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RESEARCH
Unna’s boot: experience of care of people with venous ulcers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):349-356
01-01-2017
Abstract
RESEARCHUnna’s boot: experience of care of people with venous ulcers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):349-356
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0219
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Objective:
to understand the experience of care of people with venous ulcers using an Unna’s boot.
Method:
a qualitative study, based on the social phenomenology by Alfred Schütz, was carried out with 12 adults interviewed in 2015. The statements were analyzed and organized in thematic categories.
Results:
the following categories emerged: “Unna’s boot annoyance versus wound improvement”, “Difficulties for accessing care with the Unna’s boot”, “Care for healing and preventing recurrence”, and “Receiving more attention from the healthcare professional”.
Conclusion:
the experience of care of people using an Unna’s boot revealed the annoyance caused by this device, which was overcome due to the wound improvement. However, access to care was compromised by the lack of structure at the service, frustrating the patients’ expectations regarding wound healing. The issues of these people’s intersubjective universe should be considered in the management of care of venous ulcers.
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RESEARCH
Spanish version of the scale of attitudes toward alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics: content validation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):342-348
01-01-2017
Abstract
RESEARCHSpanish version of the scale of attitudes toward alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics: content validation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):342-348
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2015-0149
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Objective:
to describe the process of translation and cultural adaptation of the scale of attitudes towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics into the Spanish language.
Methods:
this was a methodological study, which followed the international guidelines for translation and adaptation of measurement scales.
Results:
During the process of translation and cultural adaptation of scale of attitudes towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics to the Spanish language, the items were adjusted based on semantic, idiomatic and conceptual equivalence of the expressions contained in the scale of attitudes towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics. Content validation indicated satisfactory validity indexes, with Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) (0.97), Content Validity Index (CVI) (0.92), and the Prevalence Adjusted Bias Adjusted Kappa (PABAK) (0.80).
Conclusion:
the scale of attitudes towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics, adapted and translated into the Spanish language, presented content validity with satisfactory indexes, which affirmed that the instrument was adapted for the Colombian context. The next step will be evaluation of its psychometric properties in order to guarantee reliability for its use in Hispanic populations.
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RESEARCH
Nursing care protocol for patients with a ventricular assist device
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):335-341
01-01-2017
Abstract
RESEARCHNursing care protocol for patients with a ventricular assist device
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):335-341
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0363
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Objective:
to develop and validate a nursing care protocol for patients with a ventricular assist device (VAD).
Method:
descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, for an instrument’s methodological validation. Three stages were conducted: development of the instrument; protocol content validation according to the Delphi technique, and agreement among experts and the scientific literature.
Results:
based on the content validation, a care protocol for patients with a VAD was created and assessed by Spanish experts. Of the 15 items evaluated by means of the content validity index (CVI), 10 presented solid evidence of validation, with Kappa ranging between 0.87 and 1.
Conclusion:
the method enabled the validation of interventions that will contribute to qualified and standardized care for patients with a VAD.
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RESEARCH
Nasoenteral tube: factors associated with delay between indication and use in emergency services
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):326-334
01-01-2017
Abstract
RESEARCHNasoenteral tube: factors associated with delay between indication and use in emergency services
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):326-334
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0222
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Objective:
to know the time between indication and use of a nasoenteral tube (NET) and factors associated with delays.
Method:
A prospective cohort study that followed adults in a Brazilian emergency department, since the indication of the use of a NET, evaluating clinical variables and the work process. The Generalized Estimated Equations model was adopted to identify factors associated with the delays in each stage of the process.
Results:
the time between indication and use of NET was 573 (IQR: 3601,093) minutes, in 150 insertions of NET. Insertions in patients who previously did not use it; delays in the medical, nutrition, and nursing care routine; use of mechanical ventilation; noradrenaline; and fasting were factors for longer time before the use of the tube.
Conclusion:
the time between indication and use of NET was high, exceeding 10 hours in half of the cases. Factors related to the clinical condition of the patient and to the care management would contribute to delays.
