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RESEARCH
Health advocacy by nurses in the Family Health Strategy: barriers and facilitators
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):57-64
01-01-2018
Abstract
RESEARCHHealth advocacy by nurses in the Family Health Strategy: barriers and facilitators
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):57-64
01-01-2018DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0119
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Objective:
Identify the barriers and facilitators of health advocacy to users delivered by nurses from the Family Health Strategy.
Method:
Qualitative study carried out with nurses from the Family Health Strategy of a city in the south of Brazil. Study participants were 15 nurses, who were interviewed. The content of the interviews was recorded, transcribed and analyzed in the light of the discursive text analysis.
Results:
Two categories emerged, one about the lack of organization at the workplace, bureaucracy and limitations to professional work in health environments, and another about the facilitating aspects to exercise advocacy both individually and collectively.
Conclusion:
When nurses, provided with technical, scientific and relational knowledge, are empowered to make decisions, they are not only supported by other professionals at work but also develop actions of health advocacy to users, thus qualifying the care delivered.
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RESEARCH
Realities and perspectives of adolescent mothers in their first pregnancy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):65-72
01-01-2018
Abstract
RESEARCHRealities and perspectives of adolescent mothers in their first pregnancy
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):65-72
01-01-2018DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0444
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Objective:
to understand the trajectory of adolescents regarding the first pregnancy, contemplating realities and perspectives.
Method:
qualitative study, based on the Schütz theoretical framework, with 30 adolescents assisted in an outpatient clinic for adolescents in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. From the narrative interviews carried out in the first semester of 2013, in the return for the first consultation of the puerperium, the communicative processes were identified, the central ideas and units of meanings expressed in the themes were abstracted: I was dating and became pregnant; realities and perspectives.
Results:
adolescents justified pregnancy through sexual drive and insufficient prevention; they narrated the fear faced, difficulties in motherhood and continuity of studies. The realities coexisted with the prospects of family members and partners helping to educate the child to achieve a different future from what they themselves experienced.
Final considerations:
adolescents experienced motherhood with ambivalent conflicts because they were young mothers, but they wanted to raise and educate their children, even those with minimal living conditions.
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RESEARCH
Cognitive changes in nurses working in intensive care units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):73-79
01-01-2018
Abstract
RESEARCHCognitive changes in nurses working in intensive care units
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):73-79
01-01-2018DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0513
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Objective:
To measure the levels of stress, anxiety, and depression of nurses working in ICUs, relating them to levels of attention before and after 24 hours.
Method:
An observational, quantitative, analytical study with 18 nurses undergoing an inventory of stress, anxiety, and depression, as well as assessment of attention levels and psychomotor functioning.
Results:
Sixty-one percent showed positive for stress. Depression was observed in 33%; and anxiety in 99.9%. A strong correlation between stress and depression (ρ = 0.564 with p <0.05) and anxiety (ρ = 1 with p <0.05) was observed. There was a weak correlation between stress and task execution time in M2 (ρ = 0.055) for TMT A, a fact that did not occur in M0 (ρ = -0.249).
Conclusion:
The study shows that the workload of the nurses working in 24-hour shifts in the ICU is correlated with high levels of stress, decreases in the attention process, and psychomotor decline.
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RESEARCH
Validation of nursing diagnoses, interventions and outcomes in a pediatric clinic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):80-88
01-01-2018
Abstract
RESEARCHValidation of nursing diagnoses, interventions and outcomes in a pediatric clinic
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):80-88
01-01-2018DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0647
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Objectives:
To elaborate operational definitions for the Nomenclature nursing diagnoses, interventionsand outcomes of the Pediatric Clinic at a University Hospital and carry out a validation of the content and clinical aspects of this Nomenclature.
Method:
Methodological research, developed in two stages: documentary study, for the validation of content of the operational definitions of nursing diagnoses; and secondly applied research, via clinical cases, performed with children from 0 to 5 years.
