Disposições incorporadas: perspectivas identitárias das enfermeiras na atenção primária à saúde / Embodied dispositions: indentity perspectives of in primary health care / Disposiciones incorporadas: perspectivas de identidad de las enfermeras en la atención primaria de salud

Objetivo: analisar o impacto das disposições incorporadas na identidade profissional das enfermeiras na Atenção Primária à Saúde. Método: estudo qualitativo, realizado com nove enfermeiras atuantes na Atenção Primária àSaúde na Bahia, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas. A análise dos dados foi fundamentada em Pierre Bourdieu, por meio da análise de conteúdo, realizada com auxílio do software Nvivo 10. Resultados: foram evidenciadas três categorias: Sentimento de responsabilização excessiva; Sentimento de obrigatoriedade de fazer mesmo sem condições estruturais; e Sobrecarga de trabalho. Constatou-se a necessidade de investir em estratégias que identifiquem o trabalho do profissional de enfermagem, para melhor delineamento das reais responsabilidades da profissão. Conclusão: as disposições incorporadas são um fator importante na construção da identidade profissional da enfermeira. Espera-se contribuir para enfrentamento, análise e intervenção no processo de trabalho dessas profissionais em seus distintos campos de atuação, com vistas a edificar o trabalho em equipe e sua autonomia profissional.(AU)

Objective: to analyze the impact of the embodied dispositions in the professional identity of nurses in Primary Health Care (PHC). Method: qualitative study, carried out with nine nurses working in PHC in a small town in Bahia, Brazil, through semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was based on Pierre Bourdieu theory, through content analysis, performed with the help of NVivo 10 software. Results: three categories were evidenced: Feeling of excessive responsibility, feeling of obligation to do even without structural conditions, and work overload. There was a need to invest in strategies that identify the work of the Nursing professional, for a better delineation of the real responsibilities of the profession. Conclusion: the embodied dispositions are an important factor in the construction of the nurse's professional identity. It is expected to contribute to the confrontation, analysis, and intervention in the work process of these professionals in their different fields of activity, with a view to building teamwork and their professional autonomy.(AU)

Objetivo: evaluar el impacto de las incorporaciones a la identidad profesional de las enfermeras que trabajan en Atención Primaria de Salud.Método: se llevó a cabo un estudio cualitativo con la participación de nueve enfermeras que ejercen en el ámbito de Atención Primaria de Salud en un municipio pequeño de Bahía, Brasil. Para esto se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas para recopilar datos. El análisis de la información se fundamentó en la metodología de análisis de contenido de Pierre Bourdieu y se utilizó el software NVivo 10. Resultados: emergieron tres categorías: Sentimiento de responsabilidad excesiva; Sensación de obligación de realizar acciones incluso sin las condiciones estructurales adecuadas; y Carga de trabajo excesiva. Se destacó la necesidad de implementar estrategias que definan el trabajo de las enfermeras para establecer claramente las responsabilidades inherentes a la profesión. Conclusiones: las actitudes internalizadas son determinantes en la configuración de la identidad profesional de las enfermeras. Esta investigación aspira a contribuir en la confrontación, el análisis y la intervención en el proceso laboral de estos profesionales en distintos entornos, con miras a fortalecer el trabajo en equipo y su independencia profesional.(AU)

Medical Record Closure Practices of Physicians Before and After the Use of Medical Scribes.

This study uses electronic health record data to evaluate medical record closure outcomes before and after the use of medical scribes at a large academic medical center.

Structuring the Investment Opportunity for a Transition to Practice Program.

Gaining organizational commitment to build or expand a transition to practice program is greatly enhanced by following a business strategy that calls out an encompassing program return on investment (ROI). This article proposes the ROI categories that are powerful investment influencers for executives responsible for funding programs. The business strategy offers insight on how to connect workforce pipeline, retention, program accreditation/reimbursement, traveler replacement, improved quality measures, and career advancement data into a persuasive investment case. Additionally, for advanced practice residency/fellowships, additional categories of linking quality outcomes, billing and revenue generation, productivity, and procedural services are highlighted. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2022;53(7):293-296.].

