Diana Arvelos Mendes

Prof. Dr. Diana Arvelos Mendes


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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IGIsabel Gonçalves
Isabel Gonçalves
DMDiana Arvelos Mendes
Diana Arvelos Mendes
Sílvia CaldeiraSílvia Caldeira
Sílvia Caldeira
EJElvio HENRIQUES Jesus
Elvio HENRIQUES Jesus
ENElisabete Nunes
Elisabete Nunes
Background: The delivery of quality, safe, and patient-centered care is foundational for professional practice. The primary nursing model allows nurses to have excellent knowledge about patients and families and to plan and coordinate care from admission to discharge, with better management of health situations. Nurses play a crucial role in improving patients’ outcomes, namely those sensitive to nursing care. The knowledge of the relationship between the primary nursing model and the nursing-sensitive outcomes provides new scientific evidence that strengthens the relevance of this nursing care organization model in the inpatients’ health outcomes. This systematic review describes the relationship between nurse-sensitive inpatients’ outcomes and the primary nursing care model. Methods: A systematic review was conducted with a narrative synthesis, and the following databases were searched: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, Nursing & Allied Health Collection, SciELO Collections, and Cochrane. Results: A total of 22 full texts were assessed, of which five were included in the study according to the selection criteria. The analysis results indicated that the primary nursing care model was related to nursing-sensitive patient safety outcomes. Patients’ experience was also considered a nursing-sensitive outcome, namely in the satisfaction with nursing care. Conclusion: The negative outcomes are clearly related to the primary nursing care model. There is scarce research that relates primary nursing to positive outcomes, such as patients’ functional status and self-care abilities, and more studies are needed.

19 June 2024 in Healthcare
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PLPaula Leal
Paula Leal
Ana Filipa Silva PoeiraAna Filipa Silva Poeira
Ana Filipa Silva Poeira
DMDiana Arvelos Mendes
Diana Arvelos Mendes
NBNara Batalha
Nara Batalha
Hugo Miguel Martins FrancoHugo Miguel Martins Franco
Hugo Miguel Martins Franco
GAGuida Amaral
Guida Amaral
Clinical reasoning is an essential component of nursing. It has emerged as a concept that integrates the core competencies of quality and safety education for nurses. In cooperation with five European partners, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (IPS) realized the “Clinical Reasoning in Nursing and Midwifery Education and Practice” project as part of the Erasmus+ project. As a partner, our team designed a multiplier event—the student training course. The aim of this report is to describe the construction and development of this clinical reasoning training course for nursing students. We outline the pedagogical approach of an undergraduate training course on clinical reasoning in 2023, which we separated into four stages: (i) welcoming, (ii) knowledge exploration, (iii) pedagogical learning, and (iv) sharing experience. This paper presents the learning outcomes of the collaborative reflection on and integration of the clinical reasoning concept among nursing students. This educational experience fostered reflection and discussion within the teaching team of the nursing department regarding the concept, models, and teaching/learning methods for clinical reasoning, with the explicit inclusion of clinical reasoning content in the nursing curriculum. We highlight the importance of implementing long-term pedagogical strategies in nursing education.

1 June 2022 in Journal of Nursing Management
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IGIsabel Gonçalves
Isabel Gonçalves
DMDiana Arvelos Mendes
Diana Arvelos Mendes
Sílvia CaldeiraSílvia Caldeira
Sílvia Caldeira
EJElvio HENRIQUES Jesus
Elvio HENRIQUES Jesus
ENElisabete Nunes
Elisabete Nunes

29 October 2021 in Revista de Enfermagem Referência
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DMDiana Arvelos Mendes
Diana Arvelos Mendes
CFCândida Ferrito
Cândida Ferrito