Learning through research: from teaching science to the sphere of nursing care

VALIDAÇÃO DO CONTEÚDO DE UM INSTRUMENTO PARA CONSULTA DE ENFERMAGEM À PESSOA COM ÚLCERA VENOSA

Objective: To validate the content of an instrument for nursing consultation with people with venous ulcers. Methodology: Methodological study of internal validation of content based on the judgment of enterostomal therapist judges, whose identification occurred through a search on the Lattes Platform. The process occurred in the months of January and February 2019 and 24 experts participated. Data regarding the evaluation of the query were compiled in Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet and considered according to total and global agreement index, totaling 209 items and 2,400 variables of the query, dichotomous responses being adopted. Results: Regarding the characterization of the judges, a mean age of 36.6 years was obtained. Most were female and located in the state of Ceará. The main qualification observed was Master’s degree (62.5%) and the judges worked in assistance and coordination of enterostomal therapy services. Two thirds had experience with validation of instruments (66.7%). Regarding the validation of the consultation, an overall agreement index of 92% and an alpha of 0.91 were obtained. Conclusion: The consultation has an adequate appearance to be used, is easy to apply, has a logical sequence, and enables a systematic nursing care.

VALIDATION OF THE CONTENT OF AN INSTRUMENT FOR NURSING CONSULTATION FOR PEOPLE WITH VENOUS ULCER

Objective: To validate the content of an instrument for nursing consultation with people with venous ulcers. Methodology: Methodological study of internal validation of content based on the judgment of enterostomal therapist judges, whose identification occurred through a search on the Lattes Platform. The process occurred in the months of January and February 2019 and 24 experts participated. Data regarding the evaluation of the query were compiled in Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet and considered according to total and global agreement index, totaling 209 items and 2,400 variables of the query, dichotomous responses being adopted. Results: Regarding the characterization of the judges, a mean age of 36.6 years was obtained. Most were female and located in the state of Ceará. The main qualification observed was Master’s degree (62.5%) and the judges worked in assistance and coordination of enterostomal therapy services. Two thirds had experience with validation of instruments (66.7%). Regarding the validation of the consultation, an overall agreement index of 92% and an alpha of 0.91 were obtained. Conclusion: The consultation has an adequate appearance to be used, is easy to apply, has a logical sequence, and enables a systematic nursing care.

Innovative actions developed by nurses in primary health care

OBJECTIVES

to understand the work process dimensions related to innovative actions developed by nurses in Primary Health Care.

METHODS

qualitative, descriptive study, developed in Primary Health Care in a city in the Southern Region of Brazil. Seventy-six nurses, who worked in management and assistance, participated in this study through semi-structured interviews. After data processing by IRAMUTEQ software, the textual analysis occurred by descending hierarchical classification.

RESULTS

forty-two innovative actions, considered by the participants as new ways of working, were identified. There was a predominance of innovative actions related to the Management and Assist dimensions; we noticed the fragility of the actions to contemplate all the nurse's work process dimensions.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

the predominance of innovative actions was related to users' assistance and better conditions in the teamwork process, besides highlighting the role of nurses in the perspective of a new way of working in health services.

Knowledge management: connections for teaching research in undergraduate nursing

OBJECTIVES

to understand the meanings that nursing students and professors attribute to research and research teaching in the context of undergraduate studies.

METHODS

this is a qualitative research, whose theoretical and methodological frameworks were Complexity Theory and Grounded Theory. Sixteen students and 14 undergraduate nursing professors from a public university in Rio de Janeiro were interviewed. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection.

RESULTS

causes, actions, and interactions related to research and teaching research in undergraduate nursing are connected with learning science for nursing praxis, which ranges from students' ability to question to their and their professors' understanding of social demands guided by science.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

nursing professors and students signify research and teaching of this as a structure for the training of nurses for the critical professional capacity needed to meet social demands.

Essential management competencies of nurses: actions and interactions in the context of the Family Health Strategy

OBJECTIVE

to understand the meanings attributed by the Family Health Strategy (FHS) nurses to the management competencies essential to the performance of their actions.

METHOD

explanatory, qualitative study, whose methodological framework was based on Grounded Theory. A total of 12 Family Health Strategy nurses from a municipality in southern Brazil participated through semi-structured interviews, between December 2018 and February 2019.

RESULTS

the experience was understood by the phenomenon "Lapidating management competencies daily to play the role of a nurse in the context of the Family Health Strategy". As action/interaction strategies, the following categories emerged: "Evidencing the management skills of Family Health Strategy nurses" and "Recognizing the need for strategies to work on specificities in the context of the Family Health Strategy".

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

according to the meanings attributed by nurses, there are several essential management skills for the work in the Family Health Strategy, but they are still little worked and developed in this context, mainly because it is a complex health care scenario.