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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Prevalence of prescription and effectiveness of analgesia for treating vaginal delivery pain
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230327
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPrevalence of prescription and effectiveness of analgesia for treating vaginal delivery pain
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230327
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0327
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Objectives:
to assess pain management during labor.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study was carried out by reviewing medical records and conducting postpartum interviews. Prevalence and effectiveness of analgesia were assessed.
Results:
the prevalence of non-pharmacological analgesia was 61.86% of 215 women in labor in Obstetric Center and 82.51% of 62 in midwife-led unit. Prevalence of severe pain, on the Visual Analogue Scale, before and after non-pharmacological analgesia, was from 92.16% to 64.04% (p=0.00) in Obstetric Center and from 85.96% to 52.63% (p=0.01) in midwife-led unit. Prevalence of pharmacological analgesia in Obstetric Centers was 15.81%, with no variation in severe pain (p=0.57). Patients’ request for analgesia was associated with education (p=0.00) and pain intensity (p=0.02).
Conclusions:
non-pharmacological analgesia improved pain intensity. Prevalence of pharmacological analgesic prescription was lower than that identified in developed countries. Pain management needs to consider the preferences and needs of women in labor.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Knowledge sharing: nurse managers’ practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230287
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEKnowledge sharing: nurse managers’ practices
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230287
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0287
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Objective:
To analyze how management practices for sharing knowledge are developed in public hospitals in the context of nursing.
Methods:
Qualitative research, carried out with 15 nurse managers from six public hospitals, from July to September 2022. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed according to content analysis and in a model for sharing knowledge at work.
Results:
Knowledge sharing in nursing occurs through intraand extra-organizational training (training, courses and events), use of digital communication tools (media and social networks) and individual and collective contact between professionals during the service (experiences, exchange of experiences and assessment feedback).
Final considerations:
Sharing knowledge is relevant to nursing work. To improve it, it must be understood that effective sharing occurs from person to person, in their daily practices, and must be conducted as a strategically planned process by nurse managers.
Keywords:Health Information ManagementHealth Services AdministrationKnowledge ManagementNursing Service, HospitalNursing Staff, HospitalSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Transitions experienced by people living with limitations resulting from leprosy: a research-care study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230229
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ORIGINAL ARTICLETransitions experienced by people living with limitations resulting from leprosy: a research-care study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230229
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0229
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Objective:
to understand the transitional processes that affect the adaptation of people who live with limitations resulting from leprosy.
Methods:
This is a qualitative study based on the precepts of Transition Theory, mediated by care-research, with 24 people with limitations resulting from leprosy in an ex-hospital colony in Piauí. Semi-structured interviews were carried out. The interviews were analyzed using Iramuteq software.
Results:
the researched-caregivers experienced the four types of transitions, including feelings of fear, worry, loneliness, hopelessness, guilt and a tendency to hide the diagnosis. Breakdowns and resignation were revealed, with spirituality, adaptation to the new life situation and acceptance as facilitating conditions for coping with the transitional process, with a consequent improvement in quality of life.
Final considerations:
the transitional processes had a positive significance, since they contributed to adaptation and the achievement of quality of life.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Study for the validation of evaluation indicators of electronic health records in immunization: Delphi technique
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230112
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEStudy for the validation of evaluation indicators of electronic health records in immunization: Delphi technique
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230112
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0112
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Objective:
To develop and validate indicators for the evaluation of computerized systems in vaccination rooms.
Methods:
Methodological study. From the construction of a logical model for managing information produced in computerized systems in vaccination rooms, an evaluation indicator matrix was developed, and its contents were validated by specialists using the Delphi method. The degree of relevance and clarity were judged, using the following parameters: agreement percentage ≥ 90%; content validity index > 0.78. Internal consistency was tested using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.93.
Results:
Of the 55 proposed indicators, 48 were validated and composed the final matrix, with 13 in the structure dimension, 29 in the process dimension, and six in the outcome dimension.
Conclusion:
The set of indicators shows validity and high reliability, and can be used to evaluate computerized systems in vaccination rooms throughout the country, as it adhered to the recommendations of the National Immunization Program.
