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01-01-2015
Ineffective airway clearance: accuracy of clinical indicators in asthmatic children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):862-868
Abstract
Ineffective airway clearance: accuracy of clinical indicators in asthmatic children
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):862-868
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680514i
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Objective:
to analyze the accuracy measurements of clinical indicators of the nursing diagnosis Ineffective airway clearance.
Method:
cross-sectional study with 205 asthmatic children treated in the emergency unit of a hospital in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará. An interview script and pulmonary evaluation were used for data collection.
Results:
the diagnosis of Ineffective airway clearance was present in 89.3% of the sample. The most prevalent clinical indicators were dyspnea, change in respiratory rate, change in respiratory rhythm, orthopnea, adventitious respiratory sounds and ineffective cough. The clinical indicators with highest sensitivity were dyspnea, change in respiratory rate, change in respiratory rhythm, orthopnea and adventitious respiratory sounds. Ineffective cough and adventitious respiratory sounds were the indicators with best specifi city.
Conclusion:
the clinical indicator adventitious respiratory sounds was the best predictor of Ineffective airway clearance in asthmatic children treated in emergency units.
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01-01-2015
Mortality from external causes in Pernambuco, 2001-2003 and 2011-2013
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):855-861
Abstract
Mortality from external causes in Pernambuco, 2001-2003 and 2011-2013
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):855-861
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680513i
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Objective:
to describe the mortality from external causes, by Health Regions in Pernambuco, during the periods of2001-2003 and 2011-2013.
Method:
descriptive study with data from the Mortality Information System. For data analysis we used percentage, percentage variation and proportion ratio.
Results:
mortality from external causes reduced in Pernambuco, however, mortality increased in some health regions of the countryside. Increased numbers of deaths from accidents and event of undetermined intent were registered. There was an increase of deaths classified as “other/unspecified” event of undetermined intent.
Conclusion:
there was a change in the spatial distribution of mortality from external causes moving to Pernambuco countryside regions. We found necessity for data classification regarding deaths from external causes and strengthening of the monitoring.
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01-01-2015
Evaluation of scientific production, patents and human resources training in the Brazilian nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):846-854
Abstract
Evaluation of scientific production, patents and human resources training in the Brazilian nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):846-854
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680512i
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Objective:
to evaluate scientifi c production, patents and human resources training of nursing researchers with scholarships of research productivity (PQ) in National Counsel for Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq) in the 2000-2012 historic series; to verify the association between this production and characteristics of the researchers regarding gender, education and origin.
Methods:
this analytic cross-sectional study whose inclusion criterion was to be a nursing PQ/CNPq researcher during the period in question. We analyzed curriculum lattes of 208 researchers with scholarships between 2000 and 2012. For statistical analyses we used the SPSS® software.
Results:
the study points to female predominance, concentration in the Southeast region and existence of an association between scientific production, patents and human resources training and education, gender and origin of the researcher.
Conclusion:
the study presents a significant participation of nursing PQ/CNPq researchers in scientific production and in human resources training, and a modest involvement in the production of patents.
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01-01-2015
Structure, process and outcomes of organ and tissue donation for transplantation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):837-845
Abstract
Structure, process and outcomes of organ and tissue donation for transplantation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):837-845
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680511i
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Objective:
to analyze the factors related to the structure, process and outcomes of organ and tissue donation for transplantation.
Method:
analytic, longitudinal and quantitative study, conducted in six hospitals in Natal/RN, between August 2010 and February 2011, with 65 potential donors (PD), by means of no participant observation structured script.
Results:
regarding the donation structure, there was deficiencies of physical resources (temperature control), materials (mobile radiology) human resources (nurse technicians) and lack of adequate records and care protocols. In the process of donation, the biggest problems were related to the evaluation stages, brain death diagnosis, maintenance and documentation, with greater proportion of care for the non-donor.
Conclusion:
the structure and process possibly determined the result of 72.3% no donation implementation of potential donors, indices compatible with the national data, but contradictory to those of Spain, which manages to transplant organs of 86.7% of its donors.
