Relatório de estágio

Abstract

Developments in the field of nursing have occurred due to the increased skills developed by nurses, raising the quality of care. The specialization course in Medical-Surgical Nursing in Instituto de Ciências da Saúde of Universidade Católica Portuguesa is particularly focused on assisting the patient in a critical condition. The recommended training in this specialty aims to develop skills for assistance to adult and elderly patients with severe disease based on an advanced level of nursing. This report aims to be a descriptive, critical and reflective analysis of internships in the General Emergency Service (module I), the Local Coordination Group of Prevention and Infection Control and Antimicrobial Resistance (module III) Intensive Care Unit and Intermediate Care Unit (module II) of a Lisbon hospital. The starting point of this report focused on the development of specific learning project for each stage, the general and specific objectives to be obtained as well as the process and outcome indicators which have been established. The first chapter presents the current scientific evidence on the best practice in the prevention of infection associated with handling central venous catheter for hemodialysis units, which culminated with a protocol. The second chapter is a critical and reflective analysis during the training period with the activities and skills developed as a (future) specialist nurse. The different training facilities provided a learning potential, mobilizing knowledge, acquiring skills, and improving the sustained performance. It was a hard-working period but a rewarding experience, it was above all a moment of learning par excellence. By describing the training context, the skills development process, and the overall assessment and implications for professional practice, the objectives set by myself have been achieved, as well as the competencies defined either by the school or by the Ordem dos Enfermeiros required for a specialist nurse.

Date of Award	8 Sept 2016
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Isabel Rabiais (Supervisor)