Keywords:Emergency Medical ServicesGastrointestinal IntubationNursing CarePatient SafetyTreatment TimeSee more -
RESEARCH
Non-pharmacological measures in preterm newborns submitted to arterial puncture
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):317-325
01-01-2017
Abstract
RESEARCHNon-pharmacological measures in preterm newborns submitted to arterial puncture
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):317-325
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0003
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Objective:
to assess pain in preterm newborns and to compare the neonatal and therapeutic variables with the total scores of the Neonatal Facial Coding System of preterm newborns submitted to arterial puncture exposed to music and 25% oral glucose.
Method:
a comparative study with 48 recordings of preterm newborns – Group 1, music (26); Group 2, glucose 25% (22) – individually analyzed by three trained nurses, after Kappa of at least 80%.
Results:
the variables and the pain scores of the groups did not present statistical significance (p < 0.05) according to the Neonatal Facial Coding System. 80.8% of the preterm infants in Group 1 had a higher quantitative score ≥ 3 in the neonatal variables (gender, type of delivery), and therapeutic variables (type of oxygen therapy, place of hospitalization, type of puncture).
Conclusion:
There was no difference when comparing the music and glucose 25% groups and the variables studied.
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RESEARCH
Moral sensitivity in Primary Health Care nurses
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):308-316
01-01-2017
Abstract
RESEARCHMoral sensitivity in Primary Health Care nurses
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):308-316
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0453
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Objective:
to characterize the profile and describe the moral sensitivity of primary health care nurses.
Method:
this is a quantitative, transversal, exploratory, descriptive study. The data were collected through the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire translated and adapted to Brazil. 100 primary health care nurses participated, from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The data collection took place during the months of March and July 2016, in an online form. The analysis of the data occurred through descriptive statistical analysis.
Results:
the nurses had an average moral sensitivity of 4.5 (out of 7). The dimensions with the greatest moral sensitivity were: interpersonal orientation, professional knowledge, moral conflict and moral meaning.
Conclusion:
the nurses of Rio Grande do Sul have a moderate moral sensitivity, which may contribute to a lower quality in Primary Health Care.
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RESEARCH
Moral suffering among nurse educators of technical courses in nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):301-307
01-01-2017
Abstract
RESEARCHMoral suffering among nurse educators of technical courses in nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):301-307
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0185
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Objective:
to understand situations of moral suffering experienced at work by nurse educators of technical courses in nursing.
Method:
a qualitative study with discursive textual analysis by means of semi-structured interviews with ten nurse educators at two professional educational institutions in southern Brazil.
Results:
two categories were established: lack of commitment on the part of students to the future profession, expressed through disrespect and disregard for the work of nurse educators, with inappropriate behaviors and attitudes; and lack of commitment to the learning-teaching process, expressed by indifference to the professional profile and lack of interest in lessons and care practices associated with learning gaps.
Conclusion:
these situations have an impact on experiences of moral suffering by nurse educators, and show a need for rethinking their practice, relationships, and educational spaces, and implementing strategies to favor the confrontation of dilemmas and conflicts experienced in educational practice in technical courses in nursing.
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RESEARCH
Knowledge of the nursing team on pressure ulcer prevention
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):294-300
01-01-2017
Abstract
RESEARCHKnowledge of the nursing team on pressure ulcer prevention
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):294-300
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0063
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Objective:
describe and analyze the nursing team’s knowledge about classification, evaluation and measures to prevent pressure ulcers (PU) in patients hospitalized in the ICU of a teaching hospital in the city of Manaus.
Method:
a descriptive and exploratory study was conducted after approval by a research ethics committee. Data were collected using a validated instrument. The study sample was made up of 40 nursing staff members, of whom 14 were nurses and 26 were nursing technicians/aides. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and Student’s t-test, with value of p<0.05.
Results:
the overall mean of hits was 63.4% for technicians/aides and 51.4% for nurses, with statistically significant differences between the groups only for the PU prevention category (p<0.001).
