Background:Current international policies converge to the need of empowering patients and families in becomingmore autonomous in the self-caring and management of their noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Given theirprofessional scope, nurses are the most well-positioned health professionals to answer this societal challenge. Inthe literature, health coaching and the use of information and communication technologi...
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) bring new challenges for the healthcare sector, demanding a paradigm shift on healthcare deliverance. In this sense, information and communication technologies (ICTs) are being more and more used, implying a change in educational programs of nursing schools. The application of ICTs in healthcare is often linked with concepts like 'patient engagement' or 'patient empowerment', imp...
Background: In Portugal, no accurate and reliable predictive instruments are known that could assist healthcare professionals in recognizing patients with difficult venous access. Thus, this study aimed to translate and validate the Modified A-DIVA scale to European Portuguese. (2) Methods: A methodological and cross-sectional study was conducted in two phases: translation of the Modified A-DIVA scale to Europe...
Contexto: Apesar da sua natureza ubíqua, a prática de cateterização venosa periférica não é homogénea entre contextos clínicos internacionais. Em Portugal, a informação referente à prática de cateterismo venoso periférico encontra-se dispersa na literatura, impossibilitando uma análise suficientemente compreensiva e abrangente da sua natureza e implicações. Objetivos: Mapear os estudos realizados em Portugal no...
Background: Peripheral venipuncture is the minimal invasive procedure most commonly performed in acute settings. However, several publications report that health professionals perform multiple puncture attempts until a successful catheterization or blood draw is achieved. Among the patients most affected by this reality are the elderly patients, who often display a number of factors that increase difficulty. In...
To determine the incidence rate and risk factors for the nursing-sensitive indicators phlebitis and infiltration in patients with peripheral venous catheters (PVCs). Cohort study with 110 patients. Scales were used to assess and document phlebitis and infiltration. Socio-demographic variables, clinical variables related to the PVC, medication and hospitalization variables were collected. Descriptive and inferen...
Background: While the need for self-management support is increasing in the current aging European society, digital skills and competences in supporting self-management is not commonly a part of the nursing curriculum. In order to respond to this societal challenge, the Digital Nursing Model (DigiNurse) will be developed by an international consortium, offering a structured concept to be incorporated in the nur...
Enquadramento: A inserção e a manutenção do cateter venoso periférico (CVP) são os procedimentos mais comumente realizados por enfermeiros em contexto clínico. Todavia, as atuais taxas de insucesso no cateterismo são elevadas, comprometendo o plano terapêutico e o bem-estar do doente. Objetivo: Conhecer as práticas dos enfermeiros durante a inserção e a manutenção de CVPs. Metodologia: Foi realizado um estudo t...
Objective: to determine the incidence rate and risk factors for the nursing-sensitive indicators phlebitis and infiltration in patients with peripheral venous catheters (PVCs). Method: cohort study with 110 patients. Scales were used to assess and document phlebitis and infiltration. Socio-demographic variables, clinical variables related to the PVC, medication and hospitalization variables were collected. Desc...
Objetivos: determinar la tasa de incidencia y los factores de riesgo para los indicadores sensibles a los cuidados de Enfermería, flebitis e infiltración, en pacientes portadores de catéteres venosos periféricos (CVPs). Método: se trata de un estudio de cohorte entre 110 pacientes. Se utilizaron escalas para evaluar y documentar la flebitis y la infiltración. Se recogieron variables sociodemográficas y clínicas...