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RESEARCH01-01-2018
Deontological aspects of the nursing profession: understanding the code of ethics
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):3-10
Abstract
RESEARCHDeontological aspects of the nursing profession: understanding the code of ethics
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):3-10
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0565
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Objective:
to investigate nursing professionals’ understanding concerning the Code of Ethics; to assess the relevance of the Code of Ethics of the nursing profession and its use in practice; to identify how problem-solving is performed when facing ethical dilemmas in professional practice.
Method:
exploratory descriptive study, conducted with 34 (thirty-four) nursing professionals from a teaching hospital in João Pessoa, PB – Brazil.
Results:
four thematic categories emerged: conception of professional ethics in nursing practice; interpretations of ethics in the practice of care; use of the Code of Ethics in the professional practice; strategies for solving ethical issues in the professional practice.
Final considerations:
some of the nursing professionals comprehend the meaning coherently; others have a limited comprehension, based on jargon. Therefore, a deeper understanding of the text contained in this code is necessary so that it can be applied into practice, aiming to provide a quality care that is, above all, ethical and legal.
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01-01-2018
It is not a crisis itself, if does not promote changes
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):1-2
Abstract
It is not a crisis itself, if does not promote changes
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):1-2
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2018710101
Views1ECONOMIC CRISISBrazil has been going through crisis in the past three years, due to often and systemic cuts in funds in multiple fields of society, such as education, health, science and technology, affecting directly on Brazilian scientific production. The nursing scientific production – as being an integrative part – now experiences a phase of quantitative […]See more -
01-01-2018
Uma crise que não gera mudanças não é uma crise em sua essência
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):1-2
Abstract
Uma crise que não gera mudanças não é uma crise em sua essência
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):1-2
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2018710101
Views0A CRISE ECONÔMICAAs dificuldades político-econômicas que o Brasil atravessa nos últimos três anos, com cortes frequentes e sistemáticos de recursos nas mais diversas áreas, incluindo educação, saúde, ciência e tecnologia, repercutem diretamente na produção científica brasileira. Como parte integrante desse sistema, a produção científica da enfermagem passa a experimentar uma fase de declínio quantitativo na […]See more -
REFLECTION01-01-2018
Nursing and light technologies for a peace culture within the family
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:2854-2857
Abstract
REFLECTIONNursing and light technologies for a peace culture within the family
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:2854-2857
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0756
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Objective:
To reflect on technologies for the peace culture that can be used in family nursing.
Method:
Theoretical essay, based on the premises of non-violence and peace culture.
Results:
Four light technologies are singled out for the peace culture within families: nonviolent communication, qualified listening, conflict mediation, and restorative circles.
Conclusion:
The technologies proposed can be used by nurses to promote care and policies aiming at a peace culture and non-violence in families, with the objective of assisting in the obtainment of the well-being for family systems and their correlations.
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REFLECTION01-01-2018
The face-to-face encounter in indigenous health care: a perspective in Lévinas
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:2848-2853
Abstract
REFLECTIONThe face-to-face encounter in indigenous health care: a perspective in Lévinas
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:2848-2853
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0389
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Objective:
To reflect on the sensitive behaviors of indigenous healthcare professionals based on the philosophy of Emmanuel Lévinas, to ratify completeness, equity, and humanity.
Method:
reflective study.
Reflection:
Studies have identified inadequacies in meeting the indigenous singularities. In the hospital and outpatient settings, they are diluted in the search for care. The difficulty of the professionals to admit them generates conflicts and non-adherence of indigenous individuals to treatments that disregard their care practices. In Lévinas, consciousness requires, “a priori,” sensitivity to access the Infinity on the Face of the Other, which in the face-to-face encounters is presented to the Self as radical Alterity, proposing an Ethical relationship through transcendence. The freedom of the Self as to the Other is finite, as the Self cannot possess the Other, and infinite for its responsibility for the Other.
Final considerations:
The Self builds essence and existence in responsibility. In the Ethics of Alterity, in Lévinas, reflections are proposed that influence sensitive behaviors.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT01-01-2018
Implementation of the Street Outreach Office in the perspective of health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:2843-2847
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTImplementation of the Street Outreach Office in the perspective of health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:2843-2847
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0616
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Objective:
To report the experience of implementation of a clinical equipment of health care production to homeless people, denominated Street Outreach Office.
