Characteristics of nursing professionals and the practice of ecologically sustainable actions in the medication processes

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dc.contributor.authorFurukawa, Patricia D.
dc.contributor.authorCunha, Isabel C. K. O.
dc.contributor.authorPedreira, Mavilde D. G.
dc.contributor.authorMarck, Patricia B.
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-05T17:42:16Z
dc.date.available2019-04-05T17:42:16Z
dc.date.copyright2017en_US
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractObjectives: to verify the correlation between the characteristics of professionals and the practice of sustainable actions in the medication processes in an ICU, and to determine if interventions such as training and awareness can promote sustainable practices performed by nursing staff in the hospital. Methods: before-and-after design study using Lean Six Sigma methodology, applied in an intensive care unit. Nursing staff were observed regarding the practice of ecologically sustainable actions during medication processes (n = 324 cases for each group (pre and post-intervention)) through a data collection instrument. The processes analyzed involved 99 professionals in the pre-intervention phase and 97 in the post-intervention phase. Data were analyzed quantitatively and the association of variables was accomplished by means of statistical inference, according to the nature of the related variables. Results: the education level was the only characteristic that showed to be relevant to an increase in sustainable practices, with a statistically significant difference (p = 0.002). When comparing before and after the intervention, there was an increase in environmentally friendly actions with statistically significant differences (p = 0.001). Conclusions: the results suggest that institutions should encourage and invest in formal education, as well as training of health professionals to promote sustainable practices in the hospital.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.identifier.citationFurukawa, P. D.; Cunha, I. C. K. O.; Pedreira, M. D. G.; & Marck, P. B. (2017). Characteristics of nursing professionals and the practice of ecologically sustainable actions in the medication processes. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 25, 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1516.2909en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1516.2909
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/10691
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagemen_US
dc.subjectnursing
dc.subjectpharmaceutical preparations
dc.subjectenvironment
dc.subjectconservation of natural resources
dc.subjectwaste management
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Nursing
dc.titleCharacteristics of nursing professionals and the practice of ecologically sustainable actions in the medication processesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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