Vertical Integration Versus Physician Owners: Trends in Practice Structure Among Breast Cancer Surgeons.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to document changes in physician practice structure among surgeons who treat women with breast cancer. DESIGN: We merged cancer registry records from 5 large states with Medicare Part B claims to identify each surgeon who treated women with breast cancer. We added information from SK&A surveys and extensive internet searches. We analyzed changes in breast surgeons' practice structure over time. MEASURES: We assigned each surgeon-year a practice structure type: (1) small single-specialty practice; (2) single-specialty surgery or multispecialty practice with ownership in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC); (3) physician-owned hospital; (4) multispecialty; (5) employed. RESULTS: In 2003, nearly 74% of breast cancer surgeons belonged to small single-specialty practices. By 2014, this percentage fell to 51%. A shift to being employed (vertical integration) accounted for only a portion of this decline; between 2003 and 2014, the percentage of surgeons who were employed increased from 10% to 20%. The remainder of this decline is due to surgeons opting to acquire ownership in an ASC or a specialty hospital. Between 2003 and 2014, the percentage of surgeons with ownership in an ASC or specialty hospital increased from 4% to 17%. CONCLUSIONS: Dramatic changes in surgeon practice structure occurred between 2003 and 2014 across the 5 states we examined. The most notable was the sharp decline in the prevalence of the small single-specialty practice and large increases in the proportion of surgeons either employed or with ownership in ACSs or hospitals.

Practice Management Strategies Among Current Members of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.

BACKGROUND: A survey was conducted at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) to evaluate current practice management strategies among AAHKS members. METHODS: An application was used by AAHKS members to answer both multiple-choice and yes or no questions. Specific questions were asked regarding the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on practice patterns. RESULTS: There was a dramatic acceleration in same day total joint arthroplasty with 85% of AAHKS members performing same day total joint arthroplasty. More AAHKS members remain in private practice (46%) than other practice types, whereas fee for service (34%) and relative value units (26%) are the major form of compensation. At the present time, 93% of practices are experiencing staffing shortages, and these shortages are having an impact on surgical volume. CONCLUSION: This survey elucidates the current practice patterns of AAHKS members. The pandemic has had a significant impact on some aspects of practice activity. Future surveys need to monitor changes in practice patterns over time.

The Role of Participation in and Effectiveness of Shared Governance Councils in the Nurses' Perception of a Professional Practice Work Environment.

OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to identify the differences in nurses' perceptions of their professional practice work environment (PPWE) related to their participation in shared governance (SG) councils and to examine the perception of effectiveness of SG councils among nurses who participate in them. BACKGROUND: Research suggests that adopting SG in nursing can lead to significant, positive outcomes, such as patient and nurse satisfaction and enhanced nurse empowerment, engagement, and a PPWE. METHODS: The study used a cross-sectional design in a Magnet®-designated urban Jordanian cancer care hospital. A convenience sample of 580 direct care nurses was used. The data were collected using self-administered questionnaires, the Council Health (CH) instrument, and the Professional Practice Work Environment Inventory (PPWEI). RESULTS: Results demonstrated a significant difference in the total score of PPWE between the SG council members (4.85) and nonmembers (4.68) (t = 2.906, P = 0.004). The results also indicated small to strong correlations of the total overall council health mean and all domain means of council effectiveness with total overall PPWEI mean and all domain means of PPWE (P < 0.05) among nurses who participated in SG councils. CONCLUSION: Findings support involving more staff in SG councils and that enhancing the SG councils' effectiveness positively affects the PPWE.

Instrumento para implementação do processo de enfermagem na consulta à pessoa com estomia: um relato de experiência / Instrumento para la implementación del proceso en laconsulta de enfermería a la persona con ostomía: un relato de experiencia / Instrument for implementing the nursing process during ostomate consultation: an experience report

RESUMO Objetivo: relatar a experiência sobre a elaboração de um instrumento implementado na consulta de Enfermagem a pacientes com estomia. Material e método: relato de experiência vivenciado por enfermeiros, acadêmicos de Enfermagem e professores, em um centro de referência em estomaterapia do Sul do Brasil, realizado por meio de encontros presenciais com busca de instrumentos padronizados em outros serviços, aprofundamento teórico sobre possíveis diagnósticos, intervenções e resultados de Enfermagem à pessoa com estomia, socialização com a equipe de Enfermagem sobre o instrumento e a relevância dele na prática clínica. Resultados e discussão: a utilização de um instrumento demanda a articulação teórica versus a prática, bem como a compreensão das particularidades advindas do paciente com estomia. A aplicabilidade do instrumento reforçou a importância do conhecimento, habilidade e atitude em coletar dados, realizar anamnese e exame físico, elencar possíveis diagnósticos de Enfermagem associando resultados e prevendo intervenções de Enfermagem junto ao paciente. Conclusões: o instrumento implementado mostrou-se apropriado para a consulta de Enfermagem, pois resultou em melhoria na abordagem ao estomizado, além de permitir uma coleta de dados completa, direcionada e organizada, que colabora para um melhor conhecimento do paciente, criação de vínculo e identificação dos problemas, possibilitando a definição do diagnóstico de Enfermagem, o planejamento, a implementação e a avaliação dos cuidados.

