Biography
Geórgia Alcântara Alencar Melo has completed her Master’s in Nursing Graduate Diploma in Nursing at the Federal University of Ceará Program.
Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the conformities and non-conformities in the preparation and administration of antibacteria. This is an observational and cross-sectional study conducted from August to December 2014 in clinical units of a hospital. The sample consisted of 265 doses of antibacteria, which had their preparation and administration steps observed through two check-list in three shifts. Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics, and all ethical procedures were followed. The non-compliance more frequent in both steps was the failure of semiotics 265 (100%). The organization was associated with a greater number of errors in the choice of drug (p=0.027); the use of prescription and confirmation of the patient's name had nothing to do with the errors (p=0.942). By analyzing the specific variables of each phase, there was a higher frequency of actions of non-compliance on the labeling of the drug 265 (100%) for the preparation and use of the prescription to confirm the data of the drug and the patient 243 (91.7 %) at the time of administration of the antibacteria. Paradoxically, during the process of preparation, it was found higher degree of compliance in the item that evaluated the use of prescription to confirm the patient's name 222 (83.8%).Thus, it is concluded that behavioral changes in the work process must be implemented to reduce non-conformities and consequently medication errors.
Biography
Mei-Yeh Wang has completed her PhD from Taipei Medical University and currently, working as Associate Professor in Department of Nursing, Cardinal Tien Junior College of Healthcare and Management. Her research is related to patients with major depressive disorder and focuses on “The assessment and non-pharmacological intervention of fatigue and sleep disturbanceâ€. Moreover, her doctoral dissertation focused on “The assessment of cardiovascular risks of people with depressive symptomsâ€. She has published more than 20 papers in reputed journals
Abstract
Aim: Preventing and/or delaying cognitive impairment has become a major public health concern in many countries. Physical activity has been documented as having beneficial effects to alleviate the negative impact of age-related cognitive decline. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of leisure’s time physical activity in relation to cognitive function. Methods: This study was based on data from the Taiwan longitudinal study in Aging. A total of 3585 of middle-aged and older people aged 57-85 were assessed (mean: 70.59, SD: 7.78). Results: Frequency of physical activity significantly predicted cognitive level after adjustment of age, gender, educational level, depressive level, and health risk behaviour (i.e., smoking and drinking). Participants engaging in physical activity at least for 1-2 times per week had significantly better cognitive level than sedentary participants. In participants aged 57-65 (n=1149), individuals engaging in physical activity for six more times per week had significantly better cognitive level than sedentary individuals. Cognitive level of sedentary individuals did no differ from individuals who had physical activity for 1-2 times or 3-5 times per week. Similar finding was found in participants aged 66-85 (n=2436), individuals engaging in physical activity were associated with better cognitive level compared with sedentary individuals. However, there were no differences in cognitive level among groups of individuals engaging in physical activity according to frequency. Conclusion: This general population-based study suggests that participation in leisure-time physical activity promoted cognitive level among the middle-aged and elderly