Method:
Experience report in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Results:
The Street Outreach Office implementation resulted from a demand for health care practices for homeless people. This implementation had intersectoral articulations, causing health professionals to carry out street care practices, which led them to strive for public policies, to rethink their actions in order to increase the resolution of care to this population.
Conclusion:
We should emphasize the importance of health professionals to reinvent their practices, daily, seeking partnerships and acquisition of new knowledge in order to achieve results that can reduce the demands of these individuals throughout their life routes.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT01-01-2018
Developing a nursing healthcare protocol: a case report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:2837-2842
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTDeveloping a nursing healthcare protocol: a case report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:2837-2842
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0846
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Objective:
to report the use experience of convergent healthcare research for developing a nursing care protocol.
Method:
convergent care research developed in university hospital, from July to December 2016, with 27 participants.
Results:
the stages of the research and its results are described in the steps: conception, instrumentation, screening and analysis. The end result was the nursing care protocol in day zero of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Conclusion:
convergent care research was an appropriate method for developing the care protocol, and an important contribution to the approximation between theory and practice. The nursing care protocol was the result of this study and confirmed both the purpose of the research as a professional Master’s in acquiring knowledge aimed at improving professional practice.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT01-01-2018
Safe Embrace: technological innovation for elderly safety in the use of toilets
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:2833-2836
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTSafe Embrace: technological innovation for elderly safety in the use of toilets
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:2833-2836
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0751
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Objective:
to describe the development of a device to prevent falling for seniors when using the toilet.
Method:
we sought in literature and in the hospital market for a device to prevent falling, without success. Geriatric nurses, in partnership with the hospital engineering team, elaborated a prototype and, after several analysis, looked for a partner for its production.
Results:
the device, named “Safe Embrace”, installed and tested in an apartment of the Geriatric ward, was positively evaluated by the health team, patients and caregivers.
Conclusion:
for the benefit obtained and considering the safety and privacy during use, Safe Embrace was patented so that other institutions could use it.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-08-2023
Precarious work at a surgical center: implications for the organization and for the health of nursing workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220120
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPrecarious work at a surgical center: implications for the organization and for the health of nursing workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220120
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0120
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Objectives:
to analyze the implications of precarious work for the organization of work and for the health of nursing professionals in a surgical center.
Methods:
qualitative, descriptive study in which the interview technique was applied on 30 nursing professionals from a surgical center in a university hospital located in the Southeast region of Brazil. The project was approved by the research ethics committee. Thematic content analysis was applied in the categorization of speeches.
Results:
precarious work in the surgical center negatively affects the organization of work due to staff turnover, loss of skilled talent, and the need for continuous training of temporary workers. It also affects the quality of care, leading to risks to patient safety and workers’ health.Final Considerations: it is important to make work conditions less precarious in order to minimize staff turnover and promote the quality of the service offered and the health of the worker.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-07-2023
Suicide attempts by adolescents assisted in an emergency department: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220137
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESuicide attempts by adolescents assisted in an emergency department: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220137
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0137
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Objectives:
to identify and characterize the care provided to adolescents admitted to an emergency department due to a suicide attempt.
Methods:
an observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study with a retrospective approach, carried out with medical records of adolescents aged 10 to 19 admitted for suicide attempts, between January 2015 and July 2020, in an emergency department. Data were subjected to descriptive and inferential analysis.
Results:
eighty-eight service occurrences were identified, mainly to females, exposed to multiple risk factors. Exogenous intoxication was the main method used, occurring at home and on weekdays. There were systemic repercussions, requiring multiple interventions and hospitalizations. Only 26% of cases were notified.
Conclusions:
adolescents treated for suicide attempts were exposed to multiple risk factors, with intoxication as the main means used. There is concern about the underreporting of cases and the logic of clinical care and medicalization.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE02-06-2023
Family caregivers’ itineraries of preschool children who survived leukemia: implications for primary healthcare nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220193
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEFamily caregivers’ itineraries of preschool children who survived leukemia: implications for primary healthcare nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220193
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0193
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Objectives:
to analyze the path taken by family caregivers of preschool children who survived leukemia and discuss the implications for primary healthcare nursing.
Methods:
the narrative interview guided by a talking map and body knowledge was used with family members of children who survived leukemia, living in Rio de Janeiro (capital) and São Paulo (countryside). Conversation analysis was applied to the data.