RESUMEN Objetivo: relatar la experiencia sobre la elaboración de un instrumento implementado en la consulta de Enfermería a pacientes con ostomía. Material y método: relato de experiencia vivido por enfermeros, académicos de Enfermería y profesores, en un centro de referencia en estomaterapia del Sur de Brasil, realizado por medio de encuentros presenciales con búsqueda de instrumentos estandarizados en otros servicios, profundización teórica sobre posibles diagnósticos, intervenciones y resultados de Enfermería a la persona con ostomía, socialización con el equipo de Enfermería sobre el instrumento y la relevancia de él en la práctica clínica. Resultados y discusión: la utilización de un instrumento demanda la articulación teórica versus la práctica, así como la comprensión de las particularidades provenientes del paciente con ostomía. La aplicabilidad del instrumento reforzó la importancia del conocimiento, la habilidad y actitud en recolectar datos, realizar anamnesis y examen físico, enumerar posibles diagnósticos de Enfermería asociando resultados y previendo intervenciones de Enfermería junto al paciente. Conclusiones: el instrumento implementado se mostró apropiado para la consulta de Enfermería, pues resultó en mejoría en el abordaje al ostomizado, además de permitir una recolección de datos completa, dirigida y organizada, que colabora para un mejor conocimiento del paciente, creación de vínculo e identificación de los problemas, posibilitando la definición del diagnóstico de Enfermería, la planificación, la implementación y la evaluación de los cuidados.

ABSTRACT Objective: to report the experience on the development of an instrument implemented in the Nursing consultation with ostomate patients. Material and method: an experience report by nurses, nursing students, and professors, at a stomal therapy reference center in the South of Brazil, carried out through face-to-face meetings, with the search for instruments standardized in other services, theoretical deepening on possible diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes of Nursing to the person with ostomy; socialization with the Nursing team on the instrument and its relevance in clinical practice. Results and discussion: the use of an instrument demands the articulation of theory versus practice, as well as the understanding of particularities arising from the ostomy patient. The applicability of the instrument reinforced the importance of knowledge, skill, and attitude in collecting data, performing anamnesis, and physical examination, listing possible nursing diagnoses, associating results, and predicting nursing interventions with the patient. Conclusions: the implemented instrument proved to be appropriate for the nursing consultation as it resulted in an improved approach to the ostomy, in addition to allowing for a complete, targeted, and organized data collection, which allows for a better familiarity with the patient, the creation of a bond, and the identification of problems, thus facilitating the definition of nursing diagnoses, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.

"What Next?": Toward telebehavioral health sustainability in couple and family therapy.

As a response to the COVID-19 global crisis, many in the couple/marital and family therapy (CMFT) professional community quickly met the challenge of providing services to clients via telebehavioral health (TBH) services. As this public health emergency endures, family therapists must continue to engage in TBH practice professionally and ethically. The rapid adoption of TBH with minimal training and experience during this public health emergency can result in crises for both individual therapists as well as for the profession in implementing electronic record-keeping, conducting virtual sessions, and communicating online with various clinical populations. The risk of insufficient training and supervision create a challenge to new and experienced family therapists. This article summarizes the work done by the profession thus far to respond to this public health emergency and presents a roadmap of recommendations for navigating those challenges into the future and offers ideas about how to sustain quality TBH practice.

Suggestions for changes in professional procedures and adaptation to COVID-19: new models of care in the rehabilitation setting.

Abstracts: The COVID-19 (COrona Virus Disease 2019), due to the SARS-COV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2) has been an unprecedented global challenge for the healthcare systems (1).

Using a Data-Driven Improvement Methodology to Decrease Surgical Site Infections in a Community Neurosurgery Practice: Optimizing Preoperative Screening and Perioperative Antibiotics.

