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EDITORIAL
Fundamentals and practice of care in Gerontological Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):671-672
01-01-2017
Abstract
EDITORIALFundamentals and practice of care in Gerontological Nursing
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):671-672
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2017700401
Views0Intense social, economic, political, cultural, environmental, epidemiological, and demographical transformations, coupled with accelerated technological innovation, have significantly affected life in society, requiring people to reflect about the conceptions of human nature itself. This context of transformation has incentivized individuals to value technological advances and the construction of more autonomous, global, and unstable human relationships, outlining […]See more -
EDITORIAL
Fundamentos e práticas do cuidar em Enfermagem Gerontológica
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):671-672
01-01-2017
Abstract
EDITORIALFundamentos e práticas do cuidar em Enfermagem Gerontológica
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(4):671-672
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2017700401
Views0As intensas transformações sociais, econômicas, políticas, culturais, ambientais, epidemiológicas e demográficas, em conjunto com as aceleradas inovações tecnológicas, têm afetado significativamente a vida em sociedade, exigindo que as pessoas reflitam sobre as próprias concepções da natureza humana. Esse contexto de transformações tem estimulado os indivíduos a valorizar os avanços tecnológicos e a construção de relações […]See more -
The importance of empathy in health and nursing care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):669-670
01-01-2017
Abstract
The importance of empathy in health and nursing care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):669-670
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0032
Views0“In her book “Cultivating Empathy”(), Kathleen Stephany, psychologist and professor at the College of Health Sciences at Douglas College, writes about empathy, which she considers to be the basis of effective communication and one of the most important skills to be developed by human beings. Empathy is the ability to put oneself in the place […]See more -
REFLECTION
Clinical reasoning in nursing: teaching strategies and assessment tools
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):662-668
01-01-2017
Abstract
REFLECTIONClinical reasoning in nursing: teaching strategies and assessment tools
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):662-668
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0509
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Objective:
To present the concept and development of teaching strategies and the assessment tools regarding clinical reasoning for accurate practice.
Method:
This is a theoretical reflection based on scientific studies.
Results:
Comprehension of the essential concepts of the thought process and its articulation with the different teaching strategies and the assessment tools which has allowed presenting ways to improve the process of diagnostic or therapeutic clinical reasoning.
Conclusion:
The use of new strategies and assessment tools should be encouraged in order to contribute to the development of skills that lead to safe and effective decision making.
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REFLECTION
Continuing education in health from the perspective of Augustine of Hippo
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):656-661
01-01-2017
Abstract
REFLECTIONContinuing education in health from the perspective of Augustine of Hippo
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):656-661
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0484
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Objective:
To reflect about continuing education from the perspective of Augustine of Hippo and his theories based on the construction of knowledge and the learning process.
Method:
This is a theoretical reflection study whose aim is to propose dimensions of analysis, emphasizing the history and challenges of continuing education. Such dimensions analyze the production of knowledge in Augustinian pedagogy, its historical aspects and its close relationship with lifelong education in health professions.
Results:
The results show the difficulty of continuing education to reach adequate importance in health services, and that of academia in appropriating the thoughts of renowned philosophers such as Augustine. This is a result of ignorance about the convergence of these principles and their relevance.
Final considerations:
Continuing education and Augustinian pedagogy walk hand in hand in terms of care, meeting the needs that originate from practice and that are reflected in it, challenging isolated knowledge and putting different areas of knowledge to work together.
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REVIEW
Influence of hormonal contraceptives and the occurrence of stroke: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):647-655
01-01-2017
Abstract
REVIEWInfluence of hormonal contraceptives and the occurrence of stroke: integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):647-655
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0056
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Objective:
To identify scientific evidence regarding the influence of hormonal contraceptive use and the occurrence of stroke.
Method:
Integrative review of the literature, through database search using the descriptors “contraceptive agents“, “contraceptive devices“, “contraceptives, Oral” and “Stroke”. Original studies in Portuguese, Spanish and English, published in full and available online were included. Studies that did not answer our guiding questions and duplicated studies were excluded.
Results:
Women using combined oral contraceptives have higher risk of stroke, even with a lower hormonal dosage and different types of progestogen, regardless of the duration of use. The use of contraceptives associated with smoking, hypertension, migraine, hypercholesterolemia, obesity and sedentary lifestyle increases the chance of stroke. Contraceptive patch and vaginal ring are associated to increased risk.
Conclusion:
Use of combined hormonal contraceptives, except for the injectable and the transdermal ones, increases the chance of occurrence of the event. Progestogen-only contraceptives were considered safe.
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RESEARCH
Health Conditions and Memory Performance: a study with older adult women
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):640-646
01-01-2017
Abstract
RESEARCHHealth Conditions and Memory Performance: a study with older adult women
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):640-646
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0529
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Objective:
to verify the correlation between health condition and memory performance of older adult women in the community.
