivíduos, dos quais sete médicos, sete enfermeiros e 14 familiares. A coleta de dados ocorreu entre agosto e outubro de 2020, a partir de entrevistas audiogravadas. Após a transcrição, o conteúdo foi analisado por meio da Análise de Conteúdo, modalidade temática. Resultados: Foram identificadas três categorias: "Contexto da ocorrência e disseminação das fake news em tempos de pandemia"; "Consequências das fake news diante da vivência da pandemia"; e "Estratégias de enfrentamento para conter/combater as fake news". Conclusão: Aspectos socioculturais, políticos, educacionais e tecnológicos influenciam a ocorrência e disseminação das fake news, as quais acarretam consequências como: desinformação, automedicação, piora na relação profissional-paciente, aumento da necessidade de pesquisa adicional e medo na população. Para enfrentar a atual situação é necessário maior controle do Estado com investigação e punição às pessoas que disseminam fake news, bem como maior sensibilização da população sobre o tema.

Governance of professional nursing practice in a hospital setting: a mixed methods study.

OBJECTIVE: To elaborate an interpretative model for the governance of professional nursing practice in a hospital setting. METHOD: A mixed methods study with concurrent triangulation strategy, using data from a cross-sectional study with 106 nurses and a Grounded Theory study with 63 participants. The quantitative data were collected through the Brazilian Nursing Work Index - Revised and underwent descriptive statistical analysis. Qualitative data were obtained from interviews and analyzed through initial, selective and focused coding. RESULTS: Based on the results obtained with the Brazilian Nursing Work Index - Revised, it is possible to state that nurses perceived that they had autonomy, control over the environment, good relationships with physicians and organizational support for nursing governance. The governance of the professional nursing practice is based on the management of nursing care and services carried out by the nurses. To perform these tasks, nurses aim to get around the constraints of the organizational support and develop management knowledge and skills. CONCLUSION: It is important to reorganize the structures and processes of nursing governance, especially the support provided by the organization for the management practices of nurses.

[Intervening conditions on governance of the nursing practice at an obstetrics centre]. / Condições intervenientes à governança da prática de enfermagem no centro obstétrico.

Governance refers to all processes that grant nurses autonomy, control and authority over the nursing practice. The aim of this study was to identify intervening conditions on governance of nursing practice at an obstetrics centre. This is a qualitative study based on the grounded theory method. Data were collected between January and May 2013 by means of semi-structured interviews with 27 participants of a university hospital in southern Brazil, divided into four sampling groups. Data were analysed using open, axial and selective coding. Governance is reinforced by experience and professional autonomy, coordination of the care and management dimension, interpersonal communication, satisfaction and engagement with the profession. It is limited by difficulties with interpersonal relationships, work overload and precarious physical structure of the maternity units. This study provides arguments for the discussion on improvements in healthcare and the professional satisfaction of nurses and nursing teams.

[Organizational context and care management by nurses at emergency care units]. / Contexto organizacional e gerência do cuidado pelos enfermeiros em unidades de pronto atendimento.

The purpose of this study was to understand the meanings attributed to the organizational context and the role of nurses in care management at emergency care units.This study was based on qualitative research and the Grounded Theory methodological framework. Data were collected from September 2011 to June 2012 by means of semi-structured interviews with 20 participants from two emergency care units (UPA) in southern Brazil, divided into three sample groups. The context is marked by constraints that hinder communication and interaction between professionals and the search of assistance by patients with demands that are not resolved at other levels of care. This scenario highlights the performance of nurses in the managerial dimension of their work, who assume the responsibility for managing care and coordinating professional actions in favour of improved care practices.

[Lean thinking and brain-dead patient assistance in the organ donation process]. / Pensamento Lean e cuidado do paciente em morte encefálica no processo de doação de órgãos.

Organ donation is a complex process that challenges health system professionals and managers. This study aimed to introduce a theoretical model to organize brain-dead patient assistance and the organ donation process guided by the main lean thinking ideas, which enable production improvement through planning cycles and the development of a proper environment for successful implementation. Lean thinking may make the process of organ donation more effective and efficient and may contribute to improvements in information systematization and professional qualifications for excellence of assistance. The model is configured as a reference that is available for validation and implementation by health and nursing professionals and managers in the management of potential organ donors after brain death assistance and subsequent transplantation demands.

[Nursing governance: an integrative review of the literature]. / Governança em enfermagem: revisão integrativa da literatura.

The objective of this study was to identify and characterize types of nursing governance, with emphasis on its impact on nursing practice and health care. This integrative review covered reports published from 2007 to 2011 and indexed in MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, and the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO). Keywords used were governance and nursing , which retrieved 25 manuscripts. Most studies were from the United States and the United Kingdom. We identified three models of governance: shared governance, clinical governance, and public governance. The effects of the models identified included quality care improvement, more autonomy for nursing professionals, improved connections among health services, and greater satisfaction among nursing professionals. Additional studies on nursing governance in Latin America are needed to evaluate its applicability in different contexts.