OBJECTIVE: We used a data-driven methodology to decrease the departmental surgical site infection rate to a goal of 1%. METHODS: A prospective interventional study with historical controls comparing preimplementation/intervention (unknown methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus [MSSA]/methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA] status and standard weight and drug allergy-based preoperative antibiotics) with postimplementation/intervention (optimized preoperative chlorhexidine showers, MSSA/MRSA screening, MSSA/MRSA decolonization, and optimized preoperative antibiotic order set implementation). The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program was used for case surveillance. The primary outcome was the presence of a surgical site infection with a secondary outcome of cost(s) of implementation. RESULTS: A total of 317 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program abstracted neurosurgical cases were analyzed, 163 cases before implementation and 154 cases after implementation. There were no significant differences between the preimplementation and postimplementation cohorts regarding patient demographics and baseline comorbidities, with the exceptions of inpatient and functional status (P < 0.001). The most common procedures were lumbar decompression (31%), lumbar discectomy (27%), and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (10.4%). After implementation, 30 patients were MSSA positive (20%) and 4 MRSA positive (2.6%). Thirty patients received preoperative intranasal mupirocin decolonization (88%), and 4 patients received adjusted preoperative antibiotics (12%). After protocol implementation, the surgical site infection rate decreased from 6.7% (odds ratio, 2.82) to 0.96% (odds ratio, 0.91). The cost of implementation was $27,179, or $58 per patient. CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight the importance of systematically investigating areas of gap in existing clinical practice and quality improvement projects to increase patient safety and enhance the value of care delivered to neurosurgical patients.

How the Institutional and Policy Context Shapes the Establishment of Nurse Practitioner Roles and Practice in New Zealand's Primary Health Care Sector.

The implementation of the nurse practitioner (NP) workforce in primary health care (PHC) in New Zealand has been slow, despite ongoing concerns over persisting health inequalities and a crisis in the primary care physician workforce. This article, as part of a wider institutional ethnography, draws on the experiences of one NP and two NP candidates, as they struggle to establish and deliver PHC services in areas of high need, rural, and Indigenous Maori communities in New Zealand. Using information gathered initially by interview, we develop an analysis of how the institutional and policy context is shaping their experiences and limiting opportunities for the informants to provide meaningful comprehensive PHC. Their work (time and effort), with various health organizations, was halted with little rationale, and seemingly contrary to New Zealand's strategic direction for PHC stipulated in the Primary Health Care Strategy 2001. The tension between the extant biomedical model, known as primary care, and the broader principles of PHC was evident. Our analysis explored how the perpetuation of the neoliberal health policy environment through a "hands-off" approach from central government and district health boards resulted in a highly fragmented and complex health sector. Ongoing policy and sector perseverance to support privately owned physician-led general practice; a competitive contractual environment; and significant structural health sector changes, all restricted the establishment of NP services. Instead, commitment across the health sector is needed to ensure implementation of the NP workforce as autonomous mainstream providers of comprehensive PHC services.

Medical Records: More Than the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

It is the responsibility of each organization, including private practice businesses, to maintain a comprehensive medical records retention policy. While registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) are qualified and competent business owners, navigating through the challenges of proper medical record management can be difficult without a sound policy. A comprehensive medical record retention policy consists of 4 major components: creation, utilization, maintenance, and destruction as well as a retention schedule. Successful implementation of a comprehensive medical record retention policy promotes positive clinician-patient interaction and avoidance of potential legal ramifications.

Experiences of and support for the transition to practice of newly graduated occupational therapists undertaking a hospital graduate Program.

INTRODUCTION: Newly graduated occupational therapists face well-documented difficulties as they embark on professional practice. Occupational therapy departments need to ensure that new graduates conduct their roles appropriately while developing experience and building clinical and professional skills. This study aimed to explore the experiences of new graduates at a major Australian metropolitan hospital occupational therapy department, the support provided to them and their perceptions of this support. METHODS: The research design was Interpretive Description. Semi-structured interviews of approximately 60 min were undertaken with seven occupational therapists, their team leader and the Departmental Head. The two research questions were as follows: What were the graduates' experiences of their first year in practice? What support was provided to graduates and what were their perceptions of this? RESULTS: New graduates perceived the transition to practice as overwhelming, particularly regarding their caseload responsibility. During the first few months, work tasks took them longer and they felt stressed and anxious. They received a range of support and education, both inter-professional and discipline specific. Their occupational therapy team leader and clinical senior provided tailored support, guidance and reassurance. Guided questioning facilitated development of new graduates' clinical reasoning and professional skills. Reflection helped them to identify and address learning goals relating to occupational therapy professional competencies. New graduates valued having a consistent caseload and a supportive workplace was highly valued. CONCLUSION: New graduates initially feel overwhelmed by being responsible for their decisions. However, they can benefit from tailored supervision and guided questioning to help develop clinical reasoning and professional skills, formal and informal support from experienced occupational therapists and their inter-professional teams and time to increase skill with their caseload. Engagement in a professional community of practice is important.

