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EDITORIAL01-01-2017
Fundamentals and practice of care in Gerontological Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):671-672
Abstract
EDITORIALFundamentals and practice of care in Gerontological Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):671-672
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2017700401
Views0Intense social, economic, political, cultural, environmental, epidemiological, and demographical transformations, coupled with accelerated technological innovation, have significantly affected life in society, requiring people to reflect about the conceptions of human nature itself. This context of transformation has incentivized individuals to value technological advances and the construction of more autonomous, global, and unstable human relationships, outlining […]See more -
EDITORIAL01-01-2017
Fundamentos e práticas do cuidar em Enfermagem Gerontológica
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):671-672
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EDITORIALFundamentos e práticas do cuidar em Enfermagem Gerontológica
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):671-672
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2017700401
Views0As intensas transformações sociais, econômicas, políticas, culturais, ambientais, epidemiológicas e demográficas, em conjunto com as aceleradas inovações tecnológicas, têm afetado significativamente a vida em sociedade, exigindo que as pessoas reflitam sobre as próprias concepções da natureza humana. Esse contexto de transformações tem estimulado os indivíduos a valorizar os avanços tecnológicos e a construção de relações […]See more -
The importance of empathy in health and nursing care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):669-670
Abstract
The importance of empathy in health and nursing care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):669-670
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0032
Views0“In her book “Cultivating Empathy”(), Kathleen Stephany, psychologist and professor at the College of Health Sciences at Douglas College, writes about empathy, which she considers to be the basis of effective communication and one of the most important skills to be developed by human beings. Empathy is the ability to put oneself in the place […]See more -
REFLECTION01-01-2017
Clinical reasoning in nursing: teaching strategies and assessment tools
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):662-668
Abstract
REFLECTIONClinical reasoning in nursing: teaching strategies and assessment tools
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):662-668
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0509
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Objective:
To present the concept and development of teaching strategies and the assessment tools regarding clinical reasoning for accurate practice.
Method:
This is a theoretical reflection based on scientific studies.
Results:
Comprehension of the essential concepts of the thought process and its articulation with the different teaching strategies and the assessment tools which has allowed presenting ways to improve the process of diagnostic or therapeutic clinical reasoning.
Conclusion:
The use of new strategies and assessment tools should be encouraged in order to contribute to the development of skills that lead to safe and effective decision making.
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REFLECTION01-01-2017
Continuing education in health from the perspective of Augustine of Hippo
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):656-661
Abstract
REFLECTIONContinuing education in health from the perspective of Augustine of Hippo
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):656-661
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0484
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Objective:
To reflect about continuing education from the perspective of Augustine of Hippo and his theories based on the construction of knowledge and the learning process.
Method:
This is a theoretical reflection study whose aim is to propose dimensions of analysis, emphasizing the history and challenges of continuing education. Such dimensions analyze the production of knowledge in Augustinian pedagogy, its historical aspects and its close relationship with lifelong education in health professions.
Results:
The results show the difficulty of continuing education to reach adequate importance in health services, and that of academia in appropriating the thoughts of renowned philosophers such as Augustine. This is a result of ignorance about the convergence of these principles and their relevance.
Final considerations:
Continuing education and Augustinian pedagogy walk hand in hand in terms of care, meeting the needs that originate from practice and that are reflected in it, challenging isolated knowledge and putting different areas of knowledge to work together.
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REVIEW01-01-2017
Influence of hormonal contraceptives and the occurrence of stroke: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):647-655
Abstract
REVIEWInfluence of hormonal contraceptives and the occurrence of stroke: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):647-655
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0056
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Objective:
To identify scientific evidence regarding the influence of hormonal contraceptive use and the occurrence of stroke.
Method:
Integrative review of the literature, through database search using the descriptors “contraceptive agents“, “contraceptive devices“, “contraceptives, Oral” and “Stroke”. Original studies in Portuguese, Spanish and English, published in full and available online were included. Studies that did not answer our guiding questions and duplicated studies were excluded.
Results:
Women using combined oral contraceptives have higher risk of stroke, even with a lower hormonal dosage and different types of progestogen, regardless of the duration of use. The use of contraceptives associated with smoking, hypertension, migraine, hypercholesterolemia, obesity and sedentary lifestyle increases the chance of stroke. Contraceptive patch and vaginal ring are associated to increased risk.
