Objectives: identify the determinant factors of the increase of anxiety in patients in the preoperatory period; determine the mechanisms of coping most used by the surgical patients. Method: exploratory study, descriptive, qualitative involving 19 patients hospitalized in the Surgical Clinic of a University Hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro during the period of November-December 2011. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and were analyzed through Bardin's content analysis. Results: The study demonstrates that the factors that increase the anxiety in surgical patients were the surgical procedures and the worry for their families. For the main strategies used by the patients during the preoperatory were faith and hope. Conclusion: Thus, we identified the main feelings about the surgical procedure involved, leaving health professionals intervene, and promoting improved care about the stressing environment experienced by the patient.
Objective: describing and discussing the conduct of nurses before the triggering of the alarms by the electrical equipment. Methods: this is a descriptive, exploratory study with a qualitative analysis. Results: the professionals present a good qualification, but act in a complex scenario that requires a differentiated staffing sizing and that was not respected, a fact that may have interfered with service alarm triggered. Conclusion: given the facts above, it is perceived that the training of nursing professionals and the stimulus to updating knowledge and to the compliance with the technical and operational standards of the profession are presented as well-suited solution to the needs of the individual and the company and/or hospital unit, since the ultimate goal is to provide quality care and safety to the patient.
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Objetivos: identificar os fatores determinantes do aumento da ansiedade dos pacientes no período pré-operatório; determinar os mecanismos de coping mais utilizados pelos pacientes cirúrgicos. Método: estudo exploratório, descritivo, qualitativa que abrangeu 19 pacientes internados nas enfermarias de Clínica Cirúrgica de um Hospital Universitário do Município do Rio de Janeiro no período de novembro a dezembro de 2011. Os dados foram coletados através de entrevistas semiestruturadas e examinados através da análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Resultados: Percebeu-se que os fatores que aumentam a ansiedade dos pacientes cirúrgicos foram à ansiedade dos procedimentos cirúrgicos e preocupações com os familiares. As principais estratégias utilizadas pelos pacientes no pré-operatório para reduzir a ansiedade foram à fé e a esperança. Conclusão: Desta forma, foram identificados os principais sentimentos envolvidos sobre o procedimento cirúrgico, cabendo os profissionais de saúde intervir, promovendo uma melhora da assistência acerca do ambiente estressor vivenciado pelo paciente.
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