[Risk and vulnerability in the practice of professional healthcare]. / Risco e vulnerabilidade nas práticas dos profissionais de saúde.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the risks and vulnerability found in professional healthcare and the safe practices adopted based on academic research in the field of healthcare and nursing, by means of an integrative review. The articles were found in the LILACS and SCIELO databases,from the years 2005-2010, in a search for the descriptors vulnerability, risk, and occupational and personal health risks, establishing a sample of 21 articles. In basic healthcare, risks and vulnerabilities are related to the lack of resources needed for work, physical violence and emotional strain. In a hospital context, the problems are related to accidents with biological materials caused by improper use and failure to adopt protective measures, as well as excessive work and self-confidence. The importance of implementing public policies in worker health to improve working conditions and provide greater satisfaction and professional awareness is emphasized.

[Communication conceptions in hospital nursing management between head nurses in a university hospital]. / Concepções de comunicação na gerência de Enfermagem Hospitalar entre enfermeiros gerentes de um hospital universitário.

The objective of the following study was to analyze the conceptions that head nurses of a university hospital have about nursing communication management. It is a descriptive-exploratory study with an interpretative qualitative approach. The set of data was produced between September and October 2007 through interviews with 19 head nurses in a university hospital in Southern Brazil and submitted to thematic analysis. The nurses recognize the relevance of communication in nursing management, but have different perceptions: part of the research group understands communication from its interactive and dialogical perspective; others understand formal communication, based on the transmission and maintenance of standards and hospital routines, with emphasis on written communication. Further discussion about the triad communication, management and dialogue is required in order to build more interactive forms of hospital nursing care management.

[Care management: nurses' actions in a hospital emergency service]. / Gerenciamento do cuidado: ações dos enfermeiros em um serviço hospitalar de emergência.

This study aimed to analyze care management actions performed by nurses in a hospital emergency service. This is a qualiative research of the case study type, carried out with nurses from the Emergency Service of a University Hospital in southern Brazil. The data were collected through participant observation and semi-structured interviews, and analyzed using thematic analysis. The results show nurses' actions in care planning, forecasting and provisioning of resources, supervision, leadership and training of the nursing team. In care planning, there is the execution of the nursing process and the control of the realization of laboratory and radiological tests. The actions of forecasting and provisioning of resources were: elaboration of the monthly schedule of employees, daily distribution of the staff and the management of material resources. Leadership encourages the planning of care, the coordination of the nursing staff and the delegation of activities.

Work objective in emergency wards: professionals' conceptions.

This qualitative case study aimed to analyze how health team professionals perceive the work objective in one emergency unit. The place of study was a hospital emergency ward in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data collection was conducted through observation and semi-structured interview. The results disclose the divergence between the health needs that make users seek health care in the emergency ward; and the work objective at that ward as highlighted by the professionals. The work team shows dissatisfaction due to the excessive search for care that cannot be classified as emergency, highlighting the number of attendances as a justification for resistance to perform the work and lack of commitment in care production.

[Reception in the hospital environment: perspectives of companions of hospitalized patients]. / Acolhimento no âmbito hospitalar: perspectivas dos acompanhantes de pacientes hospitalizados.

Reception procedures are one of the main guidelines concerning the health care production, even though the studies on this subject are focused upon primary health care. This paper aimed to understand the way reception is experienced by the companions of hospitalized patients and discuss their difficulties while accompanying the patients in a hospital environment. This is a qualitative study, conducted with 77 companions of patients hospitalized in a university hospital in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected through interviews and examined by the content analysis. According to the companions' perceptions, the reception procedure is associated to clarifying rules and routines, as well as meals delivery; the main difficulties were related to the physical structure and the noise in the hospital environment. A need for reconsidering the established models for health assistance is pointed, as well as the importance of improving health care practices based on light technology.

[Health care given to patients with violence situations: conceptions of professionals in basic health units]. / Atendimento aos usuários em situação de violência: concepções dos profissionais de unidades básicas de saúde.

The following study aimed at analyzing the conceptions of basic health units' professionals on the service rendered to users with violence situations, within their different manifestations. It is a qualitative research conducted with nurses, doctors, nursing technicians, and communitarian health agents through semi-structured interviews. The set of data was collected from October 2007 and March 2008 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and analyzed through theme analysis. The professionals have a role in identifying situations of violence and in elaborating intervention strategies aiming users' welfare through the recovery of physical and mental health. The break of the violence assistance net, lack of security, lack of capable professionals, and inadequate infrastructure are some of the factors that jeopardize the service. The results might support the elaboration of public policies that help the identification, gathering and assistance to individuals in violence situations.

[Systematic review on the management dimension of nursing work in hospital environments]. / Revisão sistemática sobre a dimensão gerencial no trabalho do enfermeiro no ambito hospitalar.

Nursing work is divided into different dimensions: health care, education, management and research. Considering hospital environment, nurses are in charge of many managerial activities. The following study aimed at analyzing how the managerial dimension in the nursing is described in Brazilian nursing papers through a systematic review on the literature. The papers were researched on the database LILACS and SciELO from 2003 to 2007 with keywords as nursing, work, and management, constituting a 12-papers sample. The results displayed that the managerial practices of the nurses are mainly related to the technical management dimension, emphasizing the activities of coordination, supervision, and control. The precepts of the classical theories of administration still guide nursing management, even though some studies relate a slight transposition of this model and present suggestions for new nursing management ways.