Conclusion:
Use of combined hormonal contraceptives, except for the injectable and the transdermal ones, increases the chance of occurrence of the event. Progestogen-only contraceptives were considered safe.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Health Conditions and Memory Performance: a study with older adult women
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):640-646
Abstract
RESEARCHHealth Conditions and Memory Performance: a study with older adult women
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):640-646
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0529
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Objective:
to verify the correlation between health condition and memory performance of older adult women in the community.
Method:
Analytical cross-sectional study developed with 28 older adult women living in Cuiabá-MT. They answered the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and a shortened Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) to screen for dementia and depression symptoms. Memory skills were assessed through Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT).
Results:
The mean age was 66.36 years and 75% of the participants had educational level higher than 7 years. The MMSE mean score was 28.45. The correlations found were: educational level and immediate memory (r = 0.49; p = 0.008); delayed recall and immediate memory (r = 0.71; p < 0.001); memory recognition and immediate memory (r = 0.43; p = 0.021) and recognition memory with delayed recall (r = 0.47; p = 0.012).
Conclusion:
High scores in the MMSE and a satisfactory health perception among the participants were evident. There was no correlation between memory performance and health perception.
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RESEARCH01-01-2017
Comprehension of the education handout and health literacy of pacemaker users
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):633-639
Abstract
RESEARCHComprehension of the education handout and health literacy of pacemaker users
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):633-639
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0336
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Objective:
To verify the comprehension of the education handout and the level of Functional Health Literacy of individuals with cardiac pacemaker (PM) and whether there is correlation between the comprehension and Functional Health Literacy (FHL).
Method:
Cross-sectional study with 63 individuals with PM who answered to comprehension tests of the handout, literacy assessment (SAHLPA-50) and cognition (MMSE). Measurements of dispersion, Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression were calculated.
Results:
Most women, study time ≤ 9 years, 66.21 (average age) presented no cognitive changes. An adequate literacy level was evidenced in 50.8% individuals with PM and satisfactory comprehension of the handout. No correlation was identified between FHL, handout comprehension, age, years of study and cognition.
Conclusion:
The handout comprehension assessed by individuals with appropriate FHL indicated that it can be a printed material suitable for use, aiming to improve care process and knowledge of individuals with PM.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT08-19-2019
Hypothermia post-cardiopulmonary resuscitation with low inputs: an experience report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(4):1114-1118
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTHypothermia post-cardiopulmonary resuscitation with low inputs: an experience report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(4):1114-1118
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0771
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Objective:
to report the experience of conducting directed temperature control of a post-cardiopulmonary resuscitation patient, with reduced and basic inputs available at the institution.
Method:
an experience report of directed temperature control in patient (age 15 years), after four hours of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in an Intensive Care Unit of a hospital in São Paulo State countryside in 2016, according to the protocol suggested by the American Heart Association, in 2015. There were applications of cold compresses, plastic bags with crushed ice and rectal temperature control.
Results:
after eight hours, temperature had reached 93.2 ºF. Body cooling was maintained for 24 hours. However, bags with crushed ice were used in the first 6 hours.
Conclusion:
conduct of nurses to obtain the body cooling with reduced and basic inputs was effective during the stay at the Intensive Care Unit.
Keywords:Body Temperature RegulationCardiopulmonary ResuscitationHeart ArrestHypothermia InducedIntensive Care UnitsSee more -
Individual and contextual variables associated with smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200804
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Individual and contextual variables associated with smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200804
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0804
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Objective:
to analyze the association between individual characteristics and housing context with smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study with a probabilistic sample of 3,580 pregnant women who underwent prenatal care in the Unified Health System in 2019. The outcomes were firsthand, secondhand smoke and alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Individual characteristics and the living environment were used as exploratory variables.
Results:
living in a neighborhood with episodes of violence, without social cohesion and without urban elements that encourage physical activity was associated with smoking. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy was associated with living in environments that do not encourage physical activity. Smoking was also associated with lower income and education.
Conclusions:
individual characteristics and the living environment are associated with smoking, secondhand smoke and alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
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Overview of clinical trial protocols for behavioral insomnia in infants
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200769
Abstract
Overview of clinical trial protocols for behavioral insomnia in infants
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200769
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0769
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Objective:
to describe the overview of clinical trial protocols for behavioral insomnia in infants.
