Skills and attitudes of nurses in home care: bases for prevention of risk of infection

• Autor(a) principal: Valle, Andréia Rodrigues Moura da Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Andrade, Denise de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Reme (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50107
• topic: Atención Domiciliaria de Salud; Infección; Control de Infecciones; Competencia Profesional; Enfermería; Assistência Domiciliar; Infecção; Controle de Infecções; Competência Profissional; Enfermagem; Home Nursing; Infection; Infection Control; Professional Competence; Nursing

This study aimed to investigate experts' opinions of the skills and attitudes necessary for nurses to work in the prevention and control of infections in Home Care. This quasi-experimental study used the Delphi technique and was conducted at Basic Health Units in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil and Universities from four regions of Brazil. Study participants were 19 nurses who worked in the Family Health Strategy and 15 researchers, recruited using the snowball method. Data analysis was performed using ALCESTE software (Alceste 4.8) and quartiles were used for descriptive analysis. Experts' consensus evaluation of required skills and attitudes was organized in the form of a list of competencies. The work of home care nurses is characterized by originality, especially as a result of the lack of an infection control program. This study identified a series of aspects related to the skills and attitudes required of nurses in the organization and development of the labor process. These were based on individual and collective consciousness and professional commitment and were supported by scientific and technical principles, ethical responsibility, and values.