Construction and validation of a checklist for the management of totally implanted catheters in children.

Objectives: to construct and validate the content of a checklist for the management of totally implanted catheters in hospitalized children and adolescents.

Methods: methodological research conducted from October 2021 to December 2022 in two stages: development of the instrument with care guidelines and content validation of the checklist. The instrument, containing 23 items presented in Likert format, was evaluated online by specialists in two rounds.

Quality of care in peripheral venous catheterization: A scoping review.

Objective: To map the current status of parameters and tools to assess quality of care related to peripheral venous catheter use in adults.

Methods: Scoping review, conducted in 2022 in the MEDLINE, LILACS, CINAHL and SCOPUS databases and with a publication time limit from 2013 to 2022.

Results: The sample consisted of 15 articles, summarized in the following categories: Indication, documentation and registration, coverage assessment, connection, stabilization and signs and symptoms inherent to the catheter.

Undergraduate nursing students' knowledge and experience in infusion therapy and peripheral vascular acces.

Objectives: to analyze the knowledge and experience of undergraduate nursing students regarding infusion therapy and peripheral vascular access.

Methods: descriptive, cross-sectional, analytical study with 123 undergraduate nursing students who answered a semi-structured instrument.

Results: the majority were women, with a median age of 51 years old; 87% considered the teaching received insufficient to perform in clinical practice.

Factors associated with occupational exposure to biological material among nursing professionals.

Objective:: to identify factors associated with occupational exposure to biological material among nursing professionals.

Method:: a cross-sectional study was conducted in a high complexity hospital of a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Nursing professionals were interviewed from March to November 2015.

[Clinical treatment adherence of health care workers and students exposed to potentially infectious biological material].

Objective: To assess adherence to clinical appointments by health care workers (HCW) and students who suffered accidents with potentially infectious biological material.

Method: A retrospective cross-sectional study that assessed clinical records of accidents involving biological material between 2005 and 2010 in a specialized unit.

Results: A total of 461 individuals exposed to biological material were treated, of which 389 (84.

Difference in compliance with Standard Precautions by nursing staff in Brazil versus Hong Kong.

The Standard Precautions (SP) are measures to reduce the risk of transmission of bloodborne and other pathogens, and should be used by health professionals in the care of all patients regardless of their condition of infection. However, suboptimal compliance with SP has been consistently reported in the nursing literature. This study evaluated the differences of compliance with SP among nurses from Brazil and Hong Kong.

[Adherence to standard precautions of nurses working in intensive care at a university hospital].

This study evaluated individual factors relating to work and the organization, related to adherence to standard precautions for nurses working in intensive care. It was a cross-sectional study conducted in a large hospital with 178 professionals. For data collection, Likert-type psychometric scales were used.