Method:
Analytical cross-sectional study developed with 28 older adult women living in Cuiabá-MT. They answered the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and a shortened Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) to screen for dementia and depression symptoms. Memory skills were assessed through Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT).
Results:
The mean age was 66.36 years and 75% of the participants had educational level higher than 7 years. The MMSE mean score was 28.45. The correlations found were: educational level and immediate memory (r = 0.49; p = 0.008); delayed recall and immediate memory (r = 0.71; p < 0.001); memory recognition and immediate memory (r = 0.43; p = 0.021) and recognition memory with delayed recall (r = 0.47; p = 0.012).
Conclusion:
High scores in the MMSE and a satisfactory health perception among the participants were evident. There was no correlation between memory performance and health perception.
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RESEARCH
Comprehension of the education handout and health literacy of pacemaker users
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):633-639
01-01-2017
Abstract
RESEARCHComprehension of the education handout and health literacy of pacemaker users
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2017;70(3):633-639
01-01-2017DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0336
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Objective:
To verify the comprehension of the education handout and the level of Functional Health Literacy of individuals with cardiac pacemaker (PM) and whether there is correlation between the comprehension and Functional Health Literacy (FHL).
Method:
Cross-sectional study with 63 individuals with PM who answered to comprehension tests of the handout, literacy assessment (SAHLPA-50) and cognition (MMSE). Measurements of dispersion, Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression were calculated.
Results:
Most women, study time ≤ 9 years, 66.21 (average age) presented no cognitive changes. An adequate literacy level was evidenced in 50.8% individuals with PM and satisfactory comprehension of the handout. No correlation was identified between FHL, handout comprehension, age, years of study and cognition.
Conclusion:
The handout comprehension assessed by individuals with appropriate FHL indicated that it can be a printed material suitable for use, aiming to improve care process and knowledge of individuals with PM.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Validity of the TBApp mobile application for self-care management for people with tuberculosis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(2):e20230195
06-14-2024
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEValidity of the TBApp mobile application for self-care management for people with tuberculosis
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(2):e20230195
06-14-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0195
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Objectives:
to describe the validity process of the TBApp mobile application for self-care management for people with tuberculosis linked to Primary Health Care.
Methods:
methodological research developed with ten expert judges, carried out virtually. The application was assessed in relation to content and technology quality in seven domains (objectivity; structure and appearance; relevance; functionality; reliability; usability; and efficiency), using an instrument with a Likert scale.
Results:
TBApp was considered valid, relevant, functional, reliable and effective by expert judges. The objectives, structure and presentation and relevance domains presented an overall Content Validity Index of 0.93, and the functionality, reliability, usability and efficiency domains presented characteristics and sub-characteristics values greater than 0.80.
Conclusions:
TBApp is a creative and innovative tool that can be used by people with TB and disseminated in the scientific community.
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Evolution of nursing teaching in the use of education technology: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200422
05-21-2021
Abstract
Evolution of nursing teaching in the use of education technology: a scoping review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200422
05-21-2021DOI 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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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Self-care of elderly people with diabetes mellitus and the nurse-patient interpersonal relationship
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20201257
10-01-2022
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLESelf-care of elderly people with diabetes mellitus and the nurse-patient interpersonal relationship
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(1):e20201257
10-01-2022DOI 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 ARTICLE
Adaptation and validation of an adult patient classification instrument with emphasis on the family dimension
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76(2):e20220530
03-27-2023
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
03-27-2023DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0530
Views1ABSTRACT
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 ARTICLE
Guide for Systematization of Care and Nursing Process: educational technology for professional practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20210975
04-14-2023
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEGuide for Systematization of Care and Nursing Process: educational technology for professional practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2023;76:e20210975
04-14-2023DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0975
Views1ABSTRACT
Objective:
to elaborate and validate the content of a digital guide educational technology on Systematization of Nursing Care and Nursing Process.
Methods:
applied research of technological development, developed between 2020 and 2021, in three steps. First, a scoping review was carried out to elaborate the content. In the second step, the content was validated with 46 nurse judges selected for convenience. The minimum criterion of agreement among judges was 80%. The third step consisted of content organization and layout.
Results:
the guide content was elaborated from the Federal Nursing Council legislation, scientific articles and textbooks. Content was considered appropriate, relevant and organized by judges.
Final considerations:
the digital guide is an alternative that can contribute to the NP execution and implementation, supporting the planning and implementation of actions for quality of care.
