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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-29-2024
Profile of patients in private home care who developed ventilator-associated pneumonia
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230146
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEProfile of patients in private home care who developed ventilator-associated pneumonia
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230146
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0146
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Objectives:
to analyze the profile and clinical outcomes of patients who developed Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in private home care and to compare the incidence with national data.
Methods:
this was a retrospective study with data collected from July 2021 to June 2022 from patient records at a private clinic. Patients using intermittent ventilation or without ventilatory support were excluded.
Results:
the utilization rate of mechanical ventilation was 15.9%. The incidence density of pneumonia in pediatrics was 2.2 cases per 1000 ventilation-days and in adults was 1.7 cases per 1000 ventilation-days, figures lower than those reported by the National Health Surveillance Agency. There were 101 episodes of pneumonia in 73 patients, predominantly male (65.8%), adults (53.4%), and those with neurological diseases (57.5%). The treatment regimen predominantly took place at home (80.2%), and there was one death.
Conclusions:
patients in home care showed a low incidence and mortality rate from ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Keywords:ArtificialHealth Systems AgenciesHome Care ServicesIntensive Care UnitsPneumoniaRespirationVentilator-AssociatedSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-29-2024
Adaptation strategies for preparing for childbirth in the context of the pandemic: Roy’s Theory
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230159
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEAdaptation strategies for preparing for childbirth in the context of the pandemic: Roy’s Theory
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230159
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0159
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Objectives:
to understand the process of adapting to childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of a group of pregnant women.
Methods:
a qualitative, descriptive-exploratory study was conducted with 23 women. Data were collected between October and December 2021 through documentation and semi-structured interviews, which were analyzed using Minayo’s methodology and Roy’s Adaptation Model.
Results:
various types of stimuli – focal, contextual, and residual – were identified as influencing childbirth preparation. The online group was essential for facilitating pregnant women’s adaptation, offering significant support and generating positive feedback for childbirth preparation.
Final Considerations:
the importance of pregnant women’s groups as a strategy for improving adaptation to childbirth was identified, underscoring the effectiveness of this support among professionals and participants, as well as among pregnant women. This support network strengthened preparation for childbirth during a challenging period like the pandemic.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-29-2024
Family refusal of skin donation for transplantation: trends and associated factors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230209
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEFamily refusal of skin donation for transplantation: trends and associated factors
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230209
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0209
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Objectives:
to analyze the trends and factors associated with family refusal of skin donation for transplantation.
Methods:
this cross-sectional study was conducted in the State of São Paulo, with family authorization terms collected from 2001 to 2020. The variables analyzed included year, age, gender, cause of death, and type of institution. Data were analyzed using linear and multiple logistic regression, with the Odds Ratio estimated at p<0.05 for statistical significance.
Results:
1,355 individuals refused skin donation. The trend of refusals decreased between 2001 and 2009 in the age groups of 0-11 years and 12-19 years, but increased in the group aged ≥60 years. This trend continued to decrease in the 0-11 years group from 2010 to 2020, and increased in the 20-40 years group. Males and the age groups of 20-40 years, 41-59 years, and ≥60 years exhibited 27%, 34%, 47%, and 53% lower chances of refusal, respectively.
Conclusions:
there is an urgent need for measures to mitigate the high number of refusals associated with skin donation.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-29-2024
Excessive daytime sleepiness in nursing technicians: association with sleep quality and memory
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230332
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEExcessive daytime sleepiness in nursing technicians: association with sleep quality and memory
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230332
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0332
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Objective:
to investigate excessive daytime sleepiness prevalence among nursing technicians and the association with sleep quality and memory.
Methods:
a cross-sectional, inferential study, carried out in a hospital unit in the state of Goiás between December 2020 and January 2021. Assessments were carried out using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire, instruments validated for the Brazilian context. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyzes were performed.
Results:
the sample consisted of 189 nursing technicians with a 40.9% excessive daytime sleepiness prevalence. In multivariate models, excessive daytime sleepiness was not associated with sleep quality, however there was a significant association with overall memory failures.
Conclusions:
study results demonstrate a high excessive daytime sleepiness occurrence, an association with overall memory failures and the need for psychosocial interventions for nursing technicians.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-29-2024
Nurses’ perspectives on nurses’ work methods
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230374
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses’ perspectives on nurses’ work methods
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230374
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0374
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Objectives:
To analyze nurses’ perspectives on nurses’ work methods in the hospital context.