Methods:
an analytical study that reviewed protocols registered with the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform between August and September 2019, aiming to identify the interventions for behavioral insomnia in infants, the comparators, the main primary, secondary outcomes and their respective measurements.
Results:
eleven protocols registered between 2004 and 2018 were included. Nurses were the main coordinators of protocols (45.5%), with proposals using educational technologies, one-to-one and online follow-up consultations. The main outcome was improvement of infant and maternal sleep patterns. Secondary outcomes were anxiety, depression, and parental sexual satisfaction. To measure them, the following were used: sleep diary (54.5%), actigraphy (45.4%), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Interview (36.3%) and Extended Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (27.2%) were used.
Conclusion:
the protocols proposed interventions for independent sleep, aiming at quality of sleep for the whole family.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-30-2021
Curricular reforms in the transformation of nursing teaching in a federal university
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(4):e20201242
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ORIGINAL ARTICLECurricular reforms in the transformation of nursing teaching in a federal university
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(4):e20201242
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1242
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Objectives:
to discuss the curricular reforms adopted for nursing teaching in Brazil, from 1969 to 2019.
Methods:
historical, qualitative approach using the thematic oral history and document research. 13 interviews were carried out with graduation nursing professors from a federal university in the South of Brazil. The document sources were the political-pedagogical projects of the course and their associated documents. Minayo’s thematic analysis was used.
Results:
nursing curricula delineates the profile of the professional that must be formed and are reviewed in order to be adapted to social and educational changes, showing the scientific and professional potential of the nurse. Curricular reforms consider the quality of nursing formation.
Final Considerations:
the structure of the curriculum and the reforms that took place emerged according to the historical, political, epidemiological and social context demanded from the profession, to attend to the demands of society and to the work market.
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REVIEW07-09-2021
Breast cancer screening in Primary Health Care in Brazil: a systematic review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(3):e20200995
Abstract
REVIEWBreast cancer screening in Primary Health Care in Brazil: a systematic review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(3):e20200995
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0995
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Objectives:
to analyze care strategies for breast cancer screening in Primary Health Care in Brazil.
Methods:
this is a systematic review following the Cochrane Collaboration recommendations.
Results:
among 355 manuscripts, five were eligible. The patient navigation program by Community Health Agent stood out with the best result, among the strategies: flexibility of goals considering viability; community engagement; team training; active search of the target population by Community Health Agent; request for mammography by physicians; actions integrated to women’s health; monitoring of mammography results, absent users, and population coverage by physician and nurse; and assessment of criteria for requesting screening mammography by means of an information system. The population coverage rate in the program ranged from 23% to 88%.
Conclusions:
Primary Health Care in Brazil presents devices with potential to induce the production of care for breast cancer screening.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-28-2021
Cultural adaptation and validation of an instrument about nursing critical thinking skills
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200720
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ORIGINAL ARTICLECultural adaptation and validation of an instrument about nursing critical thinking skills
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200720
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0720
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Objectives:
to validate the Nursing Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice Questionnaire regarding cultural aspects and metric properties.
Methods:
a methodological research carried out through cross-cultural adaptation, face and content validity, dimensional construct and known groups validity, test-retest reliability and internal consistency. 511 nurses from four hospitals participated in the study, of which 54 participated in retest.
Results:
the instrument validation for Brazilian Portuguese maintained equivalences, according to the original version. The dimensional validity demonstrated adjustment to the tetrafactorial structure of the original version (GFI=0.69). There were statistically significant differences in critical thinking skills between nurses with graduate degrees and who undertook training, reading articles, developing research and working in an institution with a longer time implementation of the Nursing Process. The instrument showed temporal stability (ICC 073-0.84; p<0.001) and adequate internal consistency (α=0.97).
Conclusions:
the instrument proved to be valid and reliable for the studied population.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-28-2021
Prevalence and severity levels of post-radical prostatectomy incontinence: different assessment instruments
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200692
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPrevalence and severity levels of post-radical prostatectomy incontinence: different assessment instruments
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200692
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0692
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Objectives:
to analyze urinary incontinence prevalence and severity in prostatectomized men assessed by three different instruments.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study was conducted with 152 men. The pad test, pad used, and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire – Short Form (self-report) were considered. Data were analyzed using Spearman’s correlation, Kappa index, considering a significance level of 0.05.
