Within the scope of the final stage inserted in the cycle of studies to obtain the Master's degree in Nursing with specialization in Community Nursing in the area of Community Health Nursing and Public Health, this report is presented which, through a critical-reflective methodology, intends to expose the course taken in the process of acquiring skills. The internship took place in a Public Health Unit (USP) of a Group of Health Centers (ACeS) in the northern region of the country and a community empowerment project was developed for the ACeS community of nurses, for the promotion of Epidemiological Surveillance of Nursing Diagnoses. (VEDE). Taking into account the Local Health Diagnosis and Plan, the nursing care focus “Anxiety”, “Sleep” and “Use of alcohol” were selected for the promotion of VEDE. Based on the Community Assessment, Intervention and Empowerment Model (MAIEC) as a theoretical reference and structured on Health Planning as a methodology, the MAIEC clinical decision matrix was applied to assess the community management of the ACeS community in relation to the VEDE of the selected nursing care focus. Having assessed a low level of community empowerment in the ACeS community and a committed community management for the promotion of VEDE related to the documentation of the referred nursing care focus, interventions were planned and carried out with the aim of improving community management. Integrated in the MAIEC – Community Empowerment and Nursing Decision-Making project, and in the ACeS Nursing Diagnosis Observatory, this project constituted an intervention for the investigation, foreseeing its continuity that will encompass the reassessment of the level of community empowerment and the community management six months after the intervention. This route proved to be relevant for the required skills acquisition, for research in Community Health and Public Health Nursing and for the promotion of community empowerment of nurses.
Date of Award | 24 May 2023 |
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Original language | Portuguese |
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Awarding Institution | - Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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Supervisor | Pedro Miguel Almeida Melo (Supervisor) |
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- Community health nursing
- Public health nursing
- Community empowerment
- Epidemiological monitoring
- Nursing diagnoses
A vigilância epidemiológica dos diagnósticos de enfermagem e o empoderamento comunitário: um projeto com uma comunidade de enfermeiros
Gaspar, T. I. R. D. S. (Student). 24 May 2023
Student thesis: Master's Thesis