Methods:
A descriptive study with a qualitative approach was conducted in a hospital in northern Portugal, involving 17 nurses. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. Data collected between May and June 2023 underwent content analysis, supported by Atlas.ti software.
Results:
Three thematic areas emerged: “Nurses’ work methods in a hospital context,” highlighting the conception and components of work methods and the methods in use; “Implementation of nurses’ work methods,” emphasizing influencing factors and challenges to implementation; and “Impact of nurses’ work methods on patients, nurses, and institutions.”
Final Considerations:
Nurses’ work methods constitute the structure of nursing care. Some factors influence and some challenges arise in the implementation of these methods, producing impacts on patients, nurses, and institutions.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-29-2024
Nursing Process for institutionalized older adults: contributions from knowledge awareness workshop
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230349
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ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing Process for institutionalized older adults: contributions from knowledge awareness workshop
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230349
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0349
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Objective:
To analyze the knowledge of professionals working in a Nursing Home about the Nursing Process before and after the awareness workshop.
Methods:
This is strategic action research, developed with nursing professionals and managers of a Nursing Home in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected between January and June 2023, through semi-structured interviews before and after an awareness workshop. Discursive textual analysis of the data was carried out.
Results:
The central category “Understanding about the Nursing Process in Nursing Homes” emerged, which was unitized into two units of meaning and three categories of analysis.
Conclusion:
Data revealed non-use and lack of knowledge of the Nursing Process before awareness raising. Afterwards, a deeper understanding of the topic and its importance was identified. Awareness-raising workshops contribute to transformation of knowledge.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-29-2024
Evidence of validity of the Risk Self-Medication Questionnaire focused on Health Literacy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230386
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEEvidence of validity of the Risk Self-Medication Questionnaire focused on Health Literacy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230386
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0386
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Objectives:
to analyze the validity evidence of the internal structure of the Risk Self-Medication Questionnaire Focused on Health Literacy.
Methods:
a psychometric study with 499 adults. The internal structure was assessed with exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis to prove the adjustment. Internal consistency was measured by composite reliability and McDonald’s omega coefficient (ω).
Results:
the parameters revealed a model of 35 items distributed across four factors, explaining 56% of the total variance, with factor loadings ranging from 0.31 to 0.85 and adequate communalities. Accuracy (0.79
Conclusions:
an instrument was obtained with good evidence of structural validity for measuring self-medication.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-29-2024
Educational technology for multidisciplinary training for managing waiting lists for elective patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230299
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEEducational technology for multidisciplinary training for managing waiting lists for elective patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(3):e20230299
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0299
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Objectives:
to construct and assess an educational technology for managing patient waiting lists for multidisciplinary training.
Methods:
study supported by Instructional Design – ADDIE model, whose stages of construction of educational technology were developed in the form of a multi-professional training course. Its respective content assessment was carried out by a committee of experts from 2021 to 2022. The analysis occurred based on the proportion of content adequacy with 95% Confidence Interval.
Results:
seventeen products were created as educational technology learning objects: five storyboards; four videos; three comic books; two pedagogical action plans; a mind map; and a YouTube® playlist. Nine experts assessed content adequacy, which reached 0.89.
Conclusions:
this educational technology contributes to the performance of professionals who manage waiting lists by reducing inequalities, alleviating differences, in addition to promoting equity in care and good health for patients in the Brazilian Health System.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-01-2022
Self-care of elderly people with diabetes mellitus and the nurse-patient interpersonal relationship
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20201257
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ORIGINAL ARTICLESelf-care of elderly people with diabetes mellitus and the nurse-patient interpersonal relationship
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20201257
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1257
Views1INTRODUCTIONChronic non-communicable diseases are the main causes of death and health problems in the world, causing about 41 million deaths each year, which corresponds to approximately 71% of all deaths. Among these diseases, diabetes mellitus has stood out due to the increase in its incidence and prevalence().Estimates indicate that 463 million people live with diabetes […]See more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-27-2023
Adaptation and validation of an adult patient classification instrument with emphasis on the family dimension
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220530
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEAdaptation and validation of an adult patient classification instrument with emphasis on the family dimension
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220530
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0530
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Objectives:
to adapt and validate an instrument for classifying adult patients that emphasizes the family support network in the demand for nursing care.
Methods:
methodological study, carried out in three phases: adaptation of an instrument considering the reality of adult patients; content validation with seven experts and assessment of measurement properties (construct validity and internal consistency) with 781 hospitalized patients.