Keywords:Delphi TechniquesElectronic Health RecordsImmunization ProgramsInformation TechnologyValidation StudySee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Interpersonal violence in the state of Espírito Santo: analysis of mandatory notifications between 2011 and 2018
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230081
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEInterpersonal violence in the state of Espírito Santo: analysis of mandatory notifications between 2011 and 2018
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20230081
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0081
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Objective:
To identify the frequency of notifications of interpersonal violence in Espírito Santo from 2011 to 2018, and the factors associated with this issue.
Methods:
This is a cross-sectional study in which all cases of interpersonal violence from the Information System for Notifiable Diseases in the state of Espírito Santo during the period from 2011 to 2018 were analyzed. Absolute and relative frequencies and 95% confidence intervals were calculated, as well as Poisson regression.
Results:
During the analyzed period, 27,277 cases were reported in Espírito Santo (P: 75%; 95% CI: 74.5-75.4), being more prevalent among females, children, and the elderly, individuals of black/mixed race, people without disabilities, and residents of urban areas. Regarding the perpetrator, there was a higher prevalence of individuals aged 25 years and older, males, with a current or former intimate partner relationship with the victim, and suspected alcohol use at the time of the aggression. In terms of the characteristics of the aggression, there was a higher prevalence of repeat violence, involving a single aggressor, and occurring in the residence.
Conclusions:
The notification of interpersonal violence in Espírito Santo showed a high prevalence and was associated with characteristics of the victim, aggressor, and event. This scenario reinforces the need for interventions such as professional qualification, expansion of intersectoral actions, and reformulation of public policies.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE11-22-2024
Sociodemographic and occupational influences on health professionals’ quality of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240010
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ORIGINAL ARTICLESociodemographic and occupational influences on health professionals’ quality of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240010
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0010
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Objective:
To analyze the sociodemographic and occupational influences on health professionals’ quality of life.
Method:
This descriptive-exploratory, cross-sectional, analytical, and quantitative study addressed 94 health workers, including nursing technicians, nurses, and physical therapists working in Intensive Care Units in a town in the extreme south of Brazil in 2023. The student’s t-test and Spearman correlation were used.
Results:
A significant positive correlation was found between being a woman and the psychological domain and between income and the social and environmental domain while working hours were inversely related to general QoL. Additionally, workload negatively impacted the physical, psychological, and general QOL, furniture negatively influenced the psychological domain, and equipment was negatively associated with the physical and psychological domain.
Conclusion:
The characteristics of the work environment interfere with several areas of quality of life.
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REVIEW11-22-2024
Concept analysis of youth: understanding the plurality of subjects
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240002
Abstract
REVIEWConcept analysis of youth: understanding the plurality of subjects
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(4):e20240002
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0002
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Objective:
To analyze the concept of “youth.”
Methods:
This is a concept analysis guided by the method proposed by Walker and Avant, operationalized through an integrative literature review. The search in scientific databases was carried out using the descriptors: youth; young; adolescence. To compose the literary corpus, 22 studies were selected.
Results:
Various factors were found in the antecedents that influence the separation of youth groups, contributing to the heterogenization of this population. The attributes include characteristics that comprise the formation of youth groups, especially the idea of shared experiences and social construction, as well as the consequences of the mentioned concept. After systematizing the variables, the analysis was conducted, highlighting the conceptions that influence youth.
Conclusion:
The study demonstrated the multifactorial complexity of the formulation of the concept of youth, highlighting various factors that contribute to this construction. For nursing, this conceptual field allows for an understanding of the population and effective engagement with this group.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
Sociodemographic factors associated with suicidal behavior at a federal public university in the Western Brazilian Amazon
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230102
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ORIGINAL ARTICLESociodemographic factors associated with suicidal behavior at a federal public university in the Western Brazilian Amazon
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20230102
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0102
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Objective:
to determine risk factors for suicidal behavior among students and employees of a federal public university in the Brazilian Western Amazon.
Methods:
an analytical cross-sectional study of survey and association between variables with a sample of 475 participants. Statistical analyzes were performed using the Mann-Whitney test, Pearson’s chi-square test, likelihood ratio test or Fisher’s exact test and a logistic regression model. A significance level of 5% was used (p-value< 0.05).
