Relatório de estágio

: a excelência do cuidado à pessoa em situação crítica

Abstract

The writing of this report is part of the Professional Masters Course in Nursing, specializing in Medical-Surgical Nursing (MEEMC). This report reflects and describes the most relevant experiences and knowledge, as well as the acquisition of competences during the Internship. My Internship programme involved three stages: Module I – Emergency Services of a Hospital of the Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Oriental, – Module II – Cardiothoracic Surgery Intensive Care Unit of a Hospital of the Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental and – Module III – Operating Theatre of a Hospital of the Centro Hospitalar Tondela Viseu. This Report represents the culmination of a highly diversified and exalting experience in the development of specialized competences of a technical, ethical and relational nature with patients in a critical condition. I consider that it fulfilled the objectives I set for myself, namely to contribute towards my personal and professional development, to develop competences in the area of Patient Safety, therapeutic communication with the patient and family and the quality of Nursing Care in the different fields of Internship. Institutional organization in Healthcare, of material and human resources and of the dynamics of interdisciplinary teams represent a “Larger System”, which as an interdependent whole contributes towards Patient Safety and the quality of care provided. Each element of this “Larger System” should be understood as a fundamental part of this whole. The nurse, in the constant demand for Excellence of Care, should base his/her action on a philosophy of Patient safety and the quality of care provided. As such, s/he should adopt a responsible attitude, which will help in affirming the identity of Nursing as an autonomous profession, which is scientific in nature and with a specific body of knowledge that portrays the stipulated excellence. The attention of the Specialist Nurse should even go a bit further, assuming the posture of a model for his/her peers in the provision of Care. The Specialist Nurse has to be the driver of this Philosophy within the team.

Date of Award	20 Mar 2017
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Isabel Rabiais (Supervisor)