Results:
urinary incontinence prevalence was 41.4%, 46.7% and 80.3% according to pad used, pad test and self-report. Positive correlations and moderate to poor agreement were found between the instruments. As for severity, most participants had mild incontinence. The largest number of cases of mild and severe incontinence was identified by self-report.
Conclusions:
the self-report showed higher values for prevalence of mild and severe severity levels. Through the identified differences, we propose that the objective assessment (pad used and pad test) be associated with individuals’ perception (self-report) to better estimate prevalence and severity.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-28-2021
Managed clinical protocol: impact of implementation on sepsis treatment quality indicators
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200282
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEManaged clinical protocol: impact of implementation on sepsis treatment quality indicators
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200282
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0282
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Objectives:
to assess the impact of the implementation of a managed sepsis protocol on quality indicators of treatment for septic patients in an emergency department of a university hospital.
Methods:
an observational epidemiological study involving septic patients. The study was divided into two phases, pre-intervention and intervention, resulting from the implementation of the managed sepsis protocol. The study variables included sepsis treatment quality indicators. The results were statistically analyzed using the program Epi InfoTM.
Results:
the study sample included 631 patients, 95 from pre-intervention phase and 536 from intervention phases. Implementing the protocol increased patients’ chances of receiving the recommended treatment by 14 times. Implementing the protocol reduced the hospitalization period by 6 days (p <0.001) and decreased mortality (p <0.001).
Conclusions:
this study showed that implementing the managed protocol had an impact on the improvement of sepsis treatment quality indicators.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-24-2020
Serious Game e-Baby Família: an educational technology for premature infant care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20190116
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ORIGINAL ARTICLESerious Game e-Baby Família: an educational technology for premature infant care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20190116
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0116
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Objectives:
to develop and assess the serious game e-Baby Família with parents of premature infants.
Methods:
a methodological study regarding the development of the serious game, with participatory design in scope definition, starting from parents’ learning needs about premature infant care. A qualitative approach was performed in the assessment stage with parents, with content analysis of the speech of the eight participants.
Results:
the following categories emerged: Realistic appearance of the virtual setting and game content and Gameplay implications for the use of e-Baby Família. The game was satisfactorily assessed regarding content, appearance and dynamics use, motivating participants to learn.
Final Considerations:
in the context of prematurity as a public health problem in Brazil and the need to strengthen family health education for care, the serious game was assessed as motivating and appropriate for health learning.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-05-2019
Aging, sexuality and nursing care: the elderly woman’s look
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:71-78
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEAging, sexuality and nursing care: the elderly woman’s look
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:71-78
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0015
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Objective:
to analyze the perception of elderly women about sexuality and practice of nursing care in this context.
Method:
a descriptive qualitative study. Fifty elderly women from Guanambi City – Bahia State were interviewed in 2016. Data collection technique was direct interview by using an unstructured script. Analysis of the semantic content described was carried out, and two empirical categories: the elderly woman’s view of nursing care in the promotion of sexual health and experience of sexuality in the elderly; and nursing care in the context of women’s aging.
Results:
it has been noted that the elderly women are afraid to talk about sexuality, especially with health professionals. By influences of society, they often exclude this issue of health care for elderly women.
Final considerations:
changes must be thought about assistance provided in relation to sexuality.
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HIV infection in pregnant women and its challenges for the prenatal care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20190784
Abstract
HIV infection in pregnant women and its challenges for the prenatal care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20190784
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0784
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Objective:
To analyze the epidemiological profile of HIV infections in pregnant women.
Methods:
Analytical study with a quantitative approach.
Results:
The HIV rate in pregnant women increased from 1.5/1000 babies born alive, in 2010, to 3.3/1000 in 2017. There was a significant association between the prenatal and the variables educational level (p<0.0001), occupation (p=0.0105), gestational age (p < 0.0001), and type of delivery (p < 0.0001). The mean rate of adherence to the antiretroviral treatment in the prenatal was 68.8% (DP = ± 3.7).
Conclusion:
The high rates of HIV detection in pregnant women suggest the need to intensify the health care to women during the prenatal, guaranteeing an integral care, early diagnoses, and enhancing the strategies to improve the adherence to the antiretroviral treatment, aiming to achieve the viral suppression of the mother by the time of childbirth, thus diminishing the risk of a vertical transmission.
