CV Lattes
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Nursing undergraduated from the Federal University of São Carlos (1989), Masters in Mental Health from the State University of Campinas (1994), Ph.D. in Mental Health from the State University of Campinas (1997) and postdoctoral degree from Nottingham University - UK (2014). He is currently Professor at the Universidade Federal de São Carlos and the leader of the Research Group "Good practices for prevention of HAI". She has experience in the area of #8203;#8203;Nursing in infectious diseases, health products processing, adherence to standard and specific precautions, hand hygiene, antimicrobial stewardship guidelines and biological risk. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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This project is a continuation of the FAPESP Process No. 2014 / 08663-1. After identifyed factors affecting adherence to the precautions to microorganisms control in primary health care (PHC), was developed and validated for the evaluation of knowledge and Self-referenced membership; and, elaborated and validated educational strategy (Webquest) for APS nursing professionals. Adherence of …
Background: Health care associated infections (HAIs) are a source of concern worldwide. No health service in any country can be considered HAI risk-free. However, there is scarcity of data on the risks to which both patients and health workers are subject in non-hospital settings. The aim of this study was to identify issues that determine the adherence of professionals to precautions for…
The adherence from healthcare workers to the Standard Precautions and Specific Precautions is essential to prevent transmission of microorganisms, both at hospitals as at primary healthcare settings. This adherence is known to be low among healthcare workers and other factors besides knowledge may affect these practices. The adherence involves a complex process, which includes knowledge, …
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The nursing team is directly related to the process of antimicrobial administration. Considering the importance of timely administration (right dose, route and time), we propose to identify the barriers that interfere with the process of timely administration of antimicrobials in a hospital in the interior of São Paulo. This is an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with…
The aging of the population is a natural process that generates great impact on global public health. The elderly require greater care, including health care. In this context, long-stay institutions for elderly, which can be public or private, become an alternative in providing care for the elderly, when this care cannot be provided by the family. Considering the physiological characteris…
Healthcare-related infections (HAIs) are a serious public health problem and are associated with various healthcare practices, such as the administration of injectable drugs. Although this practice is well established, there are reports in the world literature of infection outbreaks resulting from unsafe drug administration. In Brazil, nurses, technicians, and nursing assistants routinely…
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Adherence of health workers to standard precautions (PP) and specific precautions (PE) is essential to prevent the transmission of microorganisms. It is known that the adhesion to PP and PE is very low and that other factors, beyond knowledge, this may affect adherence. It is therefore necessary to develop new strategies with the potential to improve this membership, including, for exampl…
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