Procedimento operacional padrão no ambiente hospitalar: percepção de enfermeiros Standard operating procedure in the hospital context: the nurses’ perception

Objetivo: Conhecer a percepção de enfermeiros acerca do desenvolvimento do Procedimento Operacional Padrão no ambiente hospitalar. Métodos: Pesquisa exploratória, descritiva de caráter qualitativo, desenvolvida entre os meses de março a abril de 2011, com cinco enfermeiros que trabalham nas unidades de internação de um hospital de médio porte, localizado em uma cidade da região central do Rio Grande do Sul. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista semiestruturada e foram submetidos a análise de conteúdo. Resultados: Emergiram duas categorias: Procedimento Operacional Padrão no cotidiano da práxis do enfermeiro: uma realidade a ser construída; Da visibilidade do Procedimento Operacional Padrão à organização do cuidado de enfermagem. Conclusão: Evidencia-se a importância de uma equipe qualificada à implementação do Procedimento Operacional Padrão, por meio de protocolos dentro das unidades, diminuindo, dessa forma, os problemas existentes com relação ao cuidado do paciente, priorizando a qualidade do atendimento.

Sunlight exposure exerts immunomodulatory effects to reduce multiple sclerosis severity

Multiple sclerosis (MS) disease risk is associated with reduced sunexposure. This study assessed the relationship between measures of sun exposure (vitamin D [vitD], latitude) and MS severity in the setting of two multicenter cohort studies (n(NationMS) = 946, n(BIONAT) = 990). Additionally, effect-modification by medication and photosensitivity-associated MC1R variants was assessed. High serum vitD was associated with a reduced MS severity score (MSSS), reduced risk for relapses, and lower disability accumulation over time. Low latitude was associated with higher vitD, lower MSSS, fewer gadolinium-enhancing lesions, and lower disability accumulation. The association of latitude with disability was lacking in IFN-beta-treated patients. In carriers of MC1R:rs1805008(T), who reported increased sensitivity toward sunlight, lower latitude was associated with higher MRI activity, whereas for noncarriers there was less MRI activity at lower latitudes. In a further exploratory approach, the effect of ultraviolet (UV)-phototherapy on the transcriptome of immune cells of MS patients was assessed using samples from an earlier study. Phototherapy induced a vitD and type I IFN signature that was most apparent in monocytes but that could also be detected in B and T cells. In summary, our study suggests benefidal effects of sun exposure on established MS, as demonstrated by a correlative network between the three factors: Latitude, vitD, and disease severity. However, sun exposure might be detrimental for photosensitive patients. Furthermore, a direct induction of type I IFNs through sun exposure could be another mechanism of UV-mediated immune-modulation in MS