Keywords:HIV InfectionsInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPregnant WomenPrenatal CarePublic HealthSee more -
EDITORIAL06-11-2021
Investigação qualitativa em tempos de pandemia
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e74Suppl101
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EDITORIALInvestigação qualitativa em tempos de pandemia
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e74Suppl101
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202174Suppl101
Views0INTRODUÇÃOA investigação qualitativa permite a compreensão de realidades singulares que, dificilmente, são apreendidas a partir de um único prisma, assumindo-se cada vez mais como um campo inter e transdisciplinar–, com métodos e técnicas especificas que implicam a relação entre o investigador e os participantes para a colheita, análise e validação das transcrições e análise efetuada […]See more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-21-2020
Clinical judgment and diagnostic reasoning of nursing students in clinical simulation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(6):e20180878
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEClinical judgment and diagnostic reasoning of nursing students in clinical simulation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(6):e20180878
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0878
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Objectives:
to determine the degree of association between clinical judgment and diagnostic reasoning of nursing students in clinical simulation.
Methods:
this is a correlational research design using a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 41 nursing students who assisted a patient with vaso-occlusive crisis in a high-fidelity clinical simulation setting. The instruments used included the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric – Brazilian Version and the Diagnostic Thinking Inventory.
Results:
clinical judgment was associated with diagnostic reasoning (r=0.313; p=0.046), as well as the “noticing” aspect of clinical judgment with diagnostic reasoning (r=0.312; p=0.047).
Conclusions:
the results show that skills to interpret patient data are associated with diagnostic reasoning skills. Teaching clinical judgment skills is necessary to develop the diagnostic reasoning of nursing students.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-18-2022
Quality of life of nurse practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20201382
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of life of nurse practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20201382
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1382
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Objective:
to assess the quality of life of nurse practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic and analyze related factors.
Methods:
cross-sectional and analytical study carried out with nurse practitioners. A questionnaire on sociodemographic characterization, work activities and changes perceived with the pandemic and WHOQOL-bref were used. To compare the groups of interest, analysis of covariance was used.
Results:
572 professionals participated, who had a mean total quality of life score of 56.79 (SD=13.56). In the relationship of variables with WHOQOL-bref, having two or more jobs and being a nurse were associated with better quality of life, but being a woman and working more than 50 hours a week was associated with a worse perception of the construct.
Conclusions:
the factors analyzed indicate a lower perception of quality of life associated with the social domain, requiring interventions that reduce the damage to professionals’ health and contribute to quality of care provided.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-21-2019
Nurses defending the autonomy of the elderly at the end of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1639-1645
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses defending the autonomy of the elderly at the end of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1639-1645
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0768
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Objective:
to understand how nurses deal with the elderly’s autonomy at the end of life.
Method:
qualitative, exploratory study, guided by the Grounded Theory. Ten nurses, eight doctors and 15 nursing technicians were interviewed between November 2016 and May 2017 at a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil.
Results:
nurses deal with the elderly’s autonomy in compliance with the code of ethics and exercise leadership in actions and interactions to defend this right, evaluating, guiding and listening to the preferences of the elderly; interacting with the family; and sharing information with the health team.
Final considerations:
the elderly’s autonomy must be ensured in care planning, based on patient-centered communication and developed in the interaction among agents involved in care. The discussion on “Living Wills” Health Care Directives and principles of palliative care must be encouraged.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-27-2020
Factors associated with depressive symptoms in elderly caregivers with chronic pain
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(1):e20170782
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with depressive symptoms in elderly caregivers with chronic pain
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(1):e20170782
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0782
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Objective:
to identify factors associated with depressive symptoms in elderly caregivers with chronic pain.
Method:
the study included people 60 years of age or older who reported chronic pain and cared for another elderly person living in the same household (n=186). Statistical analyzes were performed using the Mann-Whitney test, univariate and multiple logistic regression.
Results:
most participants had no depressive symptoms (70.4%), 24.2% had mild depressive symptoms and 5.4% had severe symptoms. Univariate analysis showed that the variables family income, number of diseases, number of medications in use, pain intensity, overload and perceived stress were associated with depressive symptoms. Multivariate analysis found an association with perceived stress (95% CI 1.101-1207) and number of medications (95% CI 1.139-1.540) in use.
Conclusion:
factors associated with depressive symptoms in elderly caregivers with chronic pain were stress and the number of medications in use.
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