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- Clinical Supervision and Emotional Intelligence Capabilities: E Excellence in Clinical PracticePublication . Cruz, Sandra; Carvalho, António Luís; Sousa, P.We carried out a study to relate the implementation of a clinical supervision (CS) model with the supervised nurses’ emotional intelligence capabilities. 38 paired questionnaires with the Portuguese version of the Manchester Clinical Supervision Scale© (MCSS©) and the Veiga Branco Emotional Intelligence Capabilities Scale (VBEICS©) were obtained. SPSS© version 18.0 was used to treat data. We verified a significant weak correlation between the ‘self-motivation’ subscale of the VBEICS© and the ‘personal issues’ subscale of the MCSS© (-0,386). Our study pointed out that when the supervised nurses were more self-motivated they discussed less personal issues.
- Morse Fall Scale User's Manual: Quality in Supervision and in Nursing PracticePublication . Cruz, Sandra; Carvalho, António Luís; Barbosa, Pedro; Lamas, BárbaraFalls are common adverse hospital events. In the first phase of the research project: “Clinical Supervision for Safety and Care Quality” (C-S2AFECARE-Q), difficulties in the application of the Morse Fall Scale® and non-conformities in the implementation of the falls prevention protocol were identified. Therefore, we carried out a qualitative research to improve patient safety and quality of nursing care through the design of a tool that clarifies each item of the scale and helps nurses in the assessment of the risk of fall. With this paper we intend to publicize the process to develop the Morse Fall Scale User's Manual.
- Improving the Evaluation of Risk of Fall through Clinical Supervision: An EvidencePublication . Cruz, Sandra; Carvalho, António Luís; Lopes, ElsaFalls are frequent adverse hospital events and the second accidental cause of death worldwide. In previous research we identified that nurses have difficulties in the application of the Morse Fall Scale (MFS) and in the falls prevention protocol. A quantitative, descriptive and correlational study was conducted with the purpose to improve nurses’ skills to evaluate patients’ risk of fall and to improve patient safety and the quality of nursing care through the implementation of a clinical supervision (CS) model. We had a convenience sample constituted by 132 patients who were hospitalized between the 19th of March and the 19th of May 2014. We collected data through several procedures such as the application of a questionnaire to assess the risk of fall and the parameterization defined in the nursing records system. The MFS was correctly applied in 69,2% and the risk of fall was monitored each 48 hours in 98,5% of the cases while in the previous research only in 33,3% and 84,1% this happened respectively. With this study we point out the improvement in the assessment and monitoring of the risk of fall with the MFS and its relationship with the implemented CS model.