João Ventura

Escola Superior de Saùde Norte da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa

Background & Aim: Providing nursing care occurs through work methods that ensure the organization and implementation of care: the functional work method, the teamwork method, the individual work method, or the reference nurse work method. This study aims to identify work methods that nurses adopt in a Portuguese hospital. Methods & Materials: A cro...

Background. A nursing work method is the base for the organization and implementation of nursing care to patients based on nurses' skills. Nurses' work methods are consensually organized into two groups: task-oriented work methods (functional method) and client-centered work methods (teamwork method, individual work method, and work method per refe...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the need to invest in nursing practice environments and health institutions were led to implement several changes. In this sense, this study aimed to analyze the impact of the changes that occurred in nursing practice environments between the first and fourth critical periods of the pandemic. Methods Qua...

Objective To develop and validate the content of the Nurses’ Work Methods Assessment Scale. Methods Methodological study conducted between January and February 2022, based on the Quality Standards for Nursing Care and Imogene King’s framework. A literature review was previously undertaken to design the scale. The content validation was carried out...

Objective To develop and validate the content of the Nurses’ Work Methods Assessment Scale. Methods Methodological study conducted between January and February 2022, based on the Quality Standards for Nursing Care and Imogene King’s framework. A literature review was previously undertaken to design the scale. The content validation was carried out...

(1) Background: It is of great importance to promote functional capacity and positive lifestyles, since they contribute to preventing the progression of frailty among the older adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of active aging-in-place–rehabilitation nursing program (AAP-RNP) on the functional capacity and lifestyles of frail...

The rapid evolution of the pandemic did not allow for the preparation of different clinical settings. For this reason, the evaluation of the repercussions and the investment in improvement strategies has become important. The aim of this paper was to analyse the impact of COVID-19 on nursing practice environments in Mental Health and Psychiatric Un...

(1) Background: Lifestyles are referred to as conditioning factors for the frailty of older adults. However, there are few studies that explore its association. The objective of the present study is to analyze the association between sociodemographic, clinical, and lifestyle factors of older adults people with multidimensional frailty. (2) Methods:...

Objective: to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on nursing work environments and to develop a technological tool to assess systematically the qualification of these contexts. Method: mixed method research conducted in six Portuguese hospitals, with the participation of 442 nurses. The questionnaire used contained sociodemographic and professional cha...

Background: Initiatives aimed at assessing and intervening in health literacy have the potential to promote adherence to self-care behaviours, which is the main focus of intervention by rehabilitation nurses. Thus, the objectives were to analyse the level of health literacy of working-age citizens and identify priority areas for intervention by reh...

(1) Background: Unadjusted lifestyles have been the main cause of risk for the loss of years of healthy life. However, currently valid and reliable instruments to assess the lifestyles of the elderly are quite long and difficult to interpret. For this reason, the objective of this study was to adapt and validate the ‘Individual Lifestyle Profile’ (...

Aim: To analyze the impact of COVID-19 on professional nursing practice environments and patient safety culture. Background: The relationship between work environments and patient safety has been internationally recognized. In 2020, the pandemic imposed enormous challenges, yet the impact on these variables remains unknown. Method: Quantitativ...

Objective: To build a rehabilitation nursing program to be implemented in the homes of frail elderly people and validate it by rehabilitation nurses. Methods: This is a qualitative, exploratory study, divided into two stages. The first corresponded to an integrative literature review that supported the construction of the program. The second con...

Objetivo: analisar os fatores sociodemográficos e de saúde relacionados com a fragilidade multidimensional em idosos que vivem no domicílio. Método: estudo descritivo, exploratório e transversal, que avaliou 300 idosos inscritos numa Unidade de Saúde da Região Norte de Portugal. Foram analisadas as condições sociodemográficas e de saúde das pessoas...

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed challenges to health systems and institutions, which had to quickly create conditions to meet the growing health needs of the population. Thus, this study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on professional nursing practice environments and to identify the variables that affected their quality. Quantitative, obs...

Background: Death is an increasingly frequent event in hospitals, and nurses are the health professionals who live with this reality the most. The pandemic caused by COVID-19 made this event more present, showing that nurses' attitudes toward death may influence the care provided to people at the end of life. The objective of this study was to ana...

Background: Although COVID-19 attracted attention to the environments of professional nursing practice, triggering a series of responses to address some of the most pressing problems, it is important to identify the size and scope of other weaknesses that have emerged. Methods: In an observational and cross-sectional study, using the Scale for t...

Objective: to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on nursing work environments and to develop a technological tool to assess systematically the qualification of these contexts. Method: mixed method research conducted in six Portuguese hospitals, with the participation of 442 nurses. The questionnaire used contained sociodemographic and professional ch...

Introdução: o processo de trabalho dos Enfermeiros Especialistas em Enfermagem de Reabilitação centra-se nas pessoas com necessidades de cuidados de Enfermagem de Reabilitação, visando promover a sua capacitação, maximização da funcionalidade e independência. À luz da teoria marxista, esta transformação dinâmica do trabalho, através de ações especí...

Objetivo: sintetizar o conhecimento científico sobre os métodos de trabalho dos enfermeiros no contexto hospitalar. Método: estudo de revisão do tipo scoping, baseada nos princípios do Joanna Briggs Institute, com recurso às bases de dados Medline (PubMed), CINAHL® e LILACS. Como critérios de inclusão, definiram–se os artigos publicados nos idi...

