THE NURSE-LEADER IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER

This study aimed to develop nursing leadership strategies directed towards the incorporation of measures for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infectionsin patients with cancer. It involvedConvergent Care Researchundertaken in an interactive process w...

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Main Authors: Nádia Fontoura Sanhudo, Marléa Chagas Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2016-09-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i3.45590
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description This study aimed to develop nursing leadership strategies directed towards the incorporation of measures for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infectionsin patients with cancer. It involvedConvergent Care Researchundertaken in an interactive process with nine nurses, in 2013, in an oncological hospital in the interior of Minas Gerais, with treatment of the data through software. Five classes emerged, representing the tendencies of the strategies. Class 1: the presence of the nurse-leader in the inpatient departments; class 2: the work process of the nurse-leader; class 3: handwashing; class 4: the nurse of the hospital infection control committee as a partner of the nurse-leader; and class 5: the promotion of knowledge regarding infections for the nursing team. For the nurses, the elaboration of the leadership strategies is a bet used according to the situation, in order to take account of the unpredictability present in the context and the need to adopt an educational attitude.
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spelling doaj.art-fd36e3610d9742f18332acc3e4752bb42022-12-21T19:02:12ZengUniversidade Federal do ParanáCogitare Enfermagem1414-85362176-91332016-09-012130109http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i3.45590THE NURSE-LEADER IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CANCERNádia Fontoura SanhudoMarléa Chagas MoreiraThis study aimed to develop nursing leadership strategies directed towards the incorporation of measures for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infectionsin patients with cancer. It involvedConvergent Care Researchundertaken in an interactive process with nine nurses, in 2013, in an oncological hospital in the interior of Minas Gerais, with treatment of the data through software. Five classes emerged, representing the tendencies of the strategies. Class 1: the presence of the nurse-leader in the inpatient departments; class 2: the work process of the nurse-leader; class 3: handwashing; class 4: the nurse of the hospital infection control committee as a partner of the nurse-leader; and class 5: the promotion of knowledge regarding infections for the nursing team. For the nurses, the elaboration of the leadership strategies is a bet used according to the situation, in order to take account of the unpredictability present in the context and the need to adopt an educational attitude.http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i3.45590Oncology nursingLeadershipCross infectionSafety managementPatient safety
spellingShingle Nádia Fontoura Sanhudo
Marléa Chagas Moreira
THE NURSE-LEADER IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER
Cogitare Enfermagem
Oncology nursing
Leadership
Cross infection
Safety management
Patient safety
title THE NURSE-LEADER IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER
title_full THE NURSE-LEADER IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER
title_fullStr THE NURSE-LEADER IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER
title_full_unstemmed THE NURSE-LEADER IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER
title_short THE NURSE-LEADER IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER
title_sort nurse leader in the management of risk for the prevention and control of infections in patients with cancer
topic Oncology nursing
Leadership
Cross infection
Safety management
Patient safety
url http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i3.45590
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