Evaluación del equipo de complemento del Hospital Clínic de Barcelona / Evaluation of the additional equipment of Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

OBJETIVOS. Describir la opinión de las enfermeras del Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (HCB) acerca del equipo de complemento (EC), valorar la necesidad de formación específica y especialización para los profesionales que forman parte del EC, desde el punto de vista del resto los profesionales de enfermería del hospital, y determinar el nivel de satisfacción y conocimiento del enfermero del equipo de parada cardiaca (el enfermero del equipo de parada es un profesional del EC). METODOLOGÍA. Estudio descriptivo transversal de mayo de 2014 a febrero de 2015. Se obtuvieron datos mediante la distribución de una encuesta anónima a los profesionales de enfermería del hospital con más de 5 años de antigüedad que no forman parte del EC. RESULTADOS. El EC está considerado un servicio del HCB con identidad y organización propia en un 80 %. Un 94 % piensa que es un servicio necesario y un 96 % que está formado por profesionales capacitados y preparados para realizar las funciones de enfermería. Un 78 % opina que deberían recibir una formación continuada. Un 96 % sabe que la enfermera o enfermero del equipo de parada es un profesional del EC y lo valora con un alto grado de satisfacción CONCLUSIONES. El EC, a pesar del paso del tiempo y de los cambios sucedidos en nuestro Hospital, se valora como un modelo de cobertura necesario y con una identidad propia, formado por unos profesionales capacitados, preparados y reconocidos por el resto de profesionales de enfermería del hospital, que asumen de manera eficaz otras funciones como la del equipo de parada cardiaca del hospital (AU)

OBJECTIVES. To describe the opinion of nurses about a non-specialized in hospital support team called Equipo de Complemento (EC), evaluate the perception of other nurses about their need of additional formation -since those nurses are responsible for the cardiac arrest call-, and define the opinion of other staff about their knowledge and satisfaction about this duty. METHODOLOGY. This is a cross-sectional study performed from May of 2014 to February 2015. Data was collected through an anonymous poll, which was given to the hospital nursery professionals with more than 5 years of service. The respondents were not taking part in EC. RESULTS. The 80 % of the respondents think of EC as a hospital service of identity with self-organization. A 94 % believe that EC is really necessary, and 96 % of the respondents thinks that EC is composed of trained professionals ready to do nursery tasks. 78 % of the professionals believe that EC nurses should receive continuing education. Finally, 96 % of the respondents know that the cardiac arrest nurse is a member of EC, and they rate these nurses with a high degree of satisfaction. CONCLUSION. The EC is seen as a needed model with self-identity, composed of trained professionals. The hospital professionals of Nursery are really satisfied of their job. EC take part in other tasks as cardiac arrests and are highly rated for this duty (AU)

[Evaluation of the Additional Equipment of Hospital Clinic of Barcelona]. / Evaluación del equipo de complemento del Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.

Objectives: To describe the opinion of nurses about a non-specialized in hospital to support team called Equipo de Complemento (EC), evaluate the perception of other nurses about their need of additional formation -since those nurses are responsible for the cardiac arrest call-, and define the opinion of other staff about their knowledge and satisfaction about this duty. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study performed from May of 2014 to February 2015. Data was collected through an anonymous poll, which was given to the hospital nursery professionals with more than 5 years of service. the respondents were not taking part in EC. Results: "the 80% of the respondents think of EC as a hospital service of identity with self-organization. A 94% believe that EC is really necessary, and 96% of the respondents know that the cardiac arrest nurse is a member of EC, and they rate these nurses with a high degree of satisfaction. Conclusion: The EC is seen as a needed model with self-identity, composed of trained professionals. The hospital professionals of Nursery are really satisfied with their job. EC take part in other tasks as cardiac arrests and are highly rated for this duty.

[EVALUATION OF THE PERCEPTION OF RISK IN THE NURSING STAFF IN CARE OF PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED BIOLOGICAL HAZARD]. / Evaluación de la percepción de riesgo. EN EL PERSONAL DE ENFERMERÍA EN LA ATENCIÓN DE PACIENTES SOSPECHOSOS DE RIESGO BIOLÓGICO IV.

