KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION IN HOSPITAL DISCHARGE PLANNING: EXPERIENCE REPORT

Abstract

Objective: to report on the experience of translating knowledge into hospital discharge planning for continuity of care in the Health Care Network. Method: experience report of an extension project in workshop format with 29 nurses from hospitals in southern Brazil, held from May to August 2022. The extension was structured according to the conceptual model Cycle from Knowledge to Action, divided into four phases: 1) planning and organization; 2) theoretical block; 3) practical block; and 4) monitoring knowledge use. In phase 4, six participants answered the virtual questionnaire, which was made available a year after the workshop. Results: in phase 1, PowerPoint products, a manual and the organization of the virtual learning environment were developed. In phase 2, four meetings were held using dialogued lectures and active methodologies. In phase 3, the nurses carried out a mini-project with actions aimed at hospital discharge and based on their professional reality. In the last phase, the workshop contributed to expanding knowledge about hospital discharge planning and provoked changes, even if only specific ones, in practice for safer hospital discharges. Conclusion: the use of the Cycle of Knowledge to Action model for the translation of knowledge through outreach action proved to be a relevant strategy in enabling the transposition of scientific knowledge to nurses and provoking individual changes and changes in their professional practices. The model can also be replicated in other contexts.