Weakening of nurses practice delivering same day-access in primary care / Fragilización de práctica de la enfermería a consulta a demanda espontánea en atención primaria / Fragilização da prática do enfermeiro no atendimento à demanda espontânea na atenção primária

ABSTRACT Objective To identify and analyze the weaknesses of the nurse's practice in meeting spontaneous demands in primary care units in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Method Qualitative study carried out in Rio de Janeiro, in 2016, with 20 nurses recruited unintentionally. The focus group and simple observation were applied, and data were subjected to thematic content analysis. Results The spontaneous demand service causes tensions and work overload. Nurses and community health agents are primarily responsible for organizing access. Final considerations There was a lack of understanding of the practice of spontaneous demand as part of care management, in addition to a polysemy related to the term. While for some, welcoming practices means greater autonomy, incorporating a larger scope of actions related to care and expanding their clinical practice; for others, they represent a stage that precedes medical consultation and a disorganizing element of care.

RESUMEN Objetivo Identificar y analizar las debilidades de la práctica de la enfermera para atender la demanda espontánea en las unidades de atención primaria de la ciudad de Rio de Janeiro. Método Estudio cualitativo realizado en Rio de Janeiro, en 2016, con 20 enfermeras reclutadas de manera no intencional. Se aplicó el grupo focal y la observación simple, y los datos fueron sometidos a análisis de contenido temático. Resultados El servicio de demanda espontánea genera tensiones y sobrecarga de trabajo. La enfermera y el agente de salud de la comunidad son los principales responsables de organizar el acceso. Consideraciones finales Existía una falta de comprensión de la práctica de la demanda espontánea como parte de la gestión del cuidado, además de una polisemia relacionada con el término. Mientras que para algunos las prácticas de acogida significan una mayor autonomía, incorporando un mayor abanico de acciones relacionadas con el cuidado y ampliando su práctica clínica; para otros, representan una etapa que precede a la consulta médica y un elemento desorganizador de la atención.

RESUMO Objetivo Analisar as fragilidades da prática do enfermeiro no atendimento à demanda espontânea nas unidades de atenção primária do município do Rio de Janeiro. Método Estudo qualitativo realizado no Rio de Janeiro, em 2016, com 20 enfermeiros recrutados não intencionalmente. Aplicou-se o grupo focal e a observação simples, e os dados foram submetidos à análise temática de conteúdo. Resultados O atendimento por demanda espontânea provoca tensões e sobrecarga no trabalho. O enfermeiro e o agente comunitário de saúde são os principais responsáveis pela organização do acesso. Considerações finais Constatou-se a incompreensão da prática da demanda espontânea como integrante da gestão do cuidado, além da polissemia relacionada ao termo. Enquanto para alguns as práticas de acolhimento significam maior autonomia, incorporando um escopo maior de ações referentes ao atendimento e ampliando a sua prática clínica; para outros, representam uma etapa que antecede a consulta médica e um elemento desorganizador da assistência.

Early Career Challenges in Setting Up an Endoscopic Spine Surgery Practice.

After the completion of an endoscopic spinal surgery fellowship, the next challenge for the newly minted consultant is to set up a viable and sustainable endoscopic practice. A successful practice of endoscopic spine surgery is dependent on several factors, such as anesthetic support; surgical expertise; support for provision and maintenance of endoscopic equipment; cost of equipment; administrative and nursing support; postoperative care services to optimize patients' outcome and satisfaction; patients' ideas, concerns, and expectations, as well as continuing medical education. In this article, a perspective is given on the early career challenges that a fellowship-trained endoscopic surgeon may encounter in the period leading to first successful endoscopic spinal surgery.

Maintaining High Professional Standards, morally, ethically and fairly: what doctors need to know right now.

Facing an investigation into performance concerns can be one of the most traumatic events in a doctor's career, and badly handled investigations can lead to severe distress. Yet there is no systematic way for National Health Service (NHS) Trusts to record the frequency of investigations, and extremely little data on the long-term outcomes of such action for the doctors. The document-Maintaining High Professional Standards in the Modern NHS (a framework for the initial investigation of concerns about doctors and dentists in the NHS)-should protect doctors from facing unfair or mismanaged performance management procedures, which include conduct, capability and health. Equally, it provides NHS Trusts with a framework that must be adhered to when managing performance concerns regarding doctors. Yet, very few doctors have even heard of it or know about the provisions it contains for their protection, and the implementation of the framework appears to be very variable across NHS Trusts. By empowering all doctors with the knowledge of what performance management procedures exist and how best practice should be implemented, we aim to ensure that they are informed participants in any investigation should it occur.