Conclusion:
a deficit of knowledge on PU prevention was found among nurses and nursing technicians/aides, demanding the training of these professionals.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Managed clinical protocol: impact of implementation on sepsis treatment quality indicators
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200282
05-28-2021
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEManaged clinical protocol: impact of implementation on sepsis treatment quality indicators
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74(2):e20200282
05-28-2021DOI 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 ARTICLE
Development of an appearance validity instrument for educational technology in health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190559
12-21-2020
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEDevelopment of an appearance validity instrument for educational technology in health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190559
12-21-2020DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0559
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Objectives:
to develop and evaluate the convergence of the instrument for the appearance validity of educational technologies in health.
Methods:
methodological study conducted in two steps. In step 1, the instrument items were developed, with subsequent content validity by nine specialists in the development of educational technologies in health. In step 2, the convergent validity between another instrument and the appearance instrument was performed. Correlation results above r> 0.3 and p <0.05 were considered as plausible convergent validity.
Results:
the ten items of the initial version of the appearance instrument were submitted to content validity that resulted in a final version with 12 items (Content Validity Index = 0.93). The correlation indexes were strong with the objective and appearance domains; moderate with motivation, organization and total; and weak with writing style.
Conclusions:
the appearance instrument demonstrated content validity and convergent validity, in addition to a strong correlation with the other instrument.
Keywords:Educational TechnologyHealth EducationMethodological Research in NursingTechnological DevelopmentValidation StudiesSee more -
REVIEW
Middle range theory for the nursing diagnosis Excess Fluid Volume in pregnant women
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190334
09-21-2020
Abstract
REVIEWMiddle range theory for the nursing diagnosis Excess Fluid Volume in pregnant women
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20190334
09-21-2020DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0334
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Objective:
To stablish a middle range theory for the understanding of the causal mechanisms and clinical consequentes of the nursing diagnosis Excess Fluid Volume (00026) among pregnant women.
Method:
The Middle Range Theory was constructed in five stages: defining of construction approach, establishing main concepts, elaborating propositions, developing a pictorial diagram, and establishing the causal relationships and evidence for practice of the Middle Range Theory.
Results:
We identified 14 clinical indicators and 6 causal factors of Excess Fluid Volume. A pictorial diagram was developed and relationships between Excess Fluid Volume elements were established with 6 propositions for them.
Conclusion:
The Middle Range Theory included both physiological and pathological conditions to explain Excess Fluid Volume. This Middle Range Theory might help in the better understanding of interactions between causal factors and clinical indicators of Excess Fluid Volume.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Nurses’ work process in an emergency hospital service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20180923
07-06-2020
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses’ work process in an emergency hospital service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(5):e20180923
07-06-2020DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0923
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Objectives:
to analyze the nurses’ work process in an Emergency Hospital Service.
Methods:
a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research conducted with 17 nurses from the emergency service of a high complexity hospital in southern Brazil. Data were collected through interviews, focus group and document analysis. Data analysis followed the thematic content analysis framework.
Results:
four categories emerged: Work environment characteristics; Assistance dimension; Management dimension; Care management.
Final Considerations:
the nurses’ work process in Emergency Hospital Service is characterized by the peculiarities of the setting, with centrality in care and care management aiming at quality care and safety to patients.
Keywords:Emergency NursingEmergency Service, HospitalHealth ManagementNurse's RoleProfessional PracticeSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Quality of life at work in a central sterile processing department
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180792
03-09-2020
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of life at work in a central sterile processing department
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180792
03-09-2020DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0792
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Objectives:
to evaluate the quality of life of nursing professionals who work in a central sterile processing department.
Methods:
a descriptive, quantitative, exploratory study, conducted with 82 nursing professionals working in the Central Sterile Processing Department of a University Hospital, from September to November 2017. A semi-structured instrument and the questionnaire “Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36” were used. Results: most of the participants were female, married, aged 31-40 years; 47.6% with 6-10 years of profession, and 82.9% reported working in CSPD for 1-5 years. The most affected quality of life domains were Pain, Vitality, General Health Status and Social Aspects.
