Objective: this study aimed to evaluate the hand hygiene routine of companions in inpatient units. Methods: it was an observational study with 50 companions, aged over 18 years and with clear language. A questionnaire and observation of hand hygiene moments were used. For analysis, descriptive statistics was applied. Results: the use of liquid soap (p=0.939), alcohol-based hand gel (p=0.939), collective use tow...
Infections related to health care are an important public health problem. Caregivers and family members are at risk for contracting infections due to repeated exposure to infectious agents combined with poor hand hygiene and inadequate knowledge about the transmission of the disease. Stimulating safe practices in the hospital environment with caregivers is a current challenge for the health sector. The use of a...
The study’s objective was to report the nurses’ self-evaluation of health and quality of life, associated with the socioeconomic characterization. Transversal study, with a sample of 190 nurses, in a state’s reference general hospital. For procedures of descriptive analysis and inferences, the Statistical Package for Social Sciences 13.0 used. The comparison of averages was made, using statistical tests: Mann-W...
TCC(especialização) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências da Saúde. Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem. Linhas de Cuidado em Saúde Materna, Neonatal e do Lactante; Por saber que o inadequado ganho de peso durante a gestação tem implicações para a saúde da mulher e do bebê, o objetivo deste trabalho consiste em construir uma estratégia participativa para enfrentamento do sobrepeso e o...