Interface between accreditation and patient safety: nursing team perspectives.

Objective: To understand the relationship between accreditation and patient safety from the perspective of the nursing team.

Method: A descriptive-exploratory study implementing a qualitative approach. It was developed with nursing workers from two Intensive Care Units in a hospital certified in excellence by Brazilian accreditation.

Factors associated with glycemic control in people with diabetes mellitus.

Investigate the factors associated with the glycemic control in people with diabetes mellitus (DM). Cross-sectional study with 746 people with type-2 DM of age 40 or older. The following variables were selected: socioeconomic, clinical data, lifestyle and the risk of developing foot ulcers.

[Instrument for assessing the quality of the Rapid Response Team at a university public hospital].

The paper describes the construction of a questionnaire to assess the quality of care of a Rapid Response Team at the University Hospital of Londrina, based on the conceptual model of Donabedian (structure-process-outcome). Data collection occurred in March 2012 and the process of adjusting the questionnaire was developed with the application of the Delphi technique involving 15 experts. At the end of the study the questionnaire contained 37 statements, achieving final compliance level higher than 80% in all concepts.

[Costs of reusable and disposable aprons in a public teaching hospital].

Objective: To analyze the direct cost of reusable and disposable aprons in a public teaching hospital.

Method: Cross-sectional study of quantitative approach, focusing on the direct cost of reusable and disposable aprons at a teaching hospital in northern Paraná. The study population consisted of secondary data collected in reports of the cost of services, laundry, materials and supplies division of the institution for the year 2012.

[Health status of nursing workers in functional retraining and readaptation].

Cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to assess the health status of nursing staff retrained due to illness of a public university hospital in northern Paraná, Brazil. Data of 34 workers were collected through the application of the Medical Outcomes Studies 36 items - Short Form (MOS SF-36). The results showed that physical problems were the reason for retraining in 91.

[Evaluation of pharmacotherapy prescribed to institutionalized elderly].

Cross-sectional study, quantitative, descriptive and exploratory research, which aimed to evaluate the profile and quality of pharmacotherapy prescribed to elderly residents in long-stay institutions located in Londrina-PR. The population consisted of 203 elderly patients with predominantly female, mean aged 76.4 years.

Risk factors for foot ulcers--a cross sectional survey from a primary care setting in Brazil.

Aims: To identify the prevalence of higher risk of foot ulceration and associated factors among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) at primary health care services.

Methods: Individuals with DM, registered at primary health care services in a municipality in southern Brazil, were interviewed and underwent foot examinations. Their risk of ulceration was classified in accordance with the recommendations of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot.

[Nursing care responsiveness from the client's view].

The expectation that individuals have when admitted to hospital, and their perception of the care they receive while in hospital, are aspects that define their level of satisfaction. Thus, the concept of responsiveness arose in the field of health evaluation. The objective of this study is to measure the responsiveness of nursing care from the client's point of view at a medical-surgical unit of a public university hospital, by means of an instrument that examines two categories, Expectations and Perceptions.

[Conceptions of nurses from a public university hospital regarding the cost management report].

This exploratory-descriptive study was performed with a qualitative approach, on the theoretical construct in the field of phenomenology, with the objective to identify the understanding of nurses of a public university hospital regarding the cost management report. Data collection was performed from August of 2009 to March of 2010, with 59 nurses, and consisted of three guiding questions: What is the meaning of cost management? How do you use the cost management report? What is the contribution of cost management reports? Results showed that nurses do not use this report in their practice, because they focus on the care issues, and justify this by the fact that they did not receive academic training in relation to cost management and also because they do not understand the report. The report, however, though little explored, contributes with the practice of nurses who hold a management position, in terms of cost management and control.

[Pleasure in nursing technicians working at an emergency unit of a public university hospital].

This study aimed to reveal the main aspects of the work process and feelings of pleasure experienced by nursing technicians who work at an emergency unit in Paraná, Brazil. The theoretical basis is the psychodynamics of work. This is a qualitative and descriptive study.

[Medical-hospital material management and the working process in a public hospital].

This article presents an exploratory-descriptive study structured in a qualitative approach. The main objective was to identify the perception of medical-hospital materials on the work process of professionals in a medium complexity public hospital. Information has been collected using the research question: How does the materials management process influence work process? The report analysis has identified five different categories: lack of autonomy in the choice of materials, lack of maintenance of equipment, bureaucracy in the purchasing process, poor quality and absence of professional involvement in the materials management.

[The development of an instrument to assess nursing care responsiveness at a university hospital].

Responsiveness is a quality indicator presented by the World Health Organization in the field of health evaluation. Therefore, the objective of this study was to develop an instrument to evaluate the clients' opinions regarding the responsiveness of the nursing service of a public university hospital. The research was developed in the following stages: developing the instrument based on a literature review, apparent validation, applicability test and pilot test.

[Meanings of research in the professional practice of clinical nurses].

The aim of this study was to analyze the meanings given to investigative research by nurse clinicians enrolled in a research support group. The interpretive anthropology theoretical frame was used along with an ethnographic case study. Data was collected through semi-structured individual and group interviews, document and statement analysis as well as field diary notes.

[Meaning of managing intensive care units for the nursing professional].

This study had the aim of understanding the meaning of being a nurse in a management position in Intensive Care Units as well as the feelings coming from this function. Eight nurses from the University Hospital of Parand, Brazil, were interviewed. This is a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study in which the dejourian theoretical framework was used.