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01-01-2015
The nurse in the area of collective health: conceptions and competencies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):830-836
Abstract
The nurse in the area of collective health: conceptions and competencies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):830-836
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680510i
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Objective:
to learn coordinators and professors’ conceptions from undergraduate Nursing courses of public universities in northern Brazil regarding collective health and to know the necessary competencies to work in the area.
Method:
data were collected through semi-structured interviews and subjected to thematic analysis.
Results:
the participants consider population health as an essential area for the training of nurses, where professionals have autonomy and confidence. It is an interdisciplinary, intersectoral and multidisciplinary field, with extensive scope, that studies the Unified Health System (SUS). The competencies to work in collective health identified were: to work at the SUS, to understand the health and disease process and its determinants and to develop actions towards integrality, to conduct health education, researches and systematization of the nursing care.
Conclusion:
the variety of conceptions about collective health among participants might reflect in training of nurses and their working area.
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01-01-2015
Level of dependence among patients in a surgical unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):824-829
Abstract
Level of dependence among patients in a surgical unit
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):824-829
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680509i
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Objective:
to identify the complexity of the nursing care of inpatient surgical unit patients, using the Perroca patients classification scale.
Method:
a descriptive, cross-sectional study with 546 reviews of 187 patients between October and December of 2012. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 and the Kappa test, to measure interrater agreement.
Results:
a predominance of patients in the categories of semi-intensive (46.5%) and intermediate care (44.0%) was found, with a prevalence of unassisted bath (58.4%) in the total sample, and bed bath (69.3%) in the semi-intensive care patients. The level of agreement between two pairs of raters was considered good.
Conclusion:
the systematic application of the instrument was useful as a complementary measure of the level of patient dependence, and may contribute to the improvement of the working process, refl ecting on management decision-making with regard to nursing workload
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01-01-2015
Psychological violence in the nursing work
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):817-823
Abstract
Psychological violence in the nursing work
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):817-823
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680508i
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Objective:
to investigate and characterize psychological violence practices within teams in the relationship between patients, caregivers and other professionals with the nursing staff of the public hospital network of Caxias, in the State of Maranhão, Brazil.
Method:
descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study with data collected by form between November/2013-May/2014.
Results:
verbal aggression is the most common psychological violence subtype 95% (84), followed by bullying 27% (24). Emergency rooms 51% (45) are the most frequent place; patients 60% (53) are the main aggressors; nurses 76% (19) suffer more violence, being mostly female, young and inexperienced.
Conclusion:
the largest number of occurrences was of verbal aggression perpetrated by patients against nurses in the emergency room. Workers try to pretend that nothing happened or are inert in the face of violence. Employers do little about the case, referring to the need for strategies to control violence.
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01-01-2015
Dietary intake and stress in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):810-816
Abstract
Dietary intake and stress in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):810-816
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680507i
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Objective:
to assess whether dietary intake of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) meets national and international recommendations and whether there is a relationship with the levels of stress.
Method:
a cross-sectional study with 150 patients with ACS, who were interviewed with the Food Frequency Questionnaire and the Perceived Stress Scale-10.
Results:
daily intake above the recommendations: cholesterol (92%), fiber (42.7%) and protein (68%); intake below the recommendations: potassium (88%) and carbohydrates (68.7%); intake according to the recommendations: sodium (53.3%) and lipids (53.3%). Most patients with inadequate dietary intake (54%) were stressed or highly stressed. There was a signifi cant association between a lower stress level and a higher fi ber intake.
Conclusion:
in patients with ACS, dietary intake did not meet the guideline recommendations, and a lower fi ber intake occurs concomitantly with higher stress levels. Educational efforts can support patients in dietary intake adequacy and stress control.
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ERRATUM04-22-2020
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):202073n3e05
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):202073n3e05
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.202073n3e05
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-09-2020
Health promotion in schools: speeches, representations, and approaches
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180774
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEHealth promotion in schools: speeches, representations, and approaches
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180774
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0774
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Objectives:
to analyze speeches, representations, and approaches on health and health promotion in schools, materialized in the speech of teachers.