Results:
a higher proportion of suicidal behavior was found in younger participants, females, who had no religion or had one, but were non-practicing, who did not have children and/or had a monthly family income of less than two minimum wages. Lower proportions of suicidal behavior were identified in heterosexuals and/or married or in a stable relationship.
Conclusion:
the study suggests a relationship between sociodemographic factors and suicidal behavior in the studied academic community.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
Polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications and associated factors among older adults with hypertension in primary care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220785
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPolypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications and associated factors among older adults with hypertension in primary care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220785
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0785
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Objective:
to identify the prevalence and associations of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use among older adults with hypertension treated in primary care.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study carried out with older adults with hypertension treated at a Family Health Strategy unit. Data collection included analysis of medical records, interviews and multidimensional assessment of older adults. Socio-demographic information and clinical variables were collected. Statistical analysis was performed by multiple logistic regression.
Results:
polypharmacy prevalence was 38.09%, and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM), 28.57%. There was a significant association between polypharmacy and PIM use, altered sleep and ethnicity. PIM use was associated with polypharmacy, worse family functioning, and absence of a caregiver. Cognitive decline reduces the prevalence of these medications.
Conclusions:
polypharmacy and PIM use among older adults with hypertension represent a problem in this population, especially among the most vulnerable.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
Care for older adults with disabilities in Long Term Care Facility
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220767
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ORIGINAL ARTICLECare for older adults with disabilities in Long Term Care Facility
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220767
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0767
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Objective:
to analyze the constitution of care offered to older adults with disabilities, from Long Term Care Facility professionals’ perspective.
Methods:
this is a discourse analysis based on the post-structuralist framework. Participants in this study are professionals involved in the care for older adults, totaling 14 respondents, 13 women and one man.
Results:
from professionals’ perspective, there is a fine line between caring for older adults with disabilities and maintaining their autonomy. Care in which autonomy is restricted predisposes older adults to a process of dependency.
Final considerations:
caring for older adults with disabilities constitutes the challenge between caring and maintaining independence. Thus, older adult-centered care should be taken as a premise so that their individualities are respected.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
Fear of COVID-19 when experiencing pregnancy or childbirth in the pandemic: what are the associated factors?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220755
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEFear of COVID-19 when experiencing pregnancy or childbirth in the pandemic: what are the associated factors?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220755
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0755
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Objective:
to identify factors associated with fear of COVID-19 among women who experienced pregnancy or childbirth during the pandemic.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study, nested within a prospective cohort, using an online survey, from August 2021 to February 2022, based on descriptive data analysis.
Results:
of the 431 participants, 52.8% were postpartum women and 20.1% were pregnant women. With regard to fear of COVID-19, a mean score of 20.46 was obtained (moderate fear). The highest fear scores were present in women whose newborns were admitted to hospital in neonatal critical units (p=0.032), and the lowest among those covered by supplementary health (insurance) (p=0.016).
Conclusion:
among pregnant and postpartum women, high fear of COVID-19 translated into the possibility of having newborns admitted to hospital in a critical unit. The importance of supporting actions to support pregnant/postpartum women’s mental health in relation to COVID-19 or other threats that may influence the neonatal outcome stands out.
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A relação entre o nível de conhecimento e o comportamento de prevenção do corrimento vaginal para estudantes de enfermagem
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220602
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A relação entre o nível de conhecimento e o comportamento de prevenção do corrimento vaginal para estudantes de enfermagem
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220602
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0602
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Objetivo:
la salud reproductiva de las adolescentes es muy importante. Determinar la relación entre el nivel de conocimientos y la conducta de prevención del flujo vaginal en estudiantes de enfermería.
Métodos:
estudio cuantitativo, transversal, con 155 estudiantes de primer año de una facultad privada de enfermería. Los datos se recopilaron de febrero a marzo de 2022 a través de un cuestionario electrónico.
Resultados:
los participantes con buen nivel de conocimientos correspondieron al 98,1% y los que practican buenas conductas para prevenir el flujo vaginal, el 92,3%.
