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

Authors

  • Nádia Fontoura Sanhudo Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • Marléa Chagas Moreira Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i3.45590

Keywords:

Oncology nursing, Leadership, Cross infection, Safety management, Patient safety.

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Nádia Fontoura Sanhudo, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Enfermeiro. Doutor em Enfermagem. Docente no Departamento de Enfermagem Básica da Faculdade de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Atua no conjunto de disciplinas de Administração da Assistência de Enfermagem.

Marléa Chagas Moreira, Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Enfermeiro. Doutor em Enfermagem. Docente na Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery na Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

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Published

2016-10-21

How to Cite

Sanhudo, N. F., & Moreira, M. C. (2016). THE NURSE-LEADER IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER. Cogitare Enfermagem, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i3.45590

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2016)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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