Methods:
a qualitative study, of the case study type, carried out with 17 teachers from the municipal and state educational network. The data were obtained from interviews and analyzed by the Content-Oriented Discourse Analysis.
Results:
medical-sanitary and clinical-biological discourses predominated. Health is represented as the absence of disease, reflecting approaches that prioritize healthy habits and changes in behavior. Problematization of social determinants occurs in projects, in an intersectorial partnership.
Final Considerations:
carrying out projects of health promotion in schools ignores the solidification of partnerships and the construction of new speeches that represent it as quality of life conditioned by social, economic, and cultural factors as well as strategies for the ideological repositioning of those actors who act in this setting.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-09-2020
Nursing work and competence in hemotherapy services: an ergological approach
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180775
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing work and competence in hemotherapy services: an ergological approach
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20180775
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0775
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Objetives:
to analyze the ingredients of the competence that the nurses use in the performance of their work in hemotherapy.
Methods:
qualitative study with 22 nurses, accomplished through documentary study, observation and semi-structured interview, with resources of Atlas.ti software based on the foundations of Historical Materialism Dialectic and Ergology. Performed Content Analysis.
Results:
the domain of specific knowledge of hemotherapy and the time of experience in the area, allied to the motivation of the worker and the ability to work in a team favor the competent action in the work activities. On the other hand, the lack of adequate work conditions, especially in relation to adequate materials, equipment and structure, impairs the work of the nurse in hemotherapy.
Final Considerations:
experience gained is critical to successful decision making. In addition, adequate working conditions, updating of knowledge and ability in teamwork favor a scenario of safe practices.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-22-2020
Happiness as a strength in the promotion of adolescent and adult young health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20190064
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEHappiness as a strength in the promotion of adolescent and adult young health
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20190064
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0064
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Objectives:
to assess the relation between sociodemographic characteristics of young people associated with the subjectivity of being happy; to evaluate the relationship between the subjectivity of being happy and the perception of health status; to evaluate the relationship between the subjectivity of being happy and the school and family environments and peer groups at school.
Methods:
this is an observational study, with an intentional sample of 1,069 young Portuguese people, with ages varying from 14 to 24, most of them women, attending secondary education. The self-filling questionnaire was used.
Results:
there are statistically significant associations between the subjectivity of being happy and schooling, perception of health status, family APGAR, school and family involvement, absence of problems or teasing by peers at school.
Conclusions:
a positive and holistic care coupled with the potential of obtaining and consolidating healthy lifestyles for young people will enable health professionals to perceive them as agents of individual and social change.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-22-2020
Preventing vertical HIV virus transmission: hospital care assessment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20190491
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPreventing vertical HIV virus transmission: hospital care assessment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(3):e20190491
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0491
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Objectives:
assess the implementation of actions to prevent vertical transmission of HIV.
Methods:
a retrospective cohort study conducted in two maternity hospitals in the city of Montes Claros, State of Minas Gerais. All women admitted for childbirth diagnosed with HIV and their respective newborns were included from 2014 to 2017. Data were collected from medical records and analyzed descriptively.
Results:
population consisted of 46 pairs of mothers and newborns. Management was considered inadequate in 30 cases of parturient/postpartum women (65.2%) and 14 cases of newborns (30.4%). The main reasons for inadequate maternal management were lack of pharmacological inhibition of lactation (53.3%) and counseling/consent for HIV testing (43.3%). For newborns, late onsetoffirst dose ofZidovudine (50.0%) and no prescriptionofNevirapine (28.6%).
Conclusions:
important prevention opportunities were missed, pointing to the need for improved care.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-08-2020
Maternal-child nursing care for adolescent mothers: health education
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180769
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMaternal-child nursing care for adolescent mothers: health education
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180769
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0769
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Objectives:
to develop an educational intervention through a game that addresses aspects related to adolescent motherhood and child care.
Methods:
this is an action research based on diagnosis, intervention and apprehension stages.
Results:
the situational diagnosis was based on a literature review on adolescent motherhood and child care. In the intervention stage, the educational game’s first version was elaborated. In the third stage constituted by apprehension, the game was submitted to assessment of interdisciplinary experts. Suggestions of experts were adopted and the game had its second version.
