Relatório de estágio

Abstract

The training course on Medical-Nursing, part of the the Master's degree in Nursing, is comprised by three modules, namely, intensive/intermediate care, emergency service and an optional module. Considering the module on intensive/intermediate care, I opted for an internship at the intensive care unit of the Curry Cabral Hospital and set the following objectives: develop technical, scientific and relational competences in the instalment of specialized care to the patients submitted to hepatic-bilious-pancreatic surgery, with invasive ventilation mechanics; publish nurse scales on pain monitorization , with emphasis on strategies for the promotion of the evaluation and control of acute pain taken within a nursing team and, finally, collaborate on in-service training by setting-up a training session on communicating bad news in health. Regarding the optional module, I selected an internship at the operating theatre of the Luz Hospital with the aim to develop the following: provide specialized nursing care to both patient and family, intra and immediate post operation stages; and contribute to the improvement and safety of patient care by elaborating a plan integrating the anaesthesia nurses. Finally, for the emergency room module, I did my internship at the Santa Maria's Hospital, in order to grow on the following internship objectives: provide specialized care to patients and family in an emergency; contribute to the improvement and safety of medical care through the planning of nursing procedures in the emergency service, specific to enema of cleaning and thoracic drainage; improve patient care increasing nurses' awareness towards appropriate monitorization of the pain, in particular the application of the behavioural pain scale for a patient in a critical condition. This report makes reference to the evolutionary process of distinct competences achieved in the delivery of nursing care to an adult, an elderly or a patient in a critical condition. This translates the development of competences not only in the conception and administration of cares, strategic planning, supervision and education, but also the building of leadership skills in order to motivate and guide the health care team to change and therefore seek a continuous improvement of the quality of the nursing practice.

Date of Award	Jun 2011
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Manuela Madureira (Supervisor)