Results:
in content validation, the indicators reached the values established for the Content Validity Index (0.85-1.00). In the confirmatory factor analysis, the 11 indicators were distributed in three domains and presented average variance extracted and factor loading greater than 0.5. Composite reliability was greater than 0.7.
Conclusions:
the present study adapted and made available, with evidence of validity and reliability, an instrument for classifying adult patients that considers the family support network in the demand for nursing care.
Keywords:Factor AnalysisFamilyHospital Organization and AdministrationPatient-Centered CareValidation StudiesSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-17-2022
Ethics, COVID-19 and nursing vulnerability: analysis of photographs released by the media
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210960
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEEthics, COVID-19 and nursing vulnerability: analysis of photographs released by the media
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210960
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0960
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Objectives:
to analyze nursing vulnerability through photos released by the media amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
a documentary study, with a qualitative approach. The object of analysis were photographic images selected between January 2020 and March 2021, published by the main news portals in countries such as Brazil, the United States, France, Spain, England and Germany. Thematic categorical analysis was the method of analysis used.
Results:
we found 74 photographs that portrayed nursing professionals in different work situations. It was possible to identify stigma and social devaluation about this class’s representation and professional attribution. Moreover, we found an underrepresentation of black professionals in Brazilian portals and the man as the prominent figure in the spaces of claims.
Final Considerations:
the photographs represented an important tool for the social analysis of nursing vulnerability, favoring the unveiling of situations that may go unnoticed by nursing and society.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-29-2022
Effects of guided imagery relaxation in hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation patients: a quasi-experimental study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(5):e20220114
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEEffects of guided imagery relaxation in hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation patients: a quasi-experimental study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(5):e20220114
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0114
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Objective:
To analyze the effects of the technique of virtual reality guided imagery in the vital signs of hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation patients.
Method:
Quasi-experimental study with 35 participants who received an intervention using virtual reality guided imagery with progressive muscle relaxation, applied three times a week for four weeks in a referral hospital for transplants in the south of Brazil. Data collected included: temperature, arterial pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate, pain, and oxygen saturation, before and after each intervention. The comparisons were analyzed using Wilcoxon’s test.
Results:
There was a clinical significance between the mean measurements before and after for respiratory rate (p=0.00) in all stages, and for the variables Heart rate, Temperature, and Oxygen saturation from the 1st to the 12th measurements (p=0.05).
Conclusion:
The intervention was low cost, easy to apply, and showed positive effects, presenting itself as an option for patient-focused care.
Keywords:Bone Marrow TransplantationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationImageryPsychotherapyRelaxation TherapyVital SignsSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE08-15-2022
Construction and validation of an educational video for patients in the perioperative period of robotic surgery
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(5):e20210952
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEConstruction and validation of an educational video for patients in the perioperative period of robotic surgery
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(5):e20210952
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0952
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Objectives:
to build and validate educational technology, of the video type, aimed at teaching about the perioperative period of robotic surgery.
Methods:
methodological development study, following the integrative review phases: pre-production, production, post-production, and validation. The video was evaluated for content and appearance by 14 judges. Content validity (CVI) and appearance (AVI) and agreement (CI) indices were calculated, and the exact binomial test was applied, considering p>0.05 and a proportion of 0.80 of agreement.
Results:
the video included 13 themes, with a duration of seven minutes and 33 seconds. The items of the three dimensions evaluated presented excellent CVI, ranging between 0.86 and 1.00 (p>0.05), with a total CVI of 0.95, VAT of 0.94 and CI equal to 61.5%.
Conclusions:
the video included 13 themes, with a duration of seven minutes and 33 seconds. The items of the three dimensions evaluated presented excellent CVI, ranging between 0.86 and 1.00 (p>0.05), with a total CVI of 0.95, VAT of 0.94 and CI equal to 61.5%.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-24-2022
Nurses’ performance in palliative care: spiritual care in the light of Theory of Human Caring
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20210029
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses’ performance in palliative care: spiritual care in the light of Theory of Human Caring
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20210029
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0029
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Objectives:
to analyze nurses’ role in assisting patients in palliative care, with emphasis on the spiritual dimension, in the light of Theory of Human Caring.
Methods:
this is an exploratory, qualitative study, carried out in a hospital in João Pessoa, Paraíba, between August and December 2019, with 10 nurses. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were used. For analysis, we opted for content analysis.
