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RESEARCH
Social representations of sexuality for the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):662-667
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHSocial representations of sexuality for the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):662-667
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680413i
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Objective:
to know the social representations of sexuality for the elderly, based on the Social Representation Theory.
Method:
study performed in a Basic Family Health Unit in Maracanau-CE, Brazil, with 30 elderly adults. Data were collected from March through April of 2013, using the free word evocation technique. Data were organized and processed using the EVOC 2000.software
Results:
the subjects evoked 150 words associated with the evocator word "sexuality". Out of these, 43 were different. At the possible core of the representation of sexuality for the elderly, the following words were found: love, affection and respect. Sex, companionship, understanding and coexistence composed the intermediate elements of representation.
Conclusion:
the performed analyses pointed to love, respect and affection as central elements that structured and organized the social representation of sexuality in the elder years for the group studied.
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Abstract
RESEARCHSocial representations of sexuality for the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):662-667
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680413i
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Objective:
to know the social representations of sexuality for the elderly, based on the Social Representation Theory.
Method:
study performed in a Basic Family Health Unit in Maracanau-CE, Brazil, with 30 elderly adults. Data were collected from March through April of 2013, using the free word evocation technique. Data were organized and processed using the EVOC 2000.software
Results:
the subjects evoked 150 words associated with the evocator word "sexuality". Out of these, 43 were different. At the possible core of the representation of sexuality for the elderly, the following words were found: love, affection and respect. Sex, companionship, understanding and coexistence composed the intermediate elements of representation.
Conclusion:
the performed analyses pointed to love, respect and affection as central elements that structured and organized the social representation of sexuality in the elder years for the group studied.
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RESEARCH
Analysis of the decision-making process of nurse managers: a collective refl ection
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):668-675
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHAnalysis of the decision-making process of nurse managers: a collective refl ection
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):668-675
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680414i
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Objective:
to analyze the decision-making model adopted by nurses from the perspective of some decision-making process theories.
Method:
qualitative approach, based on action research. Semi-structured questionnaires and seminars were conducted from April to June 2012 in order to understand the nature of decisions and the decision-making process of nine nurses in position of managers at a public hospital in Southern Brazil. Data were subjected to content analysis.
Results:
data were classified in two categories: the current situation of decision-making, which showed a lack of systematization; the construction and collective decision-making, which emphasizes the need to develop a decision-making model.
Conclusion:
the decision-making model used by nurses is limited because it does not consider two important factors: the limits of human rationality, and the external and internal organizational environments that infl uence and determine right decisions.
Keywords:Decision Support PracticesNursingNursing Administration ResearchPractice ManagementProfessional CompetenceSee moreViews0Abstract
RESEARCHAnalysis of the decision-making process of nurse managers: a collective refl ection
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):668-675
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680414i
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Objective:
to analyze the decision-making model adopted by nurses from the perspective of some decision-making process theories.
Method:
qualitative approach, based on action research. Semi-structured questionnaires and seminars were conducted from April to June 2012 in order to understand the nature of decisions and the decision-making process of nine nurses in position of managers at a public hospital in Southern Brazil. Data were subjected to content analysis.
Results:
data were classified in two categories: the current situation of decision-making, which showed a lack of systematization; the construction and collective decision-making, which emphasizes the need to develop a decision-making model.
Conclusion:
the decision-making model used by nurses is limited because it does not consider two important factors: the limits of human rationality, and the external and internal organizational environments that infl uence and determine right decisions.
Keywords:Decision Support PracticesNursingNursing Administration ResearchPractice ManagementProfessional CompetenceSee more
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RESEARCH
Health status and mental health in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):676-682
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHHealth status and mental health in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):676-682
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680415i
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Objective:
to assess the association between perceived health status and the mental health of patients submitted to percutaneous coronary intervention after hospital discharge.
Method:
a quantitative and cross-sectional study involving 101 participants. The following instruments were used: a sociodemographic and clinical characterization instrument, the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Participants were divided into three groups: no anxiety and no depression (G1); anxiety or depression (G2); and both (G3). The ANOVA test was used for the intergroup comparison of means on the SF-36 domains.
Results:
There was an association between perceived health status and mental health. The participants in G1 presented higher scores in all SF-36 domains in comparison with participants in G2 and G3.
Conclusion:
Participants with no anxiety and depression presented better-perceived health status in comparison with those with anxiety or depression, or both.
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RESEARCHHealth status and mental health in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):676-682
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680415i
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Objective:
to assess the association between perceived health status and the mental health of patients submitted to percutaneous coronary intervention after hospital discharge.
Method:
a quantitative and cross-sectional study involving 101 participants. The following instruments were used: a sociodemographic and clinical characterization instrument, the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Participants were divided into three groups: no anxiety and no depression (G1); anxiety or depression (G2); and both (G3). The ANOVA test was used for the intergroup comparison of means on the SF-36 domains.
Results:
There was an association between perceived health status and mental health. The participants in G1 presented higher scores in all SF-36 domains in comparison with participants in G2 and G3.
Conclusion:
Participants with no anxiety and depression presented better-perceived health status in comparison with those with anxiety or depression, or both.
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RESEARCH
Direct cost of development and documentation of the nursing process
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):683-689
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHDirect cost of development and documentation of the nursing process
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):683-689
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680416i
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Objective:
identify the average direct cost (ADC) of the activities performed by nursing professionals in the nursing process development and documentation at the medical clinic of a teaching hospital.
Method:
1040 activities were observed and the ADC was calculated by multiplying the time spent by professionals by the unit cost of direct labor.
Results:
the ADC of patient admission was R$ 55.57 (SD=19.44); among the activities of patient follow-up, the assessment phase documentation had the most significant ADC (R$ 17.70 - SD=14.60); the ADC of descriptive records corresponded to R$ 1.21 (SD=1.21) and the ADC of the nursing team for shift change was R$ 54.23 (SD=28.95).
Conclusion:
the study promotes visibility of the work performed by nursing professionals in the development of the nursing process, providing financial data to ensure consistent arguments for proper resources to its feasibility.
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RESEARCHDirect cost of development and documentation of the nursing process
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):683-689
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680416i
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Objective:
identify the average direct cost (ADC) of the activities performed by nursing professionals in the nursing process development and documentation at the medical clinic of a teaching hospital.
Method:
1040 activities were observed and the ADC was calculated by multiplying the time spent by professionals by the unit cost of direct labor.
Results:
the ADC of patient admission was R$ 55.57 (SD=19.44); among the activities of patient follow-up, the assessment phase documentation had the most significant ADC (R$ 17.70 - SD=14.60); the ADC of descriptive records corresponded to R$ 1.21 (SD=1.21) and the ADC of the nursing team for shift change was R$ 54.23 (SD=28.95).
Conclusion:
the study promotes visibility of the work performed by nursing professionals in the development of the nursing process, providing financial data to ensure consistent arguments for proper resources to its feasibility.
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RESEARCH
Accuracy in inference of nursing diagnoses in heart failure patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):690-696
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHAