Screening and early detection of post-extubation oropharyngeal dysphagia: a best practice implementation project.

Introduction: Patients undergoing intubation and mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit risk developing post-extubation oropharyngeal dysphagia (PED). PED can lead to aspiration complications, aspiration pneumonia, and prolonged hospitalization, as well as increased repeat intubation and in-hospital morbidity and mortality.

Objective: This evidence implementation project aimed to promote evidence-based screening and early detection of PED in an adult intensive care unit in a secondary public hospital in Brazil.

Features of the triggering of the yellow code and factors associated with the occurrence of adverse events.

Objective: to analyze the characteristics of the activation of the yellow code in wards and identify the factors associated with adverse events after the Rapid Response Team.

Methods: a cross-sectional study with retrospective analysis of medical records of adults admitted to medical or surgical clinic wards of the University Hospital of São Paulo.

Results: among the 91 patients, the most frequent signs of triggers (n=107) were peripheral oxygen saturation of less than 90% (40.

Characteristics of music intervention to reduce anxiety in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization: scoping review.

The characteristics of music interventions for reducing anxiety in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization were mapped. A scoping review was conducted according to the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. Searches were performed in electronic portals and databases PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane, EMBASE, Scopus, LILACS, CAPES Thesis Portal (Brazil), DART-Europe E-theses Portal, Theses Canada Portal, Pro-Quest, and Google Scholar databases, gray literature, with no limitation on the year of publication.

Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on functional capacity in individuals treated for pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review protocol.

Objective: The aim of this review is to synthesize the available evidence on the effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation on the functional capacity of people who have finished drug treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis.

Introduction: Pulmonary rehabilitation is a treatment option for physical functional problems that persist after pharmacological treatment for tuberculosis; however, the results of primary studies on the subject are inconclusive.

Inclusion Criteria: This review will consider for inclusion studies carried out with adults (≥18 years old) who have completed pharmacological treatment for tuberculosis.

Factors associated with caregivers' contribution to self-care in heart failure.

Objective: to analyze the caregiver's contribution to self-care in heart failure and the predictor variables of this contribution.

Method: a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study, with the participation of 140 dyads (patients and caregivers). The contribution to self-care was assessed using the Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of Heart Failure Index.

Effect of the national early warning score on monitoring the vital signs of patients in the emergency room.

Objective: To verify the effect of using the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) system on the compliance of the vital signs monitoring interval with those recommended for patients in the emergency room.

Methods: This is a quasi-experimental, before-and-after study, performed in an emergency room with 280 adult patients selected by convenience. The effect of NEWS on the compliance of the vital signs monitoring interval with those recommended by the system was analyzed by linear regression.

Transitional care from the hospital to the home in heart failure: implementation of best practices.

Objectives: Assess the compliance of the implementation of better evidence in the transitional care of the person with heart failure from the hospital to the home.

Methods: Evidence implementation project according to the JBI methodology in a cardiology hospital in São Paulo. Six criteria were audited before and after implementing strategies to increase compliance with best practices.

A Rasch Analysis of the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory-Brazilian Version.

Background And Purpose: The Rasch model has not yet been used to evaluate the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory (CPCI), a tool used worldwide to measure coping with chronic pain.

Objective: Analyze the adjustment of the CPCI-Brazilian version and its scales to the Rasch model.

Methods: CPCI Rasch analysis with 705 outpatients from a Brazilian hospital.

Quality indicators of the nursing process documentation in clinical practice.

Objectives: to propose quality indicators for clinical nursing documentation.

Methods: methodological study in which literature review guided the composition of an instrument for evaluating nursing documentation. Two independent professionals evaluated 204 medical records of adult patients.

Simulation effectiveness tool modified (SET-M): adaptation and validation for Brazil.

Objective: to adapt the Simulation Effectiveness Tool - Modified (SET-M) to Portuguese and to verify validity and reliability indexes.

Method: methodological study using ISPOR, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, correlation between the adapted instrument/Simulation Design Scale - Student Version/Individual Practice Assessment and reliability (test-retest and internal consistency indexes). Convenience sample with a total of 435 Nursing undergraduate and graduate students.

Effect of post-storage filters vs. pre-storage filters for leukoreduction of blood components on clinical outcomes: a systematic review protocol.

Objective: This review will synthesize the best available evidence on the effectiveness of leukocyte reduction by comparing post-storage and pre-storage filters. The review will consider the following clinical outcomes: transfusion reactions, bacterial infection, length of stay, and mortality.

Introduction: Transfusion is a relevant therapy, but it is not risk-free.

Structural validity of the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory-Brazilian version.