Final Considerations:
the educational intervention in the present study appears a care technology that adds knowledge and practices to the work of nurses in Primary Health Care, focusing on adolescent women and children health care.
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REVIEW06-01-2020
Access of the black population to health services: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180834
Abstract
REVIEWAccess of the black population to health services: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180834
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0834
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Objectives:
demonstrate and discuss how the black population’s access to health services occurs
Methods:
integrative literature review with the following question: How does the black population’s access to health services occur? The search was carried out in the Scholar, LILACS and SciELO databases and used the descriptor “access to health services” and the term “population,” resulting in a sample with twelve articles.
Results:
studies show that the difficulty of access is a fundamental factor for the quality of life of people, directly compromising preventive services, especially for women’s health and, in addition, it has significant impact on the illness process of the black population within its particularities.
Final Considerations:
several limiting factors compromise the black population’s access to health services, including institutional and structural factors
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-18-2020
Militancy of nurses in the institutionality field: printed media versions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180835
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMilitancy of nurses in the institutionality field: printed media versions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180835
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0835
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Objectives:
to analyze nurses’ professional militancy in the institutionality field, presented by the printed media from Bahia State in the 1970s and 1980s.
Methods:
a historical and qualitative research under Social History’s perspective, whose data source was the newspaper A Tarde. The temporal cut-off encompasses milestones such as professional body restructuring and creation.
Results:
the Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem democratization movement was reported in a superficial way, highlighting the struggle for power spaces. With respect to Conselhos Federal e Regional de Enfermagem daBahia, the newspaper notified creation and function of bodies, however, there was no visibility to the newspaper’s performance. Concerning the union, there was political fragility of nurses against the creation and union participation in the fight for labor rights.
Final Considerations:
organization of political action occurred from isolated groups mobilization of professionals who were already traveling in political spaces, not the large mass of professionals.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-24-2021
Construction and validation of educational material on promoting breastfeeding in schools
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200511
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEConstruction and validation of educational material on promoting breastfeeding in schools
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200511
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0511
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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.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-08-2020
Nurses’ responsibilities in the aerospace environment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180777
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses’ responsibilities in the aerospace environment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180777
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0777
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Objectives:
to characterize the nurses who work in the aerospace environment and to identify their most frequent responsibilities during the pre-flight, flight, and post-flight periods.
Methods:
a quantitative, exploratory-descriptive research, conducted using a survey through Google forms®, from January to April of 2018, with 50 nurses from aerospace services in Brazil. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results:
predominance of male participants (64%), mean age of 37 years, with a mean working time in the aerospace environment of six years, in helicopter (54%), and in the southern region (42%). The main pre-flight, flight, and post-flight activities were, respectively: verification/testing of equipment functionality, nursing care for patients, and replacement of supplies and equipment.
Conclusions:
In the aerospace environment, nurses’ work are primarily organizational and victim care actions, during all phases of the flight.
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04-14-2021
Specialized nursing terminology for the care of people with COVID-19
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200741
Abstract
Specialized nursing terminology for the care of people with COVID-19
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200741
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0741
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Objective:
To create specialized nursing terminology for the care of people with COVID-19.
Methods:
Methodological study, carried out based on the identification of concepts related to the care of the person with the infection, present in the official guidelines of the Brazilian Ministry of Health; the concepts were validated by three specialist nurses; and a cross-mapping of the extracted concepts was done with CIPE® 2019 primitive concepts.
Results:
Out of 436 unique concepts, being 399 of these validated; of these, 70.9% were in the Classification and referred to the nursing care of people with COVID-19. In the Axis, the concepts related to Focus, Action, and Environment stood out. As for the non-validated concepts, 78.4% were not included in the 2019 version of CIPE®.
Conclusion:
We were able to structure a specialized CIPE® terminology, with the potential to generate nursing care indicators for people with COVID-19.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-18-2020
Validation of the definitions of nursing diagnoses for individuals with Aids
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180915
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEValidation of the definitions of nursing diagnoses for individuals with Aids
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20180915
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0915
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Objectives:
to develop and validate conceptual and operational definitions of nursing diagnoses of the International Classification for Nursing Practice for people living with Aids.