Results:
five family groups (seven people) of five children started their journey in the professional subsystem of private services; four were assisted in the private sector since the onset of the illness; one was assisted in public and private services. Living conditions reduced barriers to accessing supplementary health, facilitating coordination, and listening to a reference professional.
Final Considerations:
the itinerary was marked by attentive listening to family caregivers by reference professionals, favoring early diagnosis, initiation of treatment, and resolution of leukemia with the cure of children.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-08-2023
Trend in hospitalizations due to ambulatory care-sensitive conditions in the Federal District
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220351
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLETrend in hospitalizations due to ambulatory care-sensitive conditions in the Federal District
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220351
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0351
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Objectives:
to analyze the trend, according to sex, of Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions in the Primary Health Care of the Federal District, from 2009 to 2019.
Methods:
ecological trend study using ACSC hospitalization data available in the Hospitalization System of the Single Health System. The Prais-Winsten method was used to calculate the annual rate variation, expressed in percentages. The dependent variable was the logarithm of the rates, and the independent one, the years in the time series.
Results:
the Federal District registered 2,103,951 general hospitalizations, 16.4% of which were due to Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions. Males had a higher rate of hospitalization in the period, and both sexes showed a stationary trend.
Conclusions:
the time trend of Ambulatory Care- Sensitive Conditions was stationary, but further studies are necessary regarding primary health care coverage.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-17-2023
Characteristics of work in primary care identified in the collective exercise of application of the SWOT matrix
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220443
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECharacteristics of work in primary care identified in the collective exercise of application of the SWOT matrix
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220443
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0443
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Objective:
to understand how variables strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats make it possible to characterize work in Primary Health Care, to collectively propose strategies for systematizing this process with Family Health teams.
Methods:
methodological research, with 23 participants in direct relationship with Primary Care, including representatives of segments: care (work), management and social control. In one of the three pedagogical meetings, the SWOT matrix was used as a tool for organizational work planning.
Results:
applying the matrix resulted in the following thematic categories: Teamwork and regulations: key elements for interprofessionality at work; Continuing Health Education: path to autonomy and participatory management (co-management).
Final considerations:
the study promoted the systematization of teams’ work, through the mobilization of sectors and distribution of tasks, involving professionals in the co-management of the process.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-27-2023
Adaptation and validation of an adult patient classification instrument with emphasis on the family dimension
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220530
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEAdaptation and validation of an adult patient classification instrument with emphasis on the family dimension
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220530
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0530
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Objectives:
to adapt and validate an instrument for classifying adult patients that emphasizes the family support network in the demand for nursing care.
Methods:
methodological study, carried out in three phases: adaptation of an instrument considering the reality of adult patients; content validation with seven experts and assessment of measurement properties (construct validity and internal consistency) with 781 hospitalized patients.
Results:
in content validation, the indicators reached the values established for the Content Validity Index (0.85-1.00). In the confirmatory factor analysis, the 11 indicators were distributed in three domains and presented average variance extracted and factor loading greater than 0.5. Composite reliability was greater than 0.7.
Conclusions:
the present study adapted and made available, with evidence of validity and reliability, an instrument for classifying adult patients that considers the family support network in the demand for nursing care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-08-2023
Interactive gerontechnology for fall prevention in the elderly: a descriptive study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220739
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEInteractive gerontechnology for fall prevention in the elderly: a descriptive study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220739
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0739
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Objectives:
to develop interactive gerontechnology for the prevention of falls in the elderly at home.
Methods:
an exploratory and descriptive study that consisted of gerontechnology development and evaluation by experts and the target audience. For evaluation, researchers used the Agreement Index (AI), considering values greater than 80%.
Results:
the three-dimensional virtual scale model was elaborated through the SketchUp program, with the distribution of rooms and floors, constituting Prototype 1 (P1). Fifty-four judges evaluated the P1, and all presented agreement above the established, with a minimum AI of 88% and a maximum of 100%, producing Prototype 2 (P2). Thirty elderly participants from a philanthropic institution evaluated Prototype 2. On all items, AI ranged from 83% a 100%, resulting in the final version.
Conclusions:
the product of this research reveals itself as an innovative and scientifically based tool aimed at preventing falls in the elderly.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE08-21-2023
Effectiveness of educational intervention among seropositive women about knowledge about HIV sexual transmission
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(3):e20220371
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEEffectiveness of educational intervention among seropositive women about knowledge about HIV sexual transmission
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(3):e20220371
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0371
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Objectives:
to assess the effectiveness of a group and telephone educational intervention with seropositive women about knowledge about HIV sexual transmission prevention.
