Participatory planning and quality assessment: contributions of a nursing management technology

Objective: to analyze the outcomes of participatory planning and quality assessment of the nursing care provided in a hospital ward using a nursing management technology. Method: Convergent care research focuses on research and practice intervention, developed in a hospital in southern Brazil from April to August 2016. Participatory planning and quality evaluation was performed using the PRAXIS® technology. Results: In the participatory planning, a survey of needs/problems was carried out by 33 professionals followed by 5 workshops, where mission, guiding principles, 4 priority problems, expected results, objectives and plans of activities were defined. For quality evaluation, two indicators were used: satisfaction and notification of adverse events. The evaluation was carried out with 101 patients and /or relatives, predominating “great or good”. Adverse events, 28 records, predominating medication errors. Conclusion: Participatory planning and quality assessment are essential to improve nursing care management and the PRAXIS® technological innovation has been a useful resource.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Advancing the science behind human resources for health: highlights from the Health Policy and Systems Research Reader on Human Resources for Health

Health workers are central to people-centred health systems, resilient economies and sustainable development. Given the rising importance of the health workforce, changing human resource for health (HRH) policy and practice and recent health policy and systems research (HPSR) advances, it is critical to reassess and reinvigorate the science behind HRH as part of health systems strengthening and social development more broadly. Building on the recently published Health Policy and Systems Research Reader on Human Resources for Health (the Reader), this commentary reflects on the added value of HPSR underpinning HRH. HPSR does so by strengthening the multi-disciplinary base and rigour of HRH research by (1) valuing diverse research inferences and (2) deepening research enquiry and quality. It also anchors the relevance of HRH research for HRH policy and practice by (3) broadening conceptual boundaries and (4) strengthening policy engagement. Most importantly, HPSR enables us to transform HRH from being faceless numbers or units of health producers to the heart and soul of health systems and vital change agents in our communities and societies. Health workers’ identities and motivation, daily routines and negotiations, and training and working environments are at the centre of successes and failures of health interventions, health system functioning and broader social development. Further, in an increasingly complex globalised economy, the expansion of the health sector as an arena for employment and the liberalisation of labour markets has contributed to the unprecedented movement of health workers, many or most of whom are women, not only between public and private health sectors, but also across borders. Yet, these political, human development and labour market realities are often set aside or elided altogether. Health workers’ lives and livelihoods, their contributions and commitments, and their individual and collective agency are ignored. The science of HRH, offering new discoveries and deeper understanding of how universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals are dependent on millions of health workers globally, has the potential to overcome this outdated and ineffective orthodoxy

Factors associated with absenteeism-illness in rural workers in a timber company Factores asociados al absentismo-enfermedad de los trabajadores rurales de una empresa forestal Fatores associados ao absenteísmo-doença dos trabalhadores rurais de uma empresa florestal

The monitoring of absenteeism-illness has revealed its high prevalence, and a strong relationship with work. This study aimed to analyze the factors associated with absenteeism-illness among the rural workers in a timber company in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is an analytical cross-sectional study, carried out among 883 workers. The medical certificates issued in the company over one year were surveyed. For the analysis, use was made of descriptive statistics and bi- and multivariable analyses. The strength of association was measured by the odds ratio (OR) with help from logistic regression (p<0.05). A prevalence of 54% of medical certificates was found in the population. Bivariate analysis revealed an association between job (forestry assistant (OR=13.1), carpenter (OR=15) and chainsaw operator (OR=39.6)), length of service in the company, departments and length of schooling with absenteeism-illness. In the multi-variate analysis, the association between length of schooling and being a carpenter disappeared, while the other associations remained. It is concluded that there is important evidence about the occupational and demographic factors and absenteeism-illness among forestry workers.<br>El acompañamiento del absentismo-enfermedad ha revelado altas prevalencias y fuerte relación con el trabajo. Se objetivó analizar los factores asociados al absentismo-enfermedad de los trabajadores rurales de una empresa forestal en Minas Gerais- Brasil. Se trata de un estudio transversal, analítico, realizado con 883 trabajadores. Fueron levantados los testificados médicos durante un año. Se utilizó para análisis estadístico descriptivo, análisis bi y multivariadas. La fuerza de asociación fue medida por el odds ratio (OR) con auxilio de la regresión logística (p<0,05). Fueron encontradas prevalencia del 54,0% de testificados en la población. El análisis bivariada reveló asociación entre la función (ayudante forestal (OR=13,1), ebanista (OR=15) y operador de motosierra (OR=39,6)), tiempo de trabajo, sectores y escolaridad con el absentismo-enfermedad. En la multivariada hubo desaparición de la asociación con el ebanista y con la escolaridad, siendo mantenidas las demás. Se concluye que hay evidencias importantes sobre la relación entre factores ocupacionales y demográficos y el absentismo-enfermedad de los trabajadores forestales.<br>O acompanhamento do absenteísmo-doença tem revelado altas prevalências e forte relação com o trabalho. Objetivou-se analisar os fatores associados ao absenteísmo-doença dos trabalhadores rurais de uma empresa florestal em Minas Gerais, Brasil. Trata-se de estudo transversal, analítico, realizado com 883 trabalhadores. Foram levantados os atestados médicos desses trabalhadores, durante um ano. Utilizaram-se, para análise estatística descritiva, análises bi e multivariadas. A força de associação foi medida pelo odds ratio (OR) com auxílio da regressão logística (p<0,05). Foi encontrada prevalência de 54,0% de atestados na população. A análise bivariada revelou associação entre a função (ajudante florestal (OR=13,1), marceneiro (OR=15) e operador de motosserra (OR=39,6)), tempo de trabalho, setores e escolaridade com o absenteísmo-doença. Na análise multivariada houve desaparecimento da associação com o marceneiro e com a escolaridade, sendo mantidas as demais. Conclui-se que há evidências importantes sobre a relação entre fatores ocupacionais e demográficos e o absenteísmo-doença dos trabalhadores florestais

Representação da prática gerencial do enfermeiro na unidade de internação: perspectiva da equipe de enfermagem

Objetivo: Compreender os significados que a equipe de enfermagem atribui à prática gerencial do enfermeiro nas unidades de internação.Métodos: Pesquisa exploratória, descritiva, de abordagem qualitativa, desenvolvida em um hospital geral de uma cidade do Sul de Minas Gerais. Utilizou-se a Teoria das Representações Sociais como referencial teórico. A amostra foi composta por 23 técnicos e cinco auxiliares de enfermagem. Os dados foram coletados por um roteiro de entrevista semiestruturada no período de dezembro de 2011 a janeiro de 2012. Para análise dos dados utilizou-se a análise do discurso, na concepção da psicologia social.Resultados: Os significados atribuídos à gerência são elaborados a partir da relação de proximidade/distanciamento da equipe e das ações de cuidado aos pacientes.Conclusões: A gerência, apreendida como processo aparte do cuidado, é qualificada como prática não familiar, de difícil compreensão e valoração.Palavras-chave: Gerência. Enfermagem. Recursos humanos de enfermagem no hospital. Pesquisa qualitativa