Educational intervention with nursing professionals reduces interruption of enteral nutritional support.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of educational intervention on the occurrence of factors that interfere with the caloric-protein supply to critical and non-critical patients undergoing enteral nutritional therapy. METHOD: This is an intervention, a field experiment without a control group, carried out in a teaching hospital in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Three training cycles were carried out with nursing professionals over 57 weeks, covering the same content. The data collected were divided into pre-intervention and intervention periods. Interference in caloric-protein support was analyzed based on the evaluation of days with non-conforming nutritional supply and the occurrence of factors that led to non-conformities. RESULTS: Following interventions, there was a significant reduction (p < 0.05) in the number of non-conforming and inadequate days (nutritional supply < 80%), the frequency of occurrence of interfering factors and non-conformities caused by failure to follow the vomiting protocol. CONCLUSION: The educational intervention was an effective strategy to increase the quality of the therapy evaluated, especially from the fifth day of enteral nutritional therapy onwards.

Educational intervention with nursing professionals reduces interruption of enteral nutritional support / La intervención educativa con profesionales de enfermería reduce la interrupción del soporte nutricional enteral / Intervenção educativa com profissionais de enfermagem reduz interrupção do suporte nutricional enteral

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the impact of educational intervention on the occurrence of factors that interfere with the caloric-protein supply to critical and non-critical patients undergoing enteral nutritional therapy. Method: This is an intervention, a field experiment without a control group, carried out in a teaching hospital in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Three training cycles were carried out with nursing professionals over 57 weeks, covering the same content. The data collected were divided into pre-intervention and intervention periods. Interference in caloric-protein support was analyzed based on the evaluation of days with non-conforming nutritional supply and the occurrence of factors that led to non-conformities. Results: Following interventions, there was a significant reduction (p < 0.05) in the number of non-conforming and inadequate days (nutritional supply < 80%), the frequency of occurrence of interfering factors and non-conformities caused by failure to follow the vomiting protocol. Conclusion: The educational intervention was an effective strategy to increase the quality of the therapy evaluated, especially from the fifth day of enteral nutritional therapy onwards.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Evaluar el impacto de la intervención educativa en la aparición de factores que interfieren en el aporte calórico-proteico de pacientes críticos y no críticos sometidos a terapia nutricional enteral. Método: Se trata de una intervención, un experimento de campo sin grupo de control, realizado en un hospital universitario en Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Se realizaron tres ciclos formativos con profesionales de enfermería durante 57 semanas, abarcando los mismos contenidos. Los datos recopilados se dividieron en períodos de preintervención e intervención. Se analizó la interferencia en el aporte calórico-proteico a partir de la evaluación de los días con incumplimiento de la provisión nutricional y la ocurrencia de factores que llevaron a las no conformidades. Resultados: Después de las intervenciones hubo una reducción significativa (p < 0,05) del número de días de incumplimiento e inadecuados (suministro nutricional < 80%), la frecuencia de aparición de factores de interferencia y no conformidades provocadas por la no ejecución del protocolo de vómitos. Conclusión: La intervención educativa resultó una estrategia efectiva para incrementar la calidad de la terapia evaluada, especialmente a partir del quinto día de terapia nutricional enteral.

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar o impacto de intervenção educativa na ocorrência de fatores que interferem na oferta calórica-proteica aos pacientes críticos e não críticos em terapia nutricional enteral. Método: Trata-se de uma intervenção, do tipo experimento de campo sem grupo controle, realizada em um hospital de ensino de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Foram realizados 3 ciclos de capacitações com profissionais de enfermagem ao longo de 57 semanas, com abordagem dos mesmos conteúdos. Os dados coletados foram divididos em período pré-intervenção e de intervenção. A interferência no suporte calórico-proteico foi analisada a partir da avaliação dos dias com oferta nutricional não conforme e da ocorrência dos fatores que levaram às não conformidades. Resultados: Após as intervenções, houve redução significativa (p < 0,05) do número de dias não conformes e inadequados (oferta nutricional < 80%), da frequência de ocorrência dos fatores de interferência e das inconformidades ocasionadas pela não execução do protocolo de vômito. Conclusão: A intervenção educativa foi uma estratégia efetiva para aumentar a qualidade da terapêutica avaliada, especialmente a partir do quinto dia de terapia nutricional enteral.