Conclusión:
un buen conocimiento produce conductas de prevención adecuadas. El resultado de este estudio puede contribuir con reflexiones y referencias para un estudio más profundo de los factores que influyen en el nivel de conocimiento y comportamiento sobre la enfermedad de los genitales y los peligros del flujo vaginal patológico.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE12-08-2023
The relationship between level of knowledge and vaginal discharge prevention behavior for nursing student
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220602
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEThe relationship between level of knowledge and vaginal discharge prevention behavior for nursing student
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220602
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0602
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Objective:
Reproductive health in adolescent girls is very important. To determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and the behavior of preventing vaginal discharge among nursing students.
Methods:
a quantitative, cross-sectional study, with 155 first-year female students at a private faculty of nursing. Data were collected from February to March 2022, using an electronic questionnaire.
Results:
98.1% of participants have a good level of knowledge and 92.3% of participants practice good vaginal discharge prevention behavior.
Conclusion:
good knowledge produces appropriate prevention behavior. The result of this study can be used as a contribution of thoughts and references as a more in-depth study of the factors that influence the level of knowledge and behavior about the disease of the genitalia and the dangers of pathological vaginal discharge.
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Nursing experiences in specialized services in child and adolescent mental health: a systematic review of qualitative studies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220550
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Nursing experiences in specialized services in child and adolescent mental health: a systematic review of qualitative studies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220550
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0550
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Objective:
to synthesize evidence from qualitative studies on nursing experiences regarding child and adolescent mental health care in specialized services.
Method:
a systematic review with meta-synthesis of qualitative studies according to JBI guidelines. CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, LILACS, PSYCinfo, Scopus and Web of Science databases were used. The findings were classified according to the level of reliability and credibility and categorized by similarity between contents.
Results:
229 articles were identified, and five were included in the final sample and organized into the categories: Emotional impact; and Understanding nursing role. The level of evidence found was moderate.
Final considerations:
nursing experiences are permeated by emotional exhaustion, feelings of frustration and difficulty in understanding their professional role. The need for training spaces that qualify this care is highlighted.
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Impact of home visits on the functional capacity of patients with venous ulcers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):287-293
Abstract
Impact of home visits on the functional capacity of patients with venous ulcers
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):287-293
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0291
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Objective:
to compare the impact of home visits, before and after instructions, on the functional capacity of adult and elderly patients with venous ulcers, by means of the KATZ-EIAVD Scale.
Method:
experimental, clinical, randomized, non-blind and controlled study, developed with 32 patients (case and control groups). The research settings were the Wound Care Clinic of the University Hospital Antonio Pedro, and the homes of patients assisted in this clinic. Data collection took place from February to June 2014, by means of a health unit evaluation tool, the KATZ-EIAVD Scale, and a script of instructions to be given to the research subjects that had received a home visit.
Results:
the studied population present excellent independence for activities of daily living, with no significant variation among them.
Conclusion:
the studied groups have functional capacity with similar progress.
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The elderly recognizing themselves as vulnerable to falls in the concreteness of the femoral fracture
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):279-286
Abstract
The elderly recognizing themselves as vulnerable to falls in the concreteness of the femoral fracture
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):279-286
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0392
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Objectives:
understand the experience of the elderly with falls followed by femoral fracture and elaborate theoretical model of this process of lived experience.
Method:
qualitative research with theoretical saturation through analysis of the ninth nondirected interview of elderly who underwent such experience. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed according to Grounded Theory.
Results:
three categories emerged (sub-processes): evaluating signs and symptoms of fracture after the fall; feeling sad and insecure with the new condition; and finding oneself susceptible to fractures. From realignment of these categories (sub-processes) we could abstract the central category (process), recognizing oneself as vulnerable to falls in the concreteness of the fracture.
Conclusion:
the theoretical model considering the Symbolic Interactionism signals the implementation of continued program for fall prevention, with teaching strategies that encourage the elderly to reflect on the concreteness of contexts in which there is risk of occurring injury to their health.
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Self-esteem and health-related quality of life in ostomized patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):271-278
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Self-esteem and health-related quality of life in ostomized patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):271-278
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0161
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Objective:
to assess self-esteem (SE) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in ostomized patients due to colorectal cancer.
Method:
cross sectional research with a quantitative approach. Three instruments were used for data collection: one instrument containing sociodemographic and clinical data, Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire.
Results:
SE and HRQoL were considered satisfactory. Significant statistical difference was found in the social function domain and marital status, ostomy duration, location, and time; global health scale and ostomy type; cognitive function and pain in the ostomy site. There was a correlation between self-esteem and all the functional scales and the global health scale.