Objective: to synthesize or scientific knowledge on the methods of work for two nurses in a non-hospital context. Method: scoping type review study, based on the principles of Joanna Briggs Institute, using Medline (PubMed), CINAHL® and LILACS databases. As inclusion criteria, we will define articles published in the languages of Portuguese, Englis...

Objetivo: refletir sobre a cultura organizacional, em contexto de pandemia pela COVID-19, e as repercussões no exercício profissional dos enfermeiros especialistas e enfermeiros gestores. Método: estudo teórico-reflexivo, elaborado entre outubro e novembro de 2020, a partir da revisão da literatura e experiência dos autores. Resultados: perante uma...

Objective to identify nurses’ perception on the usefulness of information and communication technologies in their professional practice, as well as in communication among the multidisciplinary team. Method this is a quantitative, descriptive study, of exploratory character, carried through with 3.451 nurses from 36 hospital institutions of Portuga...

Objective: to analyze the concordance of nurses about the contributions of Dorothea Orem's conceptions to professional practice in the hospital context. Method: a quantitative cross-sectional study conducted in 36 Portuguese hospitals, with the participation of 3451 nurses. Data was collected using a questionnaire between July 2015 and March 2016....

Enquadramento: a implementação do jejum pré-operatório tem sido uma preocupação mundial dos vários profissionais de saúde, havendo uma atuação distinta, no que concerne às orientações em vigor em cada uma das instituições. Objetivos: conhecer a evidência científica sobre as orientações atuais acerca da aplicação do jejum pré-operatório em clientes...

Objective: Analyze the agreement of nurses, who work in hospital institutions, about Florence Nightingale’s conceptions about nursing, people, health and the environment. Method: Quantitative, observational and cross-sectional study, with the participation of 3,451 nurses from 36 Portuguese hospitals. Data collection took place from July 2015 to M...

Objetivou compreender o processo de articulação das políticas de saúde e sociais dirigidas aos idosos durante estado de emergência por COVID-19 e implicações para a enfermagem. Estudo qualitativo, documental que utiliza como fonte de dados discursos de órgãos governamentais e dirigentes sociais, veiculados em 20 jornais portugueses, de acesso onlin...

Objective: To understand the perception of self-care by contemplative nuns residing in a Discalced Carmelite Monastery. Method: Descriptive, exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, conducted in a Discalced Carmelite Monastery in Minas Gerais state. Data collection from nuns was performed in January 2018 through a questionnaire on their soci...

Objective: to analyze what was described in the Portuguese media regarding nurses during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: documentary, qualitative study, based on news published in major newspapers in mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Regions, concerning to the first three months of the pandemic, focusing on nurses...

Objetivo: analisar o que foi retratado na mídia portuguesa referente aos enfermeiros durante os três primeiros meses da pandemia da COVID-19. Metodologia: estudo documental, qualitativo, baseado em notícias publicadas em jornais de grande circulação de Portugal Continental e Regiões Autônomas, referentes aos três primeiros meses de pandemia, com en...

Objective: to report the experience in the development of a project of continuous quality improvement for the unequivocal identification of the patient. Method: it is a descriptive, type of case report, which shares the development off a project that aims to unequivocally identify the patient, in the hospital context, according to the framework of...

p>Objetivo: analisar a estrutura fatorial da Escala de Percepção das Atividades de Enfermagem que Contribuem para a Qualidade dos Cuidados. Método: estudo metodológico com participação de 3.451 enfermeiros de 36 hospitais portugueses. Além da realização da análise fatorial confirmatória, para avaliação da confiabilidade do modelo fatorial obtido, u...

Objective to identify the performance of activities congruent with the quality standards of nursing care by expert nurses in medical-surgical nursing, in the hospital context. Methods a descriptive study, carried out in 36 hospitals, in which 259 nurses specialized in medical-surgical nursing participated. For data collection, a questionnaire was...

Objective: To identify the instruments used to evaluate the professional nursing practice environments in the hospital context. Method: An integrative review, whose research process was conducted independently by two researchers in the period from July to August 2019 in the CINHAL, PubMed and SciELO databases. Results: Based on the inclusion and...

Objective: To analyze the professional practice models used by nurses in the hospital context. Method: A descriptive study with a qualitative approach was carried out in 19 hospitals with 56 nurses. Data collection was carried out by means of a semi-structured interview. Results: The following categories emerged from analysis: a practice focus...

Background: Supporting nursing practice on the discipline’s conceptions is currently one of the biggest challenges, which is why it is important to understand nurses’ views. Objective: Analyzing hospital nurses’ perception of the relevance of the theoretical framework for sustaining their professional practice. Methodology: A qualitative, explorato...

Objetivo: Identificar as conceções de enfermagem, pessoa, saúde e ambiente mais consensuais entre os enfermeiros especialistas em enfermagem de reabilitação. Método: Estudo quantitativo, descritivo-exploratório, realizado em 36 instituições hospitalares, com a participação de 306 enfermeiros especialistas. Como instrumento de colheita de dados uti...

Objetivo: Compreender a perceção dos enfermeiros especialistas em enfermagem de reabilitação, quanto à concretização dos padrões de qualidade no contexto hospitalar. Método: M´étodo: Estudo quantitativo, descritivo-exploratório, realizado em 36 instituições hospitalares, com a participação de 306 enfermeiros. Para a colheita de dados utilizou-se u...