Keywords:Educational TechnologyNursing ProcessNursing RecordsProfessional PracticeStandardized Nursing TerminologySee more -
ERRATUM
ERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e2024n1e01
01-15-2024
Abstract
ERRATUMERRATUM
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(1):e2024n1e01
01-15-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.20247701e01
Views1In the article “The ethics of nursing care for transgender people”, with DOI number: , published in Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2023;76(Suppl 3):e20220797, in authorship:Where it read:[…]See more -
REVIEW
Telenursing contributions in Primary Health Care in the COVID-19 pandemic context: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20240093
11-22-2024
Abstract
REVIEWTelenursing contributions in Primary Health Care in the COVID-19 pandemic context: an integrative review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(5):e20240093
11-22-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0093
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Objective:
to identify telenursing contributions in Primary Health Care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
an integrative literature review, conducted between January and August 2022 in the PubMed, CINAHL, LILACS, BDENF, Scopus, WoS, EMBASE and SciELO databases. A total of 493 studies was found, 62 were read in full, and of these, 16 were selected. For analysis, a dynamic reading of the studies and synthesis of the main results were carried out.
Results:
the main results highlighted telenursing practice as a challenge for professionals and the population. Among the contributions and positive points and aspects that require improvement, practice showed promise when considered in a post-pandemic scenario.
Final considerations:
through telenursing, the population’s access to Primary Health Care was guaranteed in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a critical look at current technological advances in healthcare is necessary.
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REVIEW
Recommendations for guidelines for promoting mental health in the workplace: an umbrella review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240086
12-16-2024
Abstract
REVIEWRecommendations for guidelines for promoting mental health in the workplace: an umbrella review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2024;77(6):e20240086
12-16-2024DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0086
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Objectives:
to summarize the recommendations of guidelines for promoting mental health in the workplace.
Methods:
an umbrella review, according to Joanna Briggs Institute and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses methodological assumptions. Data collection was carried out in January 2021 and updated in July 2023 in the American Psychological Association, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, National Library of Medicine, and Scopus databases. Systematic reviews that assessed guidelines with recommendations for mental health care for workers were included. PROSPERO registration CRD42023461845.
Results:
four systematic reviews published between 2015 and 2018 were identified. The abstracts highlighted actions that facilitate and inhibit the recommendations as well as three categories of intervention: primary prevention – worker protection; secondary prevention – promoting workers’ mental health; and tertiary prevention – supporting, monitoring and rehabilitating workers upon returning to work.
Conclusions:
the interventions are based on prevention, promotion and early recognition, support and rehabilitation of mental health problems.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Burnout assessment in nurses from a general emergency service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1457-1463
10-21-2019
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEBurnout assessment in nurses from a general emergency service
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(6):1457-1463
10-21-2019DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0870
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Objective:
To assess the level of Burnout among nurses in a general emergency department.
Method:
Quantitative, descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study. 32 nurses from a general adult emergency department answered a questionnaire to evaluate Burnout. (Copenhagen Burnout Inventory).
Result:
It was verified that 59.4% of the nurses presented total Burnout. Work-related burnout was the subscale with the highest average score. It was found that the lower the age and the longer the time working in the institution, the higher the level of Burnout. Longer professional experience was related to lower levels of Burnout. There were also higher scores of Burnout among participants who thought about changing their profession, their institution or their service.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of Burnout is high. Professional Burnout was the most critical subscale. Age and the current work are the subscales that most influence perceived Burnout
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REFLECTION
The nurse’s work in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200594
03-05-2021
Abstract
REFLECTIONThe nurse’s work in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20200594
03-05-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0594
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Objective:
Reflect on the work experienced by the nurse in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic in a public hospital of the State of Rio Grande do Norte.
Methods:
Reflective essay based in the professional experience in a public reference hospital for the care of patients affected by COVID-19 in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Results were organized in two empirical categories, which emphasize potentialities and barriers in the nurse’s work in the face of the COVID-19, presented by means of Ishikawa diagram.
Results:
Two categories emerged from the experiences: Nursing leadership in organizing health services to face COVID-19; and the performance of nursing care management in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Final considerations:
It is necessary to value the nurse’s work in all its attributes, as well as strengthen the interdisciplinary work processes, which collaborate to overcome the crisis caused by the pandemic.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Nursing appeals on social media in times of coronavirus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200225
07-10-2020
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLENursing appeals on social media in times of coronavirus
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200225
07-10-2020DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0225
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Objective:
to know and analyze the nursing appeals on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method:
it is a documentary, qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory research with data collected in publications in two social media. Two hundred ninety-five publications of nursing professionals published on Twitter and Instagram between March 11 and 20, 2020 were submitted to content analysis using ATLAS.ti resources.
Results:
four thematic categories emerged: #stayathome, #whereismyPPE, #nowweareheroes, #nothingnewinthefrontline, according to frequency of communications. The appeals show a relationship with the social relevance of nursing professional work and with the conditions required for its exercise.
Final considerations:
old and new challenges of the profession were placed on the agenda in social media, especially related to the workforce and instruments of labor. These speeches can serve as a foundation for policies to improve working conditions and promote appreciation of the profession.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Stress of nursing professionals working in pre-hospital care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180660
06-09-2020
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEStress of nursing professionals working in pre-hospital care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73(2):e20180660
06-09-2020DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0660
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Objectives:
To analyze the factors related to the occupational stress of a Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) nursing team.
Methods:
This is a descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, performed with nursing professionals from Samu service of a city of Pernambuco. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the Lipp’s Stress Symptom Inventory were used.
Results:
The participants presenting stress (24.6%) were classified in the phases: resistance (19.7%), exhaustion (4.4%) and near exhaustion (0.5%). It was also observed an association of stress level with the following factors: gender, sleep quality, professional autonomy restriction, emotional exhaustion with work performed and work in inadequate or unhealthy physical facilities.
Conclusions:
Although showing low occurrence of stress, this study pointed out the profile that presents the highest risk of developing occupational stress, through the factors significantly associated with stress in the studied population.
Keywords:Burnout ProfessionalEmergenciesNurse Practitioners: Emergency Medical ServicesOccupational StressSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Mobile application for the teaching of the International Classification for Nursing Practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(4):1020-1027
08-19-2019
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMobile application for the teaching of the International Classification for Nursing Practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(4):1020-1027
08-19-2019DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0751
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Objective:
Developing a mobile application for the teaching of the International Classification for Nursing Practice.
Methods:
Methodological applied research for technological production, performed in three phases of the contextualized instructional design model: analysis, design and development.
Results:
The application has an initial screen, which provides information about the team and its purpose. Then, four moblets are listed, including presentation, user’s guide consisting of five modules, educational games and five clinical cases. The references on which the application was based are also presented.
Final considerations:
It was possible to develop an application with the potential to promote the knowledge of nursing students and professionals about this classification system.
Keywords:Educational TechnologyNursingNursing InformaticsNursing ProcessStandardized Nursing TerminologySee more -
REFLECTION
Children’s (in)visibility in social vulnerability and the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200302
06-29-2020
Abstract
REFLECTIONChildren’s (in)visibility in social vulnerability and the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2020;73:e20200302
06-29-2020DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0302
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Objective:
To examine the impact of the infection by the novel coronavirus on Brazilian children in situation of social vulnerability based on the Millennium Sustainable Development Goals.
Method:
Reflective study based on discursive formulation in three aspects: principles of the objectives and goals for the millennium sustainable development; impact of the pandemic on the health of children and their families living in social vulnerability; and the role of pediatric nursing in the care provided – limits and challenges.
Results:
In January 2020, the news of COVID 19 is released as a pandemic. In Brazil, children and families are still without access to basic rights, thereby increasing their risks of social vulnerability because of the quarantine. The nursing field has an important role in monitoring children and their families, offering guidance in search for solutions and preventing contamination.
Conclusion:
There are still challenges to be overcome by the children and their families in situations of vulnerability against COVID-19.
Keywords:ChildrenCoronavirus InfectionsPediatric NursingSustainable DevelopmentVulnerable PopulationSee more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Effects of floral therapy on labor and birth: a randomized clinical trial
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20210079
08-18-2021
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEEffects of floral therapy on labor and birth: a randomized clinical trial
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20210079
08-18-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0079
Views0INTRODUCTIONThe Policy of Comprehensive Attention to Women’s Health focuses on improving obstetric care. One of the points observed in the Program of Comprehensive Attention to Women’s Health is the monitoring of pacts to reduce the rate of cesarean sections in hospitals of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS – Sistema Único de Saúde), rescuing the […]See more -
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Health literacy of adults with and without arterial hypertension
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):646-653
06-27-2019
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEHealth literacy of adults with and without arterial hypertension
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72(3):646-653
06-27-2019DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0366
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Objective:
Assess the level of health literacy of adults, with and without hypertension, treated in three basic health units (UBS) in Picos, Piauí.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study conducted with 357 adults. Data were collected using a questionnaire with sociodemographic variables, and literacy was assessed by the Test of Functional Literacy in Adults. Descriptive analysis was performed followed by the association between literacy and exposure variables with Pearson’s chi-squared (X2) test and Mann-Whitney U test.
Results:
Inadequate or marginal health literacy was found in three units investigated (71.5%; 77.8% and 85.2%);. Age and the years of schooling were factors associated with inadequate literacy in adults with hypertension (p<0.0001).
Conclusion:
Inadequate literacy was found in more than 70% of the hypertensive patients investigated. This finding reinforces the need to improve the self-care skills of hypertensive patients, especially the older ones and those with few years of schooling.
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