Methods:
a quasi-experimental before-and-after study, carried out with 151 women living with HIV in a Specialized Care Service in a Brazilian capital. The educational intervention was carried out in three moments, with the assessment being carried out before the first and after the last moment.
Results:
97.4% of study participants were cisgender women aged between 18 and 58 years; 55.6% considered themselves brown; and 32.5% of interviewees had elementary school. Regarding knowledge about HIV sexual transmission, in 78.5% of items, there was an association (p<0.005) with increased participants’ knowledge after receiving the intervention.
Conclusions:
the educational intervention helped to increase the knowledge of women living with HIV about the sexual transmission of the infection.
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08-19-2019
Humor intervention in the nurse-patient interaction
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(4):1078-1085
Abstract
Humor intervention in the nurse-patient interaction
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(4):1078-1085
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0609
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Objective:
To describe the factors influencing the use of humor in nursing care, its applicability and benefits.
Method:
A scoping review was performed using the Arksey and O’Mally methodology. A search for articles published between 2008 and 2018 was performed using the platforms EBSCO Host, Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar.
Results:
From the initial 465 articles found, 17 were included for final revision. Data allowed to retrieve information on humor definition; its applicability as a nursing intervention; humor as a tool to improve nurse-patient communication and relationship; influence factors; type of humor interventions; humor benefits in health care context and; limitations and precautions of humor intervention.
Conclusion:
The use of humor promotes both communication and human interaction; it promotes well-being; helps deal/cope with difficult and unpleasant situations, reduces tension, discomfort and stress; and strengthens the immune system. This intervention should be used with caution.
Keywords:CommunicationNurse-Patient RelationsNursingPatient Outcome AssessmentWit and Humor as SubjectSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-21-2019
Workloads and burnout of nursing workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1435-1441
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEWorkloads and burnout of nursing workers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1435-1441
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0659
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Objective:
to identify workloads in nursing work and its association with nursing worker burnout.
Method:
a cross-sectional study, including 211 nursing workers from a university hospital, between July and August 2016. For the analysis, the descriptive statistics, Chi-Square Test, Fisher’s Exact Test and Mann Whitney U-Test were used.
Results:
the most evidenced loads were biological. A significant association was found between workloads and workers’ occupation, as well as a significant association between workloads and worker burnout. Burnout caused upper limb pain, neck and lumbar pain, lower limb pain, muscle spasm, lower limb edema, mental fatigue, headache, nervousness, and forgetfulness.
Conclusion:
workloads identification is a subsidy for the promotion of interventions that minimize the burnout generated to the health of the nursing worker.
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REVIEW12-05-2019
Vulnerability of the elderly: a conceptual analysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:337-344
Abstract
REVIEWVulnerability of the elderly: a conceptual analysis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:337-344
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0728
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Objective:
To analyze the concept of vulnerability of the elderly.
Method:
A concept analysis, according to the method proposed by Walker and Avant, operationalized through integrative review through search in scientific data portals using the
Descriptors:
Health vulnerability, aged, health services for the aged, health of the elderly, vulnerable populations and geriatric health services. To compose the literary corpus, 36 studies were selected.
Results:
Concept antecedents, as well as its attributes, were identified in individual, social and programmatic characteristics, which make up the characteristics of “vulnerability of the elderly”, besides consequences of the phenomenon. These characteristics were analyzed with emphasis on aspects that contribute to the process of vulnerability of the elderly.
Conclusion:
The study demonstrated the multidimensionality of the phenomena studied, highlighting the peculiarities of vulnerability during aging. However, there is a need for further studies on the construct.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-13-2020
Incontinence-associated dermatitis in elderly patients: prevalence and risk factors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180475
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEIncontinence-associated dermatitis in elderly patients: prevalence and risk factors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20180475
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0475
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Objective:
To determine the prevalence and risk factors for incontinence-associated dermatitis in the elderly.
Method:
Cross-sectional exploratory study carried out in public hospitals. The dermatitis prevalence and associations were obtained by calculating the ratio. The effect dimension was estimated by the odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval and statistical significance p <0.05.
