Relatório de estágio

Abstract

This report comes under the Stage Medical-Surgical Nursing, inherent in the Master's Degree in Nursing with specialization in Medical-Surgical Nursing, which is composed of three modules: I - emergency service; II - intensive care / intermediate and III - Optional. For the module of urgency, an intern at the Hospital São Francisco Xavier, in order to achieve the objectives: to develop technical, scientific and relational in providing specialized care to patients in critical condition and his family, where I focused my remarks towards to prioritize the needs identified, acting in good time in the process of decision making, particularly in developing communication skills, developing skills in promoting quality of care, by raising awareness of health professionals in the prevention and hospital infection control, and encouraged the research service to participate in a project related to the "Hand Hygiene Campaign." Alongside the attention of the professionals of the importance of this issue, promoting the quality of care, the direct action strategies, demonstrating creativity in interpreting and discussing the issue, encouraging professionals to the basic idea that prevention and control of infection are the responsibility of all professionals. As regards the optional module, the Commission chose the Hospital Infection Control, held at Hospital S. José in order to achieve the following stage: developing scientific skills, techniques and relational functions within the Commission's nurse Hospital Infection control, was essential for the perception of mainstreaming in this area, with notable developments in the learning process in the acquisition of skills, to participate and reflect on the activities of the Infection control Committee, to develop scientific skills, techniques and relational context in audit of clinical practice in the area of Infection Control, audit tools which elaborated on the use of personal protective equipment, specifically: the use of gloves, mask, gown and apron. They will be used in the service where I exercise functions as a tool for diagnosis of the situation. In relation to the module intensive care / intermediate obtained accreditation, related to the skills I developed throughout my career, a service that integrates an Intermediate Care Unit, which highlight: leadership, supervision, management, training and process decision-making. The report thus emphasis on developing skills in advanced nursing care to patients in critical condition, through their foundation for reflective analysis of activities and experiences throughout the stage, where the quality of care was the wire over the same conductor, and subsequent mobilization of skills for the workplace.

Date of Award	May 2012
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Filipa Veludo (Supervisor)