Aim: to evaluate the knowledge of the nursing team of a university hospital before and after the use of an educational hypermedia about the peripheral venous puncture. Method: a quasi-experimental study with 57 nursing professionals from a university hospital in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará. The previous knowledge and acquired knowledge were verified after the use of hypermedia available in the Solar Platform o...
Objetivo: verificar a habilidade de acadêmicos de enfermagem e medicina relacionados à técnica da higienização das mãos. Métodos: estudo transversal realizado com 61 acadêmicos. Utilizou-se a higienização das mãos com álcool gel a 70,0%, no qual foi adicionado o corante fluorescente Visirub®, que permitiu observar áreas não contempladas durante a higienização das mãos e investigação dos oito passos recomendados...
Objective: to verify the ability of nursing and medical academics related to hand hygiene technique. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study carried out with 61 academics. Hands hygiene with 70.0% alcohol gel was used, in which Visirub® fluorescent dye was added, which allowed observing areas not contemplated during hand hygiene and investigation of the eight steps recommended by the World Health Organization....
Objective: to verify the ability of nursing and medical academics related to hand hygiene technique. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study carried out with 61 academics. Hands hygiene with 70.0% alcohol gel was used, in which Visirub® fluorescent dye was added, which allowed observing areas not contemplated during hand hygiene and investigation of the eight steps recommended by the World Health Organization....
Objective: to analyze Infections Related to Health Care (IRAS) of patients in an Intensive Care Unit. Method: epidemiological retrospective study conducted at the University Hospital of Fortaleza, between 2008 and 2011. Data were collected, organized in tables, and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: equal number of female and male patients; average age of 58.3 years; average length of hospitalizati...
The nursing staff in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) give a high complexity assistance to patients often severe using a device increasing the risk of acquiring and transmit Hospital Infection (HI) currently called Infection Related to Health Care (IRHC). Aimed to evaluate the presence of ATP in the dominant hand of the nursing staff in the following situations: before donning sterile gloves and immediately after ...