Articles - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

ABSTRACT

Objective:

to assess breastfeeding support practices for preterm infants at two Baby-Friendly hospitals in southeastern Brazil, comparing the effect of implementing the guidelines for Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative for Neonatal wards.

Methods:

a quasi-experimental study, pre- and post-intervention with control. Implementation of this initiative in the intervention hospital using Knowledge Translation. Data collection on compliance with the adapted Ten Steps, Three Guiding Principles and the Code before and after the intervention was carried out via interviews with mothers of preterm babies and professionals, unit observation and documentary analysis in the intervention and control hospitals. Intra-intergroup comparison was performed.

Results:

increases in global compliance with the Three Principles, Ten Steps, the Code, partial compliance with each Principle and in most Steps was greater in the intervention hospital. Conclusion: this initiative improved practices related to breastfeeding in the intervention hospital, demonstrating the potential to improve care and breastfeeding in neonatal wards.

ABSTRACT

Objective:

to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile application for cell phones in the adherence of pregnant women to prenatal consultations.

Method:

a randomized controlled clinical trial, simple-blind with two parallel groups, conducted from January to December 2018. Data collection was carried out through a structured interview at the end of the third trimester of pregnancy. For analysis, Chi-Square and Mann-Whitney tests were used. The sample consisted of 88 pregnant women from 2 Family Health Strategies in Northeast Brazil. Participants were randomized into two groups: intervention (IG), who used the application, and control (CG), who attended prenatal consultations.

Results:

pregnant women who used the application (IG) attended a greater number of consultations when compared to participants in the CG, identifying a statistical difference between the groups (p<0.05).

Conclusion:

the application showed to be an effective health technology to improve adherence to prenatal care. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials: RBR-74SNST.

ABSTRACT

Objective:

to develop and validate a distance learning course aimed at the pillars of care management of diabetes mellitus people’s feet.

Method:

a technological production research using Moodle Virtual Learning Environment, based on Andragogy, Constructionism and Instructional Design. Content is based on consensus guidelines on diabetic foot. Validation was carried out by distance education, diabetes and/or diabetic foot experts.

Results:

the course’s content is based on diabetic foot guidelines, and is structured in units with didactic material, videos, forums and questionnaires to assess the participants’ learning. The judges considered it appropriate to meet nurses’ needs in clinical practice.

Conclusion:

the virtual learning course has been validated, being a promising strategy for training nurses on care management of diabetes mellitus people’s feet.

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To identify and map the technological tools of information and communication to support the teaching learning process in Nursing teaching courses.

Methods:

This is a scoping review whose search was carried out in seven databases and in grey literature. After an initial analysis of the selection, 88 texts were read integrally, and 29 made up the final sample.

Results:

Virtual learning environment and object, simulation, hypermedia, and software or cellphone applications were the tools the nursing professors used the most. Studies highlight that the application of technology was important in the teaching-learning process, since it encouraged teaching based on safe care, motivating and developing abilities/competences, supported on significant, effective, flexible, and autonomous learning.

Conclusion:

The contribution of the technology for nursing formation stands out, but it should be highlighted that its employment must be critical, reflective, based on pedagogical theories and developed by trained professors.

ABSTRACT

Objective:

to build and validate an educational technology on the promotion of breastfeeding for schoolchildren.

Methods:

a methodological study was developed through a bibliographic survey, situational diagnosis, creation of illustrations, layout, design and texts, validation of the material with the help of expert judges and target audience.

Results:

the content judges enabled the validation of the material with an overall Content Validity Index of 90%, the judges of the design Suitability Assessment of Materials of 90.4% and the target audience with a 95.6% agreement. The readability percentage proved to be excellent, with an overall score of 100%.

Conclusion:

the educational technology proved to be a valid and reliable instrument to promote a breastfeeding culture among schoolchildren.

ABSTRACT

Objectives:

to develop an application for a mobile device for the registration of the Nursing Process by nurses of the Mobile Emergency Care Service.

Methods:

applied research with technology development based on software engineering and Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines. It had the support of an application developer and a designer. The proposal was built in four steps (scope definition, planning, prototype creation and development).

Results:

the application “Nursing APHMóvel” allows to record the steps of the Nursing Process, such as history, nursing diagnoses, outcomes and interventions with the possibility of storing the data and/or file in printable format. The technological innovation has location features, scales with automatic sum of items, touchscreen, and offline operation.

Conclusions:

it was possible to develop the application with the potential for computerized documentation of the Nursing Process by nurses working in the Mobile Emergency Care Service.