Conclusion:
knowing SE and HRQoL levels, in addition to the variables that influence them, supports ostomized patients’ care planning, rehabilitation, and social autonomy.
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Quality of life of patients who undergone myocardial revascularization surgery
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):257-264
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Quality of life of patients who undergone myocardial revascularization surgery
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):257-264
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0201
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Objective:
to evaluate the quality of life of patients who underwent revascularization surgery.
Method:
a descriptive, cross sectional study, with quantitative approach carried out with 75 patients. The questionnaire WHOQOL-Bref was used to evaluate the quality of life (QOL).
Results:
patients’ QOL evaluation presented a moderate result, with need of improvement of all domains. Low income patients had the worst evaluation of QOL in the domain environment (p=0,021), and the ones from Recife/metropolitan area, in the domain social relationship (p=0,021). Smoker (p=0,047), diabetic (p=0,002) and alcohol consumption (p=0,035) patients presented the worst evaluation of the physical domain. Renal patients presented the worst evaluation of QOL in the physical (P=0,037), psychological (p=0,008), social relationship (p=0,006) domains and total score (p=0,009).
Conclusion:
the improvement of QOL depends on the individual’s process of behavioral change and the participation of health professionals is essential to formulate strategies to approach these patients, especially concerning health education.
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Semiotics and semiology of Nursing: evaluation of undergraduate students’ knowledge on procedures
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):249-256
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Semiotics and semiology of Nursing: evaluation of undergraduate students’ knowledge on procedures
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):249-256
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0417
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Objective:
to assess the knowledge of scholars on Nursing regarding simple hands hygiene (SHH), blood pressure measurement (BP), peripheral venipuncture (PV) with venous catheter and male urethral catheterization delay (UCD) procedures.
Method:
quantitative study carried out between February and May 2014, with 186 undergraduate Nursing students from 5th to 9th period of a public university of Rio Grande do Norte, with application of four questionnaires. One carried out descriptive and analytic analysis.
Results:
the students presented low average percentage of right answers, especially in blood pressure measurement (55.5%); SHH’s average was higher than 70%. The average of correct answers was the highest in SHH (8.6), followed by UCD (7.8), PV (7.4) and BP (6.7). The questions regarding the topic “concepts” showed less correct answers when comparing it to the topic “technique steps”.
Conclusion:
it is necessary to establish knowledge monitoring strategies, in order to stimulate the constant improvement.
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Multi-professional team’s perception of nurses’ competences in liver transplantations
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):242-248
Abstract
Multi-professional team’s perception of nurses’ competences in liver transplantations
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):242-248
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0223
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Objective
describe the multi-professional team’s perception of nurses’ competences in liver transplantation programs.
Method:
descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Data were collected through a questionnaire. Participants were 12 professionals of the liver transplantation team of a reference hospital. For result interpretation, the thematic analysis technique was employed.
Results:
the professionals assessed the competences employed by nurses as proactive, autonomous, creative, humanized, capable of teamwork, decision-making and conflict management.
Conclusion:
this study made it possible to demonstrate that members of the multi-professional team perceived nurses as professionals capable of coordinating and integrating the skills “knowing, doing, being and co-existing”, enabling quality care for candidates and receivers of liver transplants, as well as for their families and/or caregivers in all perioperative phases.
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The family in face of the elderly’s reality of living alone
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):235-241
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The family in face of the elderly’s reality of living alone
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(2):235-241
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0398
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Objective:
to understand the family dynamics in face of the reality of the elderly living alone.
Method:
study of qualitative approach with theoretical reference of symbolic interactionism that involved interviews with families. Data were analyzed by thematic analysis.
Results:
six families participated in the study. The discourse analysis originated the following categories: The family respecting their decision making; The family organizing itself to the process of living alone after the age of 80 years; The family experiencing the freedom of living alone.
Conclusion:
in this study, it was possible to identify the facilitation of the possibility of living alone with preparation and agreements between the family during the family life cycle, leading to the feeling of freedom and quality of life of all members. Nursing, as a science responsible for elaborating care strategies, should work together with families to assist in the planning of care plans based on the individual social reality of the family.
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