Cuidado e práticas educativas dos(as) trabalhadores(as) de enfermagem de um centro de terapia intensiva (CTI) : um estudo de caso.

Abstract

The expansion of the formation of (the) employees (as) nursing is a necessity due to changes depending on the findings of science on the use of technology in the care of critically ill patients in intensive care. Thus, the qualification of those (as) professionals and knowledge production should be part of an ongoing process. From this, and understand that work is a means of training in which (a) worker (a) is inserted (a) with its activities, the research problem of this study is: how the nursing professional development process occur inside the Intensive Therapy Center ( ITC ) of a middle-sized institution located at the Vale do Rio Pardo, in the context of the educational practice in health service? The approach was qualitative, the case study type, and the data were analyzed using content analysis. The (the) participants were two clinical nurses, a nurse coordinator, four technical (the) nursing and the management of the Education and Research Center (CEP) of the institution investigated. Data collection occurred through semi-structured interviews and notes in field diary. As a result, it was confirmed that the formation of (a) worker (a) is fundamental to their work, because the ITC is an environment that teaches and you learn all the time. However, there is need for educational activities related to nursing care and technological care provided by all (the) professionals involved (as). The study also revealed that working conditions are not adequate to the demand required by the sector, causing overload and stress at work; that there are gaps to be filled relating to the organization of work in the processes of the institution and ITC, as standardization in service and practice of care provided by (the) professional. Finally, there are few opportunities for continuing education in the workplace, setting off little incentive to participate in regard to development and professional and personal growth.