Results:
The 126 diagnoses were submitted to consensus validation and 55.6% were validated. Six clinical case studies were carried out, using the phases of the nursing process, based on the theory of Basic Human Needs, identifying 24.3% of the validated diagnoses and 54.5% of the nursing interventions listed in the Nomenclature.
Conclusion:
The study showed the effectiveness of using the Nomenclature in the Pediatric Clinic, in order to optimize the care andquality of health services.
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RESEARCH
Training of adolescent multipliers from the perspective of health promotion core competencies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):89-96
01-01-2018
Abstract
RESEARCHTraining of adolescent multipliers from the perspective of health promotion core competencies
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):89-96
01-01-2018DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0532
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Objective:
Recognize the domains of health promotion core competencies in the training process of adolescents carried out by nursing students.
Method:
Qualitative and descriptive study, which used the theoretical methodological contribution Developing Competencies and Professional Standards for Health Promotion Capacity Building in Europe (CompHP), carried out with 14 nursing students.
Results:
There were four domains: Enable Change; Mediate through Partnership; Communication; and Leadership. These domains came from the interest and commitment of adolescents in intersectoral partnership, the use of communication techniques, and the role of facilitator to catalyze learning and empowerment.
Conclusion:
There were some domains of core competency in the training of adolescents, suggesting that nursing students act as health promoters. Challenges for Nursing are the implementation of a theoretical contribution of CompHP in undergraduate and ongoing training to carry out health promotion action.
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RESEARCH
Signs and symptoms in Gaucher Disease: priority nursing diagnoses
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):104-110
01-01-2018
Abstract
RESEARCHSigns and symptoms in Gaucher Disease: priority nursing diagnoses
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):104-110
01-01-2018DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0434
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Objective:
Identify the signs and symptoms of patients with Gaucher Disease, inferring possible priority nursing diagnoses.
Method:
Cross-sectional study, developed in a specialized laboratory, between 2013 and 2015. The sample (n = 91) comprised the records of patients with genetic diagnosis for Gaucher Disease. The study respected research norms.
Results:
Prevalence of female sex (57.1%), age at diagnosis between 0 and 10 years, and origin from the Southeast Region of Brazil were prevalent. Hematologic changes, bone pain, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and fatigue were the most recurrent signs and symptoms. The inferred diagnoses for the studied population were: Risk for bleeding; Fatigue; Chronic pain and Acute pain; Impaired physical mobility; Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements; and Risk for Developmental Delay.
Conclusion:
The establishment of Priority Nursing Diagnoses based on signs and symptoms makes it possible to achieve expected outcomes for each individual in the care context.
Keywords:Cerebrosid Liposidosis SyndromeGaucher DiseaseNursing DiagnosisNursing ProcessSigns and SymptomsSee more -
RESEARCH
Analysis of incidents notified in a general hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):111-119
01-01-2018
Abstract
RESEARCHAnalysis of incidents notified in a general hospital
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71(1):111-119
01-01-2018DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0574
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Objective:
To evaluate the incidents spontaneously notified in a general hospital in Minas Gerais.
Method:
Retrospective, descriptive, quantitative study performed at a general hospital in Montes Claros - Minas Gerais State. The sample comprised 1,316 incidents reported from 2011 to 2014. The data were submitted to descriptive statistical analysis using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 18.0.
Results:
The prevalence of incidents was 33.8 per 1,000 hospitalizations, with an increase during the investigation period and higher frequency in hospitalization units, emergency room and surgical center. These occurred mostly with adult clients and relative to the medication supply chain. The main causes were noncompliance with routines/protocols, necessitating changes in routines and training.
Conclusion:
There was a considerable prevalence of incidents and increase in notifications during the period investigated, which requires the attention of managers and hospital staff. Nevertheless, we observed development of the patient safety culture.
Keywords:NursingPatient SafetyQuality Assurance in Health CareQuality of Health CareSafety ManagementSee more