Estudio de la ansiedad del profesional de enfermeria de cuidados intensivos ante el proceso de la muerte

Objective: Death in Intensive Care Units is a process often witnessed by nurses. Nurses are the group that spends more time with the patient and his or her family, and this spatial and temporal proximity leads to intense emotional reactions that, when not treated and channeled appropriately, end up in situations of anxiety and stress. For this reason, we decided to analyze with specific data the anxiety level of professionals facing this reality.Material and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among ICU nurses in the Complejo Asistencial Universitario of Burgos (CAUB), using Templer’s anxiety scale and a questionnaire with socio-demographic variables. Results: More than 40% of the nurses in the ICU of CAUB showed scores above the values considered as normal anxiety levels. This anxiety is not related to any of the variables studied.Objetivo: La muerte en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) es un proceso que la enfermeras presenciamos frecuentemente. Este colectivo es quien más tiempo pasa con el enfermo y familia, y esta proximidad espacial y temporal conlleva reacciones emocionales que de no ser canalizadas adecuadamente, terminan en situaciones de ansiedad y estrés. Por ello decidimos analizar con datos concretos el grado de ansiedad de los profesionales ante este hecho.Material y método: Estudio descriptivo transversal llevado a cabo entre los profesionales de enfermería de  la UCI del Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Burgos (CAUB), mediante la escala de valoración de ansiedad de Templer y un cuestionario con variables sociodemográficas.Resultados: Un porcentaje mayor del 40% de las enfermeras de la UCI del CAUB superaba los valores considerados normales de ansiedad. Esta ansiedad no se relacionó con ninguna de las variables estudiadas

A Confirmatory Method Based on HPLC-MS/MS for the Detection and Quantification of Residue of Tetracyclines in Nonmedicated Feed

The Commission Regulation 574/2011/EC set up maximum levels of coccidiostats and histomonostats in nonmedicated feed as a consequence of carry-over during manufacturing. Carry-over takes place from medicated to nonmedicated feed during feed production. Similar contamination could also occur for other pharmaceuticals such as tetracyclines, a group of antibiotics commonly employed in food production animal. The objective of this work is to present a simple and fast method for the simultaneous detection of four tetracyclines (chlortetracycline, doxycycline, oxytetracycline, and tetracycline) in nontarget feed at a g/kg level. Validation of the method was performed according to the guideline included in the Commission Decision 2002/657/EC for official method. The validated method was successfully applied to 50 feed samples collected from different milk farms and 25 samples obtained from feed manufacturers. While oxytetracycline was the tetracycline most frequently detected, chlortetracycline was the analyte measured at the highest concentration 15.14 mg/Kg. From 75 nonmedicated feed analysed 15% resulted to be positive for the presence of one tetracyclineThe authors wish to thank the Consellería de Cultura, Educación e Ordenación Universitaria, Xunta de Galicia (Project EM 2012/153), for financial supportS

Analysis of Tetracyclines in Medicated Feed for Food Animal Production by HPLC-MS/MS

The use of medicated feed is a common practice in animal food production to improve animal health. Tetracyclines and β-Lactams are the groups that are most frequently added to this type of feed. The measurement of the concentration of the analytes in these types of samples is sometimes due to the matrix characteristic, and manufacturers are demanding fast, precise and reproducible methods. A rapid confirmatory method based on a simple extraction protocol using acidified methanol and followed by high performance liquid chromatography coupled to a tandem mass spectrometer for the quantification of four tetracyclines in feed is presented. Validation was performed following the guidelines of Decision 2002/657/EC. Results indicated that the four tetracyclines can be identified and quantified in a concentration range between 50 and 500 mg/kg with recoveries between 84% and 109% and RSD for precision under reproducible conditions between 12% and 16%. Satisfactory results were also obtained with interlaboratory studies and by comparing the method with an HPLC-Fluorescent methodThe authors wish to thank the Consellería de Cultura, Educación e Ordenacion Universitaria, Xunta de Galicia (project EM 2012/153) for financial supportS

Study on anxiety in intensive care nursing professionals facing the process of death

Objetivo: La muerte en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) es un proceso que la enfermeras presenciamos frecuentemente. Este colectivo es quien más tiempo pasa con el enfermo y familia, y esta proximidad espacial y temporal conlleva reacciones emocionales que de no ser canalizadas adecuadamente, terminan en situaciones de ansiedad y estrés. Por ello decidimos analizar con datos concretos el grado de ansiedad de los profesionales ante este hecho. Material y método: Estudio descriptivo transversal llevado a cabo entre los profesionales de enfermería de la UCI del Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Burgos (CAUB), mediante la escala de valoración de ansiedad de Templer y un cuestionario con variables sociodemográficas. Resultados: Un porcentaje mayor del 40% de las enfermeras de la UCI del CAUB superaba los valores considerados normales de ansiedad. Esta ansiedad no se relacionó con ninguna de las variables estudiadas.ABSTRACT: Objective: Death in Intensive Care Units is a process often witnessed by nurses. Nurses are the group that spends more time with the patient and his or her family, and this spatial and temporal proximity leads to intense emotional reactions that, when not treated and channeled appropriately, end up in situations of anxiety and stress. For this reason, we decided to analyze with specific data the anxiety level of professionals facing this reality. Material and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among ICU nurses in the Complejo Asistencial Universitario of Burgos (CAUB), using Templer’s anxiety scale and a questionnaire with socio-demographic variables. Results: More than 40% of the nurses in the ICU of CAUB showed scores above the values considered as normal anxiety levels. This anxiety is not related to any of the variables studied

Estudio de la ansiedad del profesional de enfermeria de cuidados intensivos ante el proceso de la muerte

Objective: Death in Intensive Care Units is a process often witnessed by nurses. Nurses are the group that spends more time with the patient and his or her family, and this spatial and temporal proximity leads to intense emotional reactions that, when not treated and channeled appropriately, end up in situations of anxiety and stress. For this reason, we decided to analyze with specific data the anxiety level of professionals facing this reality.Material and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among ICU nurses in the Complejo Asistencial Universitario of Burgos (CAUB), using Templer’s anxiety scale and a questionnaire with socio-demographic variables. Results: More than 40% of the nurses in the ICU of CAUB showed scores above the values considered as normal anxiety levels. This anxiety is not related to any of the variables studied.Objetivo: La muerte en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) es un proceso que la enfermeras presenciamos frecuentemente. Este colectivo es quien más tiempo pasa con el enfermo y familia, y esta proximidad espacial y temporal conlleva reacciones emocionales que de no ser canalizadas adecuadamente, terminan en situaciones de ansiedad y estrés. Por ello decidimos analizar con datos concretos el grado de ansiedad de los profesionales ante este hecho.Material y método: Estudio descriptivo transversal llevado a cabo entre los profesionales de enfermería de  la UCI del Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Burgos (CAUB), mediante la escala de valoración de ansiedad de Templer y un cuestionario con variables sociodemográficas.Resultados: Un porcentaje mayor del 40% de las enfermeras de la UCI del CAUB superaba los valores considerados normales de ansiedad. Esta ansiedad no se relacionó con ninguna de las variables estudiadas