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ORIGINAL ARTICLE05-03-2024
Josicélia Dumêt Fernandes’ professional trajectory: contributions to psychiatric and mental health nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230174
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEJosicélia Dumêt Fernandes’ professional trajectory: contributions to psychiatric and mental health nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230174
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0174
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Objectives:
to analyze nurse Josicélia Dumêt Fernandes’ life story, with emphasis on her work in the psychiatry and mental health fields.
Methods:
historical, qualitative research. Semi-structured interviews and documentary research were used as data collection techniques, collected from September to October 2021. For data analysis, we opted for the content analysis method and comparison with the Foucauldian philosophical framework.
Results:
four categories emerged: Transforming herself and mental health practices; (Re)framing professional practice; Nursing practice and power relations; and The paths and implications in the psychiatry and mental health fields.
Final Considerations:
the study of the biographer demonstrates a search for transformation of herself and mental health practices, with a rupture in paradigms and reframing of her practice in psychiatry and mental health.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-22-2024
Adherence to Covid-19 vaccination during the pandemic: the influence of fake news
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230284
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEAdherence to Covid-19 vaccination during the pandemic: the influence of fake news
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230284
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0284
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Objectives:
to understand how fake news has influenced adherence to Covid-19 immunization, from the perspective of health professionals.
Methods:
a qualitative, descriptive-exploratory study was conducted in Campo Grande – MS. Twenty nursing professionals working in vaccine rooms or managing immunobiologicals participated through semi-structured interviews. The interviews were audio-recorded, fully transcribed, and subjected to thematic content analysis.
Results:
two categories emerged in which the professionals highlighted an increase in vaccine hesitancy among the population, influenced by fake news and denialist actions, which negatively interfered with the population’s trust in vaccines and in the professionals administering them.
Final Considerations:
concerns about vaccine safety and denialist actions by authorities and media outlets can contribute to the phenomenon of non-vaccination. The valorization of science, the promotion of educational actions, and raising public awareness about immunization were presented as strategies to increase vaccine coverage
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-22-2024
Learning difficulties in school children: health and education professionals’ perceptions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230074
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ORIGINAL ARTICLELearning difficulties in school children: health and education professionals’ perceptions
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230074
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0074
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Objectives:
to understand health and education professionals’ perceptions regarding children’s learning difficulties in public schools.
Methods:
qualitative research, of the participatory action type, linked to Paulo Freire’s Research Itinerary. Forty-five professionals participated, through interviews and a Virtual Culture Circle. The analysis was developed through careful reading, reflection and interpretation of highlighted topics.
Results:
professionals discussed the (in)visibility of learning difficulties, strategies and resources in the educational sector and the search for solutions in the health sector. It was found that the production of complaints related to school learning is attributed predominantly as an individual problem of children or their family, exempting the educational institution from this process.
Final Considerations:
greater investment in professional training and development policies is urgently needed to facilitate coordination between sectors, with a view to overcoming outdated pedagogical and health models.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-22-2024
Mothers’ perception of the care of newborn in the home environment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230080
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEMothers’ perception of the care of newborn in the home environment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230080
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0080
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Objectives:
to identify mothers’ perceptions about caring for newborns in the home environment, from the perspective of complexity thinking.
Methods:
qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research, carried out between November/2022 and February/2023. Data were collected through individual interviews with 21 mothers from southern Brazil who cared for newborns at home and analyzed using the thematic analysis technique.
Results:
the four thematic axes resulting from the data analysis: Living amidst order and disorder; embracing singularities; dealing with the certain and the uncertain; support network in the (re)organizing process demonstrate that the mother caring for a newborn in their home environment experiences a distinct and plural adaptive process, which must be welcomed and understood by health professionals who work within the family environment.
Final Considerations:
the care of newborns in a home environment, in the perception of mothers, requires differentiated attention and a formal or informal support network that considers the unique specificities of each woman/mother in the personal, family and social spheres. Therefore, in addition to the social support network, it is important to rethink home intervention approaches.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-22-2024
Nurses’ perception of the nursing process and its relationship with leadership
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230371
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses’ perception of the nursing process and its relationship with leadership
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230371
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0371
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Objectives:
to describe Nurses’ perception of the Nursing Process and its relationship with leadership.
Methods:
action research conducted between September/2021 and April/2022 with nurses from a medium-sized hospital in southern Brazil. The data investigated, one of the stages of the method, was collected using the Focus Group technique and submitted to Strategic Focus Analysis.
Results:
three categories emerged from the organized and analyzed data, namely: Nursing Process: a tool that qualifies nursing care; Conditions that weaken the Nursing Process; and Strategies that enhance the Systematization of Nursing Care.
Final Considerations:
the perception of the Nursing Process and its relationship with leadership are not always understood as complementary themes. Although they recognize that the Nursing Process is sometimes imposed as normative, nurses do not perceive the importance of the role of the leader, who is considered a key player in conducting and boosting the Systematization of Nursing Care.
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03-18-2024
Nursing rights in comics: educational technological innovation report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230438
Abstract
Nursing rights in comics: educational technological innovation report
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230438
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0438
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Objectives:
to report an educational technology construction on nursing professionals’ rights.
Methods:
an experience report on educational technology construction during the crediting of university extension hours in an undergraduate nursing course at a Brazilian public university, between March and June 2023. The Deming cycle was used as a procedural method.
Results:
four meetings were held between students and extension workers. Eight comic books were produced based on the Code of Ethics for Nurses, addressing professional autonomy, fair remuneration, risk-free work, denial of exposure in the media and others. The Deming cycle proved to be an important strategy for constructing products.
Conclusions:
nursing professionals’ rights must be discussed and improved. Educational technologies, such as comic books, provide playful and reflective learning.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-18-2024
Nurses’ workload during the COVID-19 pandemic: potential for experiences of moral distress
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230200
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ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses’ workload during the COVID-19 pandemic: potential for experiences of moral distress
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77:e20230200
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0200
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Objectives:
to understand nurses’ experiences of moral distress related to work overload during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.
Methods:
qualitative research, whose data collection occurred through individual interviews with 19 nurses who worked on the front line of COVID-19 in health services in southeastern Brazil. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis.
Results:
work overload proved to be a powerful source of experiences of moral distress due to excessive working hours during vaccination, double working hours, a troubled relationship due to pressure from managers and the population and physical and mental exhaustion, which prevented nurses from act according to their judgment.
Final Considerations:
nurses’ work overload reflects on quality patient care and prevents nurses from acting in accordance with their moral principles, generating moral distress in nurses.
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REVIEW03-15-2024
Resources for health literacy among caregivers of prematurely born children: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230062
Abstract
REVIEWResources for health literacy among caregivers of prematurely born children: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230062
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0062
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Objectives:
to map the available evidence on resources used to promote health literacy among caregivers of prematurely born children during outpatient follow-up.
Methods:
the Joanna Briggs Institute’s scope review protocol was utilized. The search encompassed six databases, incorporating studies from 2012 to 2022.
Results:
the three included publications revealed that the resources employed are: mobile applications, phone calls, individual counseling, videos, educational pamphlets, and group discussions. Implementing an education protocol during the transition home enhances scientifically grounded health promotion rates.
Conclusions:
there is limited literature addressing the health literacy of these caregivers. The nursing team plays a crucial role in health education and in developing resources applicable to these families.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT01-01-2018
Clinical and epidemiological teaching of dengue through simulated practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):451-456
Abstract
EXPERIENCE REPORTClinical and epidemiological teaching of dengue through simulated practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(2):451-456
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0503
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Objective:
to describe the experience of clinical teaching on dengue and the practice of epidemiological surveillance using problematization methodology.
Method:
report of experience on educational activity with undergraduate nursing students, held in March 2016, at a public university in the city of São Paulo, conceived in four stages: dialogic lecture, active search of Aedes aegypti, case study and simulation of nursing consultation to individuals with dengue.
Results:
The activity allowed to retrieve previous knowledge about the disease, respond to exercises that addressed different clinical situations and epidemiological surveillance, including in situ evaluation of possible mosquito outbreaks, and discuss the need to expand prevention and health of the individual and the community, the impact of the media in the dissemination of cases and the coping difficulties experienced in the different levels of attention.
Conclusion:
the methodology adopted enabled qualified training of students to cope with dengue.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE07-18-2022
Beliefs, knowledge, actions of nursing techniques in breastfeeding in pain management in immunization
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(6):e20210546
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEBeliefs, knowledge, actions of nursing techniques in breastfeeding in pain management in immunization
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(6):e20210546
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0546
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Objective:
Understand the beliefs, knowledge, and actions of nursing technicians on breastfeeding as a form of non-pharmacological intervention to relieve pain in newborns and infants during immunization.
Methods:
Qualitative study carried out through semi-structured interviews with nine nursing technicians from three Basic Health Units in a city in the state of São Paulo. The theoretical approach of the Belief Model and the methodological framework of Thematic Analysis supported this study.
Results:
Three themes originated: Beliefs, Knowledge, and Actions of nursing technicians.
Final considerations:
Despite knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding as the most effective method for relieving pain in newborns and infants during vaccination, their restrictive beliefs overrode the evidence, leading them to act in ways that discourage or prevent the mother from breastfeed during vaccination. Formal training is recommended to align with current evidence-based practices.
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REVIEW12-08-2023
Educational technologies for accident prevention due to falls in childhood: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220807
Abstract
REVIEWEducational technologies for accident prevention due to falls in childhood: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20220807
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0807
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Objectives:
to map evidence on educational technology use for accident prevention due to falls in childhood.
Methods:
a scoping review, carried out in October and November 2022, in the MEDLINE, Web of Science, BDENF and CINAHL databases and LILACS bibliographic index. There was no delimitation of language or time. Data were extracted and analyzed descriptively by two independent researchers. The research protocol was registered in the Open Science Framework.
Results:
twenty-six studies were selected. Booklets, pamphlets and leaflets were the most used technologies, presenting health services as the most frequent environment to develop research on fall prevention. The technologies developed were important outcomes: increased knowledge of children, family members, caregivers, health and education professionals.
Conclusions:
educational technology use makes it possible to increase knowledge, adopt safe practices and reduce falls.
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REVIEW03-15-2024
Resources for health literacy among caregivers of prematurely born children: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230062
Abstract
REVIEWResources for health literacy among caregivers of prematurely born children: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e20230062
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0062
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Objectives:
to map the available evidence on resources used to promote health literacy among caregivers of prematurely born children during outpatient follow-up.
Methods:
the Joanna Briggs Institute’s scope review protocol was utilized. The search encompassed six databases, incorporating studies from 2012 to 2022.
Results:
the three included publications revealed that the resources employed are: mobile applications, phone calls, individual counseling, videos, educational pamphlets, and group discussions. Implementing an education protocol during the transition home enhances scientifically grounded health promotion rates.
Conclusions:
there is limited literature addressing the health literacy of these caregivers. The nursing team plays a crucial role in health education and in developing resources applicable to these families.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-13-2024
Social representations of oncologic surgery for patients with cancer
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230273
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ORIGINAL ARTICLESocial representations of oncologic surgery for patients with cancer
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230273
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0273
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Objectives:
to analyze the social representations of patients with cancer regarding oncologic surgery.
Methods:
a qualitative study based on Social Representation Theory was conducted with 126 participants between October 2021 and May 2022 in a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro. A characterization questionnaire, free evocations of the inducing term “surgery”, and semi-structured interviews with 60 participants were applied. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel® and IRaMuTeQ.
Results:
the central core of the representation is composed of fear, cure, hope, and removing the disease. The analysis of interviews resulted in six classes that highlight the social changes caused by treatment as well as the need for a support network to cope with the surgical process.
Final Considerations:
the representations reflect fear and hope towards the procedure and the desire to remove the disease, thus translating the cure through surgery.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE01-13-2024
Nurses’ perspectives on the use of telemonitoring in the management of people with diabetes and hypertension
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230481
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENurses’ perspectives on the use of telemonitoring in the management of people with diabetes and hypertension
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20230481
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0481
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Objectives:
to understand the perspective of nurses on the use of telemonitoring in the management of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension in primary care.
Methods:
this qualitative research involved sixteen nurses from eight municipalities in Paraná. Data were collected between November 2022 and January 2023 through inperson or remote interviews, which were audio-recorded and subjected to content analysis.
Results:
according to the nurses, telemonitoring enhances users’ knowledge about these conditions, communication and connection with the team, and productivity. However, the lack of electronic resources and equipment, high staff turnover, low user adherence, and the limited availability of professional time present significant challenges.
Final Considerations:
the effective implementation and operation of telemonitoring in the management of people with diabetes and hypertension involve both potential benefits and barriers. It is essential to have the availability of human and technological resources, managerial support, and the commitment of professionals and users.
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ERRATUM01-13-2024
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e2024n6e08
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e2024n6e08
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.20247706e08
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-29-2022
Palliative care production for health professionals in the context of home care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20210030
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPalliative care production for health professionals in the context of home care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20210030
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0030
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Objectives:
to analyze palliative care production developed by health professionals to home care patients.
Methods:
this is an exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, using the transpersonal care theoretical framework. Thirteen interviews were conducted with health professionals and 18 observations were conducted on different cases. Content analysis was performed using MAXQDA©.
Results:
actions performed: maintenance and follow-up measures to people eligible for palliative care, in acts of dialogue and “listening” to caregivers and users, conducting guidelines for the care and self-care process, performing technical procedures, delivery of materials, referrals and medical prescriptions to users.
Final Considerations:
it is perceived the need for advances in the implementation of government policies in Brazil that insert palliative care into the Health Care Network through educational, managerial and care actions that ensure human dignity, thus allowing the development of these and other palliative care interventions.
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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
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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
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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
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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
Abstract
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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