Conclusions:
This study showed a need for rethinking and re-creating the labor dynamics in CSPD to improve the quality of life of these nursing professionals.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Care complexity in hospitalized elderly according to cognitive performance
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:134-139
12-05-2019
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLECare complexity in hospitalized elderly according to cognitive performance
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:134-139
12-05-2019DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0357
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Objective:
to investigate possible differences in care complexity, functional performance and biopsychosocial and health system aspects among hospitalized elderly with or without cognitive decline.
Method:
quantitative, cross-sectional and analytical study in which was used the INTERMED method and cognitive and functional screening scales. We investigated 384 elderly patients admitted to a medical and surgical clinic of a University Hospital located in São Paulo/SP.
Results:
cognitive decline was present in 40.1% of the sample, most of them were longer-lived elderly individuals with less schooling and income, more dependent in activities of daily living and had greater vulnerability in different domains of INTERMED. After adjustments, the elderly with cognitive decline presented greater vulnerability in the psychological domain.
Conclusion:
the relationship between cognitive decline and psychological vulnerability highlights the need to adopt long-term care based on involvement of the family, health team and different services, thereby maximizing the quality of care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Spatial analysis on tuberculosis and the network of primary health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1197-1202
09-16-2019
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESpatial analysis on tuberculosis and the network of primary health care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(5):1197-1202
09-16-2019DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0897
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Objective:
to analyze the spatial distribution of new cases of tuberculosis compared to the location of the Primary Healthcare Units that performed the compulsory notification.
Method:
ecological study conducted in Belém, Pará, with 5,294 new cases of tuberculosis notified to Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação for the period from 2010 to 2014. The cases were georeferenced using the software applications ArcGis 10.2 and TerraView 4.2.2. The techniques of Kernel density and global Moran geostatistics were used.
Results:
the incidence of tuberculosis cases did not vary significantly between the years studied, however there was a variation in incidence between neighborhoods. Health units that exhibited higher number of notifications can suffer great influence of migration from nearby neighborhoods.
Conclusion:
the spatial dynamics of tuberculosis associated with health services allows to know the areas with increased risk of tuberculosis and the density of notifications of health units.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Serious Game e-Baby Família: an educational technology for premature infant care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20190116
06-24-2020
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESerious Game e-Baby Família: an educational technology for premature infant care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20190116
06-24-2020DOI 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 ARTICLE
Aging, sexuality and nursing care: the elderly woman’s look
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:71-78
12-05-2019
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEAging, sexuality and nursing care: the elderly woman’s look
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:71-78
12-05-2019DOI 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
01-22-2021
Abstract
HIV infection in pregnant women and its challenges for the prenatal care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20190784
01-22-2021DOI 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 -
EDITORIAL
Investigação qualitativa em tempos de pandemia
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e74Suppl101
06-11-2021
Abstract
EDITORIALInvestigação qualitativa em tempos de pandemia
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e74Suppl101
06-11-2021DOI 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 ARTICLE
Clinical judgment and diagnostic reasoning of nursing students in clinical simulation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(6):e20180878
09-21-2020
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEClinical judgment and diagnostic reasoning of nursing students in clinical simulation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(6):e20180878
09-21-2020DOI 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 ARTICLE
Quality of life of nurse practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20201382
10-18-2022
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of life of nurse practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20201382
10-18-2022DOI 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 ARTICLE
Nurses defending the autonomy of the elderly at the end of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1639-1645
10-21-2019
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses defending the autonomy of the elderly at the end of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1639-1645
10-21-2019DOI 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 ARTICLE
Factors associated with depressive symptoms in elderly caregivers with chronic pain
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(1):e20170782
01-27-2020
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with depressive symptoms in elderly caregivers with chronic pain
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(1):e20170782
01-27-2020DOI 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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