SEPSISCARE: EVALUATION OF A MOBILE APPLICATION IN NURSING CARE TO PATIENTS WITH SEPSIS

Authors

  • Geyza Regina Domingos Mello Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC
  • Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC
  • Aline Lima Pestana Magalhães Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i1.52283

Keywords:

Nursing care, Sepsis, Mobile applications, Intensive Care Unit.

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate a mobile application for the prevention, identification and nursing care of septic patients. Method: Descriptive study that used the Product Development Process to develop the application. Six nurses from the Intensive Care Unit of a public hospital in Santa Catarina participated in the study. Data was collected through interviews from September 2016 to January 2017, and content analysis was used to analyze the data. Result: The SepsisCare application was developed at the Mobincube® platform, with 28 screens, which was considered a valuable resource in the care of patients with sepsis by the participants. Conclusion: It is believed that the development of this mobile application will facilitate the identification, prevention and management of sepsis care and will contribute to the updating of these professionals, thus enabling safer and better quality care.

Published

2018-04-26

How to Cite

Mello, G. R. D., Erdmann, A. L., & Magalhães, A. L. P. (2018). SEPSISCARE: EVALUATION OF A MOBILE APPLICATION IN NURSING CARE TO PATIENTS WITH SEPSIS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i1.52283

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Research