[Nursing records: conventional versus computerized. Critical care unit]. / Registros de enfermería: convencional frente a informatizado. Unidad de cuidados críticos.

In these recent years, electronic clinical data systems have been incorporated into the daily nursing work for the use of records in the hospitalization units. Between 2001 and 2002, the computer program that has presently become the work tool in the Critical Unit I was designed. This project aims to know the opinion of the nursing staff on the use of the computerized record versus the previous pen and paper. The surveys designed were filled out by 90.5% of the unit staff and it was found that for nursing group, the computerized record is a better work system than the pen and paper. Further, the computerized record is characterized by being more complete, by making it possible to better gather the work and by adjusting more reliably to the nursing work. In conclusion, we would say that the perception of nursing after the initiation of the clinical record computerized system is that it has improved versus the pen-paper. The perception of the time aimed at filling out the records is greater, although paradoxically, it generates more time for the patient's care according to the staff opinion. Even so, it is considered to be a good work system.

[Training in cardiopulmonary reanimation with early defibrillation to nurses from the 7th area of Madrid]. / Formación en reanimación cardiopulmonar básica con desfibrilación precoz a enfermeros/as del área 7 de Madrid.

UNLABELLED: Ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachicardia without pulse are the most frequent causes of suddenly death, therefore, it was considered that training hospitals and healthcentre nurses in identifying arritms and using properly the defibrilators was necessary. It was made by practical-theoric courses. The main aim of this study has been to know does the nurses value these type of courses and its repercussion on their level of knowledge. This is a descriptive study. The course consisted of 2 parts, one theoric and other practical. The valuation was made with a practical exam (A, B o C, being C a fail) and the other was written. To obtain the certificate of the course, you need to get at least 70% in the written part, and an A or a B in the practical exam. An exam was set at the beginning of the course and other at the end of it, in order to see the improvement. To value the course, we passed one anonimous poll, for this, it was used one scale from 1-5. we have gone 8 courses with 226 pupils, and the 74.3% of them, have passed. The level of knowledges has considerably increased p < 0.0001 the level of satisfaction was 4.7 0.5, of the teachers was of 4.6 0.5 and theirs enthusiasm on the course was 4.7 0.6. For them, theirs level of theorical and practical knowledges were 2.7 0.7 and 2.5 0.7 respectively. CONCLUSIONS: 1) Nurses have had a great interest in this course. 2) After the course, the level of knowledge was increased. 3) The califications of the pupils on the teachers and the course has been high. 4) The training of nursery in RCP and early defibrillation is absolutely essential as it is shawn in their low level of theorical and practical knowledge.

Formación en reanimacióncardiopulmonar básica condesfibrilación precoz aenfermeros/as del área 7de Madrid / Training in cardiopulmonary reanimation with early defibrillation to nurses from the 7th area of Madrid

La fibrilación ventricular y la taquicardia ventricular sin pulso son la causa más frecuente de muerte súbita, por ello se consideró necesario formar a la enfermería de hospitalización y ambulatorios, en la identificación de estas arritmias y en la utilización del desfibrilador, mediante cursos teórico-prácticos. El objetivo ha sido conocer cómo valora la enfermería este tipo de cursos y su repercusión en el nivel de conocimientos. Estudio descriptivo. El curso constó de 2 partes, una teórica y otra práctica. La evaluación se realizó mediante examen práctico (A, B o C, siendo C suspenso) y escrito. Para obtener la certificación del curso, debían obtener una puntuación superior o igual al 70 por ciento en el examen escrito y "A o B" en el práctico. Para valorar la probable mejoría en el nivel de conocimientos, se realizó un examen al inicio del curso, que fue comparado con el posterior. La evaluación del curso y profesorado se realizó mediante encuesta anónima, se utilizó una escala de valoración del 1 al 5. Se han impartido 8 cursos con un total de 226 alumnos, han obtenido certificado de capacitación el 74,3 por ciento. El aumento en el nivel de conocimientos ha sido estadísticamente significativo p > 0,0001. El nivel de satisfacción obtuvo una media de 4,7 ñ 0,5, el profesorado 4,6 ñ 0,5 y su interés por el curso fue 4,7 ñ 0,6. Según ellos, su nivel de conocimientos teóricos y prácticos fue 2,7 ñ 0,7 y 2,5 ñ 0,7 respectivamente. Como conclusión podemos decir: 1) El interés de la enfermería en este curso es alto; 2) Existe un aumento de conocimientos tras la realización del curso; 3) La valoración que el alumno hace tanto del curso como del profesorado es alto; 4) La formación de la enfermería en RCP y desfibrilación precoz es imprescindible a la vista de los escasos conocimientos teóricos y prácticos que tienen (AU)