Results:
138 elderly people were included, with an average age of 77.2 years old (± 9.3); 69 (50%) had combined fecal and urinary incontinence. The dermatitis prevalence was 36.2% (50); 28% (14) had pressure injuries; 14% (7), candidiasis. Risk factors were: longer hospital stay (Odds Ratio = 5.8 [2.6-12.9]), obesity (Odds Ratio = 3.6 [1.2-10.4]), high level of dependence (Odds Ratio = 2.4 [1,1-5,0]) and high risk for pressure injury (Odds Ratio = 6.1 [1,4-26,9]).
Conclusion:
The study found a high prevalence of dermatitis associated with incontinence. The early recognition of risk factors favors effective preventive actions.
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08-19-2019
Clinical simulation in nursing education in intensive therapy: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(4):1061-1070
Abstract
Clinical simulation in nursing education in intensive therapy: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(4):1061-1070
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0217
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Objective:
to analyze the publications on clinical simulation practices for education in Nursing in Intensive Care.
Method:
an integrative review carried out through LILACS, PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL and SciELO databases, of articles published from 2008 to 2017.
Results:
29 articles were selected, of which 76% discuss the use of simulation in continuing education of nursing professionals, while the others describe their use for student education. There is a higher prevalence of studies with a level of evidence 6 (17), with 28 international publications. There was an increase in scientific production, with 16 articles published in the last three years.
Conclusion:
variables after simulation use, such as confidence, communication skills, efficiency in the identification of clinical worsening of patients, development of technical skills, teamwork and clinical decision-making, presented a significant improvement, demonstrating that this tool is effective in qualifying care for critical patients.
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01-20-2021
Burnout Syndrome and Associated Factors in Intensive Care Unit Nurses
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20190535
Abstract
Burnout Syndrome and Associated Factors in Intensive Care Unit Nurses
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20190535
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0535
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Objective:
to estimate prevalence and factors associated with Burnout Syndrome in intensive care nurses in a city in the state of Bahia.
Methods:
a cross-sectional, population-based study carried out with 65 intensive care nurses through a self-administered questionnaire, from July to November 2016, containing sociodemographic data, lifestyle, work characteristics. To define burnout syndrome, the Maslach Burnout Inventory was used.
Results:
Burnout Syndrome prevalence was 53.6%, an association was observed with age, tobacco consumption, alcohol use, weekly night shift hours, employment relationship, having an intensive care specialist title, number of patients on duty, monthly income and considering active or high-strain job.
Conclusion:
the results of this study can contribute to expanding the discussion on stressful working conditions in Intensive Care Units.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-05-2019
Elderly caregivers of the elderly: frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:88-96
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEElderly caregivers of the elderly: frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:88-96
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0137
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Objective:
to investigate the association between frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms of elderly caregivers.
Method:
a cross – sectional study carried out with 341 elderly caregivers enrolled in Family Health Units of a city in the countryside of São Paulo State. The interviews were domiciliary and included questionnaire for characterization of the caregiver, Fried’s frailty phenotype, family APGAR (family functionality), Geriatric Depression Scale (depressive symptoms) and item 3 of the Herth Hope Scale (loneliness). Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between depressive symptoms and solitude (independent variables), and frailty and pre-frailty (dependent variables).
Results:
there was an association between frailty, loneliness and depressive symptoms. Elderly caregivers had increased odds of 158% presenting pre-frailty, and 360% of frailty. Elderly caregivers with depressive symptoms had an increased chance of 242% of presenting fragility.
Conclusion:
elderly and lonely caregivers with depressive symptoms are more likely to be frail and pre-frail.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-08-2020
Usability of a mobile application on diabetic foot self-care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180862
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEUsability of a mobile application on diabetic foot self-care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180862
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0862
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Objectives:
to assess the usability of an app prototype for diabetic foot self-care by an end user.
Methods:
a descriptive study that uses heuristic assessment of a hybrid app usability. Fifteen users of an outpatient diabetes care service in a capital of Northeastern Brazil participated in the study during April 2018. The usability measurement tool called Smartphone Usability questionnaiRE was applied.
Results:
the lowest score was 77 and the highest was 112, with an average usability of 96.1 points. Usability was framed in the last two levels, 70 and 8o. Users now strongly agree (level 70) and fully (level 80) with the assessed items, which represents good usability of the apps prototype.
Conclusions:
the final product developed focuses on user needs and requirements, which can ensure usability based on effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction triad.
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