Results:
the spiritual dimension of care is contemplated by several religious and spiritual practices. These are respected and encouraged by nurses, although there is difficulty in providing care for the spiritual dimension.
Final Considerations:
nurses have attitudes consistent with Jean Watson’s Theory and apply the Caritas Process elements during assistance to patients’ spiritual dimension in palliative care.
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Evolution of nursing teaching in the use of education technology: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200422
Abstract
Evolution of nursing teaching in the use of education technology: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200422
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0422
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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.
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Pregnant women’s contribution in the construction and evaluation of an educational technology: the “Comics for Pregnant Women”
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20201243
Abstract
Pregnant women’s contribution in the construction and evaluation of an educational technology: the “Comics for Pregnant Women”
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20201243
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1243
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Objectives:
to describe the contribution of pregnant women to the construction and evaluation of educational technology.
Methods:
a participatory study developed in three stages, which occurred between March 2018 and June 2019 for identifying the content, construction, and evaluation of the comic. Non-directive interviews were conducted in educational groups with 34 pregnant women. After the comic was built by a team, including a designer, an instrument was applied to 41 pregnant women to evaluate the items Objectives, Organization, Writing style, Appearance, and Motivation.
Results:
the comic contains 40 pages of contents, illustrations, and quizzes (word search, cross-puzzle, seven mistakes, etc). The pregnant women evaluated it as easy to understand, self-explanatory, aesthetically attractive, and capable of motivating good care practices during pregnancy, obtaining a minimum agreement of 92.1%.
Final Considerations:
the innovation of the educational technology consisted of incorporating the voices of pregnant women in prenatal care, with the potential to stimulate reflections and the learning process of this target audience.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT02-25-2022
Production and use of educational technologies in nursing post-graduation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(5):e20210510
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTProduction and use of educational technologies in nursing post-graduation
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(5):e20210510
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0510
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Objective:
To report, under the light of Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, the experience of students with advanced educational practices, involving the production and use of technologies in the postgraduation nursing course of the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
Methods:
Experience report of students from the post-graduation nursing program from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, about the production of knowledge using educational technology and the application of active methodologies in the teaching-learning process for face-to-face and distance teaching.
Results:
The post-graduate students participated in the educational process in a creative way, both during in-person and distance teaching. They created: domino games, educational videos, parodies, conceptual maps, virtual role-playing, an interactive quiz, among others.
Final considerations:
The experience of the students with the advanced educational practices, including the production and use of technologies in nursing post-graduation showed that the teaching-learning process can be innovative and planned to go beyond traditional methods.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE02-17-2020
Professional who attended childbirth and breastfeeding in the first hour of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180448
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEProfessional who attended childbirth and breastfeeding in the first hour of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180448
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0448
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Objectives:
To investigate the association between the professionals who attended vaginal delivery and breastfeeding in the first hour of life.
Methods:
This is a cross-sectional study with data from the Nascer no Brasil (Born in Brazil) survey, conducted in the 2011-2012 period. Data from 8,466 puerperae were analyzed using a logistic regression model with a hierarchical approach.
Results:
The proportion of mothers who breastfed at birth was higher in deliveries attended by nurses (70%). A nurse-assisted delivery was 64% more likely to breastfeed in the first hour of life. Other factors associated with the outcome: residing in the North; age less than 35 years; multiparity; prenatal guidance on breastfeeding in the first hour of life; birth at Baby-Friendly Hospital; companion at birth; and female newborn.
Conclusions:
Obstetrician nurse/nurse-assisted delivery was a significant independent factor associated with breastfeeding in the first hour of life, suggesting the importance of strengthening the role of the obstetrician nurse.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-25-2022
Prevention of domestic accidents in childhood: knowledge of caregivers at a health care facility
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20210006
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPrevention of domestic accidents in childhood: knowledge of caregivers at a health care facility
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20210006
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0006
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Objective:
To analyze caregivers’ knowledge about prevention of domestic accidents in early childhood and its association with education level.
Methods:
This is a cross-sectional study conducted in a Primary Care Unit in Niterói with caregivers (convenience sample) of children under 6 years old. To classify the knowledge, we adopted the Positivity Index; to verify the association between the variable “schooling” and knowledge, the chi square test was used; statistically significant results: p < 0.05.