INTRODUCTION: Healthcare personnel is especially vulnerable to the risks derived from their job. The complexity that has the care of patients with Ebola justifies the study of the perception of risk of such professionals. OBJECTIVE: To know the perception of risk in the nursing staff that takes care of patients suspected of suffering the Ebola virus. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Transversal study carried out in the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. 19 professionals of nursing staff that attended suspected Ebola patients were included in the study. The data was collected through a questionnaire of dimensional evaluation of the perceived risk along with sociodemographic variables and a subsequent statistics analysis. RESULTS: A percentage of 68% of the nursing staff refereed having a high level of knowledge of the risk associated with the factor of this study. A percentage of 42% determined that there was a very high possibility of being harmed. A percentage of 63% considered that the most harmful consequences would appear in short term, and finally a percentage of 48% considered that there was a very high risk of accident or illness associated to the factor of this study, whereas a percentage of 5% considered the risk to be very low. CONCLUSIONS: The answers obtained showed not only that nursing staff had a very high level of knowledge regarding the risk associated to the factor of this study, but also that the emotional fear was very high.

Evaluación de la percepción de riesgo en el personal de enfermeraí en la atención de pacientes sospechosos de riesgo biológico IV / Evaluation of the perception of risk in the nursing staff in care of patients with suspected biological hazard

Introducción. El personal sanitario es una población especialmente vulnerable a los riesgos derivados del ejercicio de su profesión. La complejidad que tiene la atención de los pacientes con virus Ébola lleva al estudio de la percepción de riesgo de este colectivo. Objetivo. Conocer la percepción de riesgo en el personal de enfermería que atendió a los pacientes con sospecha de Fiebre Hemorrágica Virus Ébola (FHVE). Material y métodos. Estudio transversal realizado en el Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. Se incluyeron 19 profesionales de enfermería que atendieron directamente a pacientes con sospecha de FHVE. Los datos se recogieron mediante un cuestionario de evaluación dimensional del riesgo percibido junto a variables sociodemográficas y un posterior análisis estadístico. Resultados. Un 68 % del personal de enfermería refirió tener un nivel de conocimiento elevado del riesgo asociado al factor de estudio. Un 42 % determinó que había una posibilidad muy alta de experimentar un daño. Un 63 % apreció que las consecuencias más nocivas se experimentarían a corto plazo y, finalmente, un 48 % valoró que había un riesgo muy alto de accidente o enfermedad asociado al factor de estudio, frente a un 5 % que lo valoró muy bajo. Conclusiones. Las respuestas obtenidas ponían de manifiesto que los profesionales de enfermería poseían un nivel de conocimiento muy alto sobre el riesgo asociado al factor de estudio, y que el temor emocional era también muy elevado (AU)

Introduction. Healthcare personnel is especially vulnerable to the risks derived from their job. The complexity that has the care of patients with Ebola justifies the study of the perception of risk of such professionals. Objective. To know the perception of risk in the nursing staff that takes care of patients suspected of suffering the Ebola virus. Material and methods. Transversal study carried out in the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona. 19 professionals of nursing staff that attended suspected Ebola patients were included in the study. The data was collected through a questionnaire of dimensional evaluation of the perceived risk along with sociodemographic variables and a subsequent statistics analysis. Results. A percentage of 68 % of the nursing staff refereed having a high level of knowledge of the risk associated with the factor of this study. A percentage of 42 % determined that there was a very high possibility of being harmed. A percentage of 63 % considered that the most harmful consequences would appear in short term, and finally a percentage of 48 % considered that there was a very high risk of accident or illness associated to the factor of this study, whereas a percentage of 5 % considered the risk to be very low. Conclusions. The answers obtained showed not only that nursing staff had a very high level of knowledge regarding the risk associated to the factor of this study, but also that the emotional fear was very high (AU)