La seguridad del paciente y la prevención de lesiones cutáneo-mucosas asociadas con los dispositivos invasivos en las vías aéreas

OBJECTIVETo analyze the care implemented by the nursing team to promote the safety of adult patients and prevention of skin and mucosal lesions associated with the presence of lower airways invasive devices.METHODStudy with qualitative and quantitative approach, descriptive and exploratory type, whose investigative scenarios were adult inpatient units of a hospital in the West Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul. The study subjects consisted of nurses, nursing technicians and nursing assistants.RESULTSA total of 118 professionals were interviewed. We highlight the observed specific care with endotracheal tube and tracheostomy, management and assessment of the cuff and the criteria used to secretion aspiration.CONCLUSIONThere is a superficial nursing work in the patient direct care and a differentiation in relation to the perception of nurse technicians, especially those working in the intensive care unit, who presented major property and view of the patient's clinical status.OBJETIVOAnalizar los cuidados implantados por el equipo de Enfermería para la promoción de la seguridad del paciente adulto y la prevención de lesiones cutáneo-mucosas asociadas con la presencia de dispositivos invasivos en las vías aéreas inferiores.MÉTODOEstudio con abordaje cualitativo y cuantitativo, del tipo descriptivo y exploratorio, cuyos escenarios investigativos fueron las unidades de estancia hospitalaria de adultos en un hospital de Fronteira Oeste, Rio Grande do Sul. Los sujetos investigados se constituyeron de enfermeros, técnicos y auxiliares de Enfermería.RESULTADOSFueron entrevistados 118 profesionales. Se evidenciaron los cuidados específicos con el tubo orotraqueal y la traqueotomía, con el manejo y la evaluación del cuff y los criterios utilizados para la aspiración de secreciones.ConclusiónExiste una superficialidad de la actuación del enfermero en el cuidado directo al paciente y una diferenciación con respecto a la percepción de los técnicos de Enfermería, en especial los actuantes en la unidad de terapia intensiva, que presentaron mayor propiedad y visión clínica del paciente.OBJETIVOAnalisar os cuidados implementados pela equipe de Enfermagem para a promoção da segurança do paciente adulto e a prevenção de lesões cutâneo-mucosas associadas à presença de dispositivos invasivos nas vias aéreas inferiores.MÉTODOEstudo com abordagem qualitativa e quantitativa, do tipo descritivo e exploratório, cujos cenários investigativos foram as unidades de internação adulto de um hospital da Fronteira Oeste do Rio Grande do Sul. Os sujeitos pesquisados constituíram-se de enfermeiros, técnicos e auxiliares de Enfermagem.RESULTADOSForam entrevistados 118 profissionais. Evidenciaram-se os cuidados específicos com o tubo orotraqueal e traqueostomia, com o manejo e avaliação do cuff e os critérios utilizados para a aspiração de secreções.CONCLUSÃOHá uma superficialidade da atuação do enfermeiro no cuidado direto ao paciente e uma diferenciação em relação à percepção dos técnicos de Enfermagem, em especial os atuantes na unidade de terapia intensiva, que apresentaram maior propriedade e visão da clínica do paciente

Patient safety and the prevention of skin and mucosal lesions associated with airway invasive devices

AbstractOBJECTIVETo analyze the care implemented by the nursing team to promote the safety of adult patients and prevention of skin and mucosal lesions associated with the presence of lower airways invasive devices.METHODStudy with qualitative and quantitative approach, descriptive and exploratory type, whose investigative scenarios were adult inpatient units of a hospital in the West Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul. The study subjects consisted of nurses, nursing technicians and nursing assistants.RESULTSA total of 118 professionals were interviewed. We highlight the observed specific care with endotracheal tube and tracheostomy, management and assessment of the cuff and the criteria used to secretion aspiration.CONCLUSIONThere is a superficial nursing work in the patient direct care and a differentiation in relation to the perception of nurse technicians, especially those working in the intensive care unit, who presented major property and view of the patient's clinical status

Patient safety and the prevention of skin and mucosal lesions associated with airway invasive devices

AbstractOBJECTIVETo analyze the care implemented by the nursing team to promote the safety of adult patients and prevention of skin and mucosal lesions associated with the presence of lower airways invasive devices.METHODStudy with qualitative and quantitative approach, descriptive and exploratory type, whose investigative scenarios were adult inpatient units of a hospital in the West Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul. The study subjects consisted of nurses, nursing technicians and nursing assistants.RESULTSA total of 118 professionals were interviewed. We highlight the observed specific care with endotracheal tube and tracheostomy, management and assessment of the cuff and the criteria used to secretion aspiration.CONCLUSIONThere is a superficial nursing work in the patient direct care and a differentiation in relation to the perception of nurse technicians, especially those working in the intensive care unit, who presented major property and view of the patient's clinical status