Background: The Chronic Pain Coping Inventory (CPCI) has been widely used to measure coping with pain, however, the psychometric properties of the Brazilian CPCI are unknown.

Aim: To verify the validity and reliability of the CPCI-Brazilian version.

Materials And Methods: A sample of 705 outpatients with chronic pain participated in the study.

Clinical judgment and diagnostic reasoning of nursing students in clinical simulation.

Objectives: to determine the degree of association between clinical judgment and diagnostic reasoning of nursing students in clinical simulation.

Methods: this is a correlational research design using a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 41 nursing students who assisted a patient with vaso-occlusive crisis in a high-fidelity clinical simulation setting.

SCHFI 6.2 Self-Care Confidence Scale - Brazilian version: psychometric analysis using the Rasch model.

Objective: to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Self-Care Confidence Scale in heart failure in the Brazilian version of the Self Care Heart Failure Index, version 6.2, using the Rasch model criteria.

Method: secondary study, of psychometric analysis, using the Rasch model, of the six items of the scale.

Effectiveness of the Manchester Triage System on time to treatment in the emergency department: a systematic review.

Objective: The objective of this review was to synthesize the best available evidence on the effectiveness of the Manchester Triage System (MTS) on time to treatment (TtT) for patients who visit the emergency department (ED).

Introduction: The objectives of the MTS are to define a safe wait time for medical attention. Triage systems, such as the MTS, use criteria to ensure patient safety by determining appropriate wait times for each individual who visits the ED.

Documentation of the nursing process in public health institutions.

Objective: To identify the prevalence of nursing process documentation in hospitals and outpatient clinics administered by the São Paulo State Department of Health.

Method: A descriptive study conducted through interviews with nurses responsible for 416 sectors of 40 institutions on the documentation of four phases of the Nursing Process (data collection, diagnosis, prescription and evaluation) and nursing annotations.

Results: Of the 416 sectors studied, 89.

Evaluation of triage quality in the emergency department: a scoping review protocol.

The objective of this scoping review is to explore the existing literature on the evaluation of the quality of triage for patients of all ages and medical conditions in emergency departments (EDs).The question for this review is: How is triage in the ED evaluated? More specifically, we are interested in answering the following sub-questions.

Non-pharmacological interventions for sleep and quality of life: a randomized pilot study.

Objective: to estimate the effects of non-pharmacological interventions to improve the quality of sleep and quality of life of patients with heart failure.

Method: pilot study of a randomized controlled trial with 32 individuals assigned to four groups. Sleep was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory, while health-related quality of life was assessed using the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire, at the baseline and at the 12th and 24th weeks.

Falls prevention strategies for adult inpatients in a university hospital of São Paulo, Brazil: a best practice implementation project.

Objectives: The main objective of this project was to reduce the incidence and harm from falls that occur among patients admitted in the acute Internal Medicine Unit and Intensive Care Unit in a public teaching hospital in São Paulo, Brazil.

Introduction: Falls are a challenge for health professionals and healthcare services as they may result in high-impact outcomes for patients, such as functional decline, increase in length of hospital stay, increase in the cost of healthcare services, and death. In an attempt to promote safe care the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the World Alliance for Patient Safety in 2004 that encourages the adoption of best practice to reduce adverse events in healthcare services.

Sensitivity and specificity of the Manchester Triage System in risk prioritization of patients with acute myocardial infarction who present with chest pain.

Background: The purpose of the Manchester Triage System is to clinically prioritize each patient seeking care in an emergency department. Patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction who have typical symptoms including chest pain should be classified in the highest priority groups, requiring immediate medical assistance or care within 10 min. As such, the Manchester Triage System should present adequate sensitivity and specificity.

Burnout and nursing work environment in public health institutions.

Objective: to identify associations between the Burnout domains and the characteristics of the work environment.

Method: cross-sectional study with 745 nurses from 40 public health institutions in São Paulo. Nursing Work Index-Revised (NWI-R) and Maslach Burnout Inventory were used.

Effectiveness of the Manchester Triage System on time to treatment in the emergency department: a systematic review protocol.

The review aims to find the best available evidence on the effectiveness of the Manchester Triage System on time to treatment in the emergency department.

Designing a telephone intervention program for family caregivers.

Objective Describing the development process of a nursing intervention program to promote the adaptation of family caregivers for people with chronic diseases in Colombia and Brazil. Method A developmental study in which an intervention program was created as proposed by the UK Medical Research Council for developing and evaluating complex interventions. Results The program was organized into five weekly sessions of 40 minutes duration applied over the telephone, which integrated the activities of Caregiver Support and Improvement in Coping.