Results:
A total of 256 caregivers participated; 93.5% showed adequate knowledge. In the individual items, the knowledge (100%) about prevention of accidents with sharp toys, firearms, intoxication by products stood out; and less frequently (64.5%), the knowledge of the information contained in the Child’s Health Booklet. There was no statistically significant association (p = 0.237) between education and knowledge. Conclusion: The caregivers presented knowledge about the prevention of domestic accidents, and this was not associated with the level of education.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-20-2020
Cardiometabolic diseases and active aging – polypharmacy in control
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180324
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ORIGINAL ARTICLECardiometabolic diseases and active aging – polypharmacy in control
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180324
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0324
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Objectives:
To estimate the prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases and their association with polypharmacy in elderly people at the University of the Third Age (Portuguese acronym: UnATI).
Methods:
A cross-sectional, descriptive, analytical study with 121 elderly patients. The prevalence ratio, Pearson’s Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used as measures of association.
Results:
At the mean age of 68.3, most elderly had at least one cardiometabolic disease (82.6%), of which hypertension was the most prevalent (71.1%), and consumed prescription drugs of continuous use (92.6%). Almost half of the elderly (48.2%) used combinations of drugs, which suggests a high cardiovascular risk. Polypharmacy due to prescription was observed in almost one-third (28.6%) of the sample, associated with the use of antihypertensives (p=0.004), antidiabetics (p=0.000) or lipid-lowering agents (p<0.000).
Conclusions:
Clinical guidelines recommend changes in lifestyle, but increased pharmacotherapy prevails in practice, which increases the risk of adverse events, especially in old age.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-09-2020
Actions of nurses toward obesity in primary health care units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180404
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEActions of nurses toward obesity in primary health care units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180404
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0404
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Objectives:
To understand the actions of nurses toward obesity in primary health care units.
Methods:
A phenomenological study was carried out with 12 nurses of a city in the state of Minas Gerais. The interviews were organized into categories and analyzed according to the social phenomenology of Alfred Schütz and literature associated with the theme.
Results:
The following categories emerged, expressing the actions of nurses toward obesity prevention and control: “Guidance on healthy lifestyle habits”, “Barriers to the actions of nurses”, and “Focusing specifically on obesity”.
Final considerations:
Considering that guidance on healthy lifestyle habits was mostly carried out during individual and collective activities directed to the general population, regardless of their weight conditions, nurses must reorganize their professional practice in primary health care units by implementing specific actions for users with obesity or at risk of developing it.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-29-2022
Incidence of acute radiodermatitis in women with breast cancer undergoing hypofractionated radiotherapy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20210118
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEIncidence of acute radiodermatitis in women with breast cancer undergoing hypofractionated radiotherapy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20210118
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0118
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Objective:
To estimate the incidence and degree of acute radiodermatitis at the end and after the end of treatment in women with breast cancer undergoing hypofractionated radiotherapy.
Methods:
Observational, prospective, and longitudinal study, conducted between March 2019 and January 2020, in a radiotherapy outpatient clinic.
Results:
Thirty-two women participated in the study, among whom, in the last session of hypofractionated radiotherapy, 15 (46.9%) had radiodermatitis, erythema in 13 (40.6%), and wet peeling in 2 (6.3%). In the post-treatment evaluation, 27 (84.4%) had radiodermatitis, erythema in 17 (53.1%), dry peeling in 8 (25%), and wet peeling in 2 (6.3%).
Conclusion:
The general incidence of radiodermatitis after hypofractionated radiotherapy in women with breast cancer was 37.5%, erythema, 12.5%, and dry peeling, 25%. The development of care protocols for the management of radiodermatitis after treatment is of paramount importance.
Keywords:Breast NeoplasmsOncology NursingRadiation dose HypofractionationRadiodermatitisRadiotherapySee more -
REVIEW03-30-2020
Care of the self in the daily living of nurses: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180668
Abstract
REVIEWCare of the self in the daily living of nurses: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180668
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0668
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Objectives:
to identify if nurses care for themselves and describe such practices.
Methods:
this is an integrative review of the literature published between 2006 and 2018 and indexed in the Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online and Web of Science databases.
Results:
the sample totaled 20 articles, grouped by content similarity in the thematic categories “limits and possibilities for the care of the self”, “knowledge about practices on the care of the self” and “implications of care of the self in professional practice”.
Final considerations:
the knowledge about techniques on caring for the self allows nurses to develop themselves personally and professionally. We suggest to managers and administrators a redirection of the nursing practice that contemplates the strengthening of the nurse as the manager of care and leader of the team, as well as the inclusion of the concept of care of the self in the curricula of undergraduate and graduate nursing courses.
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