Methods:
methodological study with 100 individuals with Aids, in a hospital school. In addition, 19 nurses selected from the Lattes platform acted as experts in the validation process. The research was conducted, using three moments: identification and validation of the nursing diagnoses; construction of the conceptual and operational definitions of the diagnoses, and content validation, using the content validity index.
Results:
a total of 35 diagnoses were identified and 18 had their conceptual and operational definitions validated, with validity index of ≥ 0.8.
Conclusions:
the construction of the conceptual and operational definitions enables nurses to analyze the clinical inferences and endorse the nursing diagnosis, contributing to its predictive capacity.
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06-28-2021
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative for Neonatal Wards: impact on breastfeeding practices among preterm infants
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200909
Abstract
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative for Neonatal Wards: impact on breastfeeding practices among preterm infants
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200909
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0909
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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.
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08-16-2021
The prevalence of the technocratic model in obstetric care from the perspective of health professionals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200689
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The prevalence of the technocratic model in obstetric care from the perspective of health professionals
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200689
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0689
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Objectives:
to identify the reasons for the prevalence of the technocratic model in obstetric care from the perspective of health professionals.
Methods:
Grounded Theory. Study approved by two Research Ethics Committees and conducted by theoretical sampling, from July 2015 to June 2017. Twenty-nine interviews were conducted with health professionals from two maternity hospitals in the Southern Region of Brazil. Data collection and analysis was performed alternately; and analysis by open, axial, and selective coding/integration.
Results:
the technocratic model still persists because the assistance is performed in a mechanized way, centered on the professionals. There is a lack of systematization of care, and under-dimensioning of the nursing staff.
Final Considerations:
obstetric nurses need to review their performance in obstetric centers, the internal organization, the dimensioning of nursing professionals, and become protagonists of care. Investment in academic training/updating the knowledge of midwifery professionals, based on scientific evidence and user-centered care is necessary.
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REVIEW09-18-2020
Cloth masks as respiratory protections in the COVID-19 pandemic period: evidence gaps
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200239
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REVIEWCloth masks as respiratory protections in the COVID-19 pandemic period: evidence gaps
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200239
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0239
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Objective:
to identify scientific evidence on the effectiveness of using cloth masks as safe protectors against COVID-19.
Method:
an integrative review of articles available in full obtained at PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science. Controlled, non-controlled descriptors and keywords such as “mask”, “home-made” and “cloth” or “cotton” and “infection control” or “infection prevention” were used.
Results:
thirty-eight articles were selected; of these, seven studies made up the sample. Evidence shows that cloth masks do not have the same protective characteristics as surgical masks, indicating an increased risk of infection due to humidity, diffusion of fluids, virus retention, and improper preparation. Considering the shortage of surgical masks during the pandemic, cloth masks could be proposed as a last resort.
Conclusion:
cloth masks should be used together with preventive measures, such as home insulation, good respiratory conduct, and regular hand hygiene.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-01-2020
Primary care quality and its effects on leprosy monitoring indicators
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20190038
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPrimary care quality and its effects on leprosy monitoring indicators
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(4):e20190038
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0038
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Objectives:
to evaluate the quality of primary care in leprosy control actions, to correlate effects on monitoring indicators.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study, conducted in Belo Horizonte, from July to September 2014. Interviews with 408 professionals were conducted through the application of a tool that assesses attributes of primary care in leprosy control actions, and monitoring indicators were calculated. Spearman correlation was used, significance level p < 0.05.
Results:
the overall score correlated with the percentage of cases treated in primary care and of family health staff coverage. The derived score correlated with the percentage of cases treated in primary care, and the essential score correlated with the proportion and rate of cases diagnosed, with grade 2 physical disability.
Conclusions:
the quality of leprosy control actions performed by primary care professionals produces impacts on health indicators, and developing strategies consistent with the reality of the territory is necessary.
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