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  • RESEARCH01-01-2018

    Accuracy of the defining characteristics in nursing diagnoses of Hyperthermia in newborns

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):357-362

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    Accuracy of the defining characteristics in nursing diagnoses of Hyperthermia in newborns

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):357-362

    DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0037

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    ABSTRACT

    Objective:

    to clinically validate the accuracy of the defining characteristics in nursing diagnoses of Hyperthermia in newborns.

    Method:

    a cross-sectional study conducted in units of medium and high risk in a maternity from the city of Fortaleza-CE. A total of 216 newborns were evaluated to identify the defining characteristics of diagnoses. A latent class model with random effects was used to measure sensitivity and specificity.

    Results:

    Hyperthermia was present in 5.6% of the sample. The characteristics lack of suction maintenance (31.3%); skin warm to touch (25.5%); lethargy (24.2%); and tachypnea (21.4%) were the most frequent. Stupor presented higher sensitivity (99.9%) and specificity (100%) while vasodilation characteristics, irritability and lethargy only showed significant values for specificity (92.7%, 91.6% and 74.3%, respectively).

    Conclusion:

    four characteristics of high specificity contribute to Hyperthemia. However, stupor is the only one with significant sensitivity to identify it at its early-stage.

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  • RESEARCH01-01-2018

    Non-frail elderly people and their license to drive motor vehicles

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):350-356

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    Non-frail elderly people and their license to drive motor vehicles

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):350-356

    DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0675

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    Objective:

    to analyse the link between the non-frailty condition and the results of driving license for elderly people to drive motor vehicles.

    Method:

    cross-sectional study with data collection in the sample period from August 2015 to March 2016. Study performed with 347 elderlies (≥60 years).

    Results:

    180 (51.9%) of the participants were classified as non-frail. 48 (26.7%) of them were considered capable to drive, 121 (67.2%) capable to drive with restrictions and 11 (6.1%) temporarily uncapable. No significant relation was found between the non-frailty conditions and the results of the motor vehicles driving license study (p=0.557).

    Conclusion:

    The absence of physical frailty does not necessarily points out that the elderly are able to drive motor vehicles. Tracking the frailty subsidizes preventive interventions, which seek to interfere positively in the act of driving. This is an unprecedented study in nursing and it highlights an essential field for the performance of gerontological nursing.

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  • RESEARCH01-01-2018

    Practice of use of diapers in hospitalized adults and elderly: cross-sectional study

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):343-349

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    Practice of use of diapers in hospitalized adults and elderly: cross-sectional study

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):343-349

    DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0341

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    Objective:

    analyze the practice of use of diapers in adults and elderly in hospital.

    Method:

    observational cross-sectional study, with a sample of 105 participants assigned according to the data collection period, from September 2013 to January 2014, in the surgical clinic wards in a University Hospital.

    Results:

    it was observed that 38% of the 105 participants of the study did not need the use of diapers. 18% used it because they were disabled and 16% had their cognitive system damaged. As they were hospitalized, it was identified that 51.4% of patients were there ranging from 02 to 10 days, and 60% used diapers for the same period. It is also identified that long term urinary catheter (24.8%), as technology associated to diapers in the urinary control and to pressure ulcers (12.4%), being the main complication.

    Conclusion:

    the use of diapers did not have specific criteria to be selected. For this, it was proposed an “Evaluation Scale of Diapers Use in Adults”, as for indication as for its monitoring to help the study transposal for the nursing practice.

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  • RESEARCH01-01-2018

    Burnout and nursing work environment in public health institutions

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):336-342

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    Burnout and nursing work environment in public health institutions

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):336-342

    DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0524

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    Objective:

    to identify associations between the Burnout domains and the characteristics of the work environment.

    Method:

    cross-sectional study with 745 nurses from 40 public health institutions in São Paulo. Nursing Work Index-Revised (NWI-R) and Maslach Burnout Inventory were used. Similar institutions according to NWI-R were grouped by clustering and the Anova and Bonferroni tests were used in the comparative analyzes.

    Results:

    there was significant and moderate correlation between emotional exhaustion and autonomy, control over the environment and organizational support; between reduced personal accomplishment, autonomy and organizational support; and between depersonalization and autonomy. The group that presented the worst conditions in the work environment differed on emotional exhaustion from the group with most favorable traits.

    Conclusion:

    emotional exhaustion was the trait of Burnout that was more consistently related to the group of institutions with more unfavorable working conditions regarding autonomy, organizational support and control over the environment.

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  • RESEARCH01-01-2018

    Patients’ knowledge about medication prescription in the emergency service

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):329-335

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    Patients’ knowledge about medication prescription in the emergency service

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):329-335

    DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0002

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    Objective:

    To identify which orientations were received by the patient about the medication prescription and which professional performed it; to evaluate the patients’ knowledge about prescription drugs and to correlate it to socioeconomic variables, comorbidities, and the frequency with which the patient seeks emergency service; and to evaluate the knowledge about the medication prescribed after the health care.

    Method:

    This was a cross-sectional study on 304 patients that received emergency service’s discharge along with medication prescription. Applied instruments: sociodemographic characterization and evaluation of the knowledge about the prescribed medication. We used a descriptive and inferential analysis.

    Results:

    Most subjects had no doubts about how or for how long to take the medication; and presented questions about adverse reactions and what to do in case of forgetting to take the medication doses. There was a significant association between age; educational level; comorbidity; the frequency of emergency service’s use; and knowledge about medications.

    Conclusion:

    a total of 48% of the patients declared to need information about adverse effects and what to do if they forget to take the medication.

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  • RESEARCH01-01-2018

    Calf circumference: clinical validation for evaluation of muscle mass in the elderly

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):322-328

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    Calf circumference: clinical validation for evaluation of muscle mass in the elderly

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):322-328

    DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0121

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    Objective:

    To validate calf circumference as a technology for assessing muscle mass in the elderly.

    Method:

    Cross-sectional study with 132 elderly people from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. Decreased muscle mass was determined by the skeletal muscle mass index (IME) using Dual Energy X-Ray Absortometry (DEXA). The cutoff circumferences (CC) cutoff points to indicate muscle mass decrease were estimated by ROC curve, sensitivity, specificity and accuracy.

    Results:

    The most accurate cut-off points for detecting decreased muscle mass in the elderly were 34 cm for men (sensitivity: 71.5%, specificity: 77.4%) and 33 cm for women (sensitivity: 80.0%; specificity: 84.6%).

    Conclusion:

    CC can be used as a measure for early identification of muscle mass decrease in routine evaluations of the elderly in primary care.

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  • RESEARCH01-01-2018

    Critical defining characteristics for nursing diagnosis about ineffective breastfeeding

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):314-321

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    Critical defining characteristics for nursing diagnosis about ineffective breastfeeding

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):314-321

    DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0549

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    Objective:

    To investigate the Nursing diagnostic accuracy measures and to propose a model to use defining characteristics in order to judge the nursing diagnosis of ineffective breastfeeding.

    Method:

    Cross-sectional study with a sample of 73 binomials mom-child hospitalized in a maternity ward of an University Hospital, from July to August of 2014.

    Results:

    The diagnostic predominance rate was 58.9%. The characteristics that best meet the needs of logistic regression model were: discontinuance of breast sucking; infant’s inability of seizing the areola-nipple region correctly; infant’s crying one hour after breastfeeding and inappropriate milk supply perceived.

    Conclusion:

    Breastfeeding process is dynamic; diagnostic judgement may suffer some changes according to the time data are collected; the defining characteristics are the best predictors if associated with models and rules of use.

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  • RESEARCH01-01-2018

    Construction and validation of clinical contents for development of learning objects

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):306-313

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    Construction and validation of clinical contents for development of learning objects

    Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):306-313

    DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0622

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    Objective:

    to describe the process of construction and validation of clinical contents for health learning objects, aimed at patients in the treatment of head and neck cancer.

    Method:

    descriptive, methodological study. The development of the script and the storyboard were based on scientific evidence and submitted to the appreciation of specialists for validation of content. The agreement index was checked quantitatively and the suggestions were qualitatively evaluated.

    Results:

    The items described in the roadmap were approved by 99% of expert experts. The suggestions for adjustments were inserted in their entirety in the final version. The free-marginal kappa statistical test, for multiple evaluators, presented value equal to 0.68%, granting a substantial agreement.

    Conclusion:

    The steps taken in the construction and validation of the content for the production of educational material for patients with head and neck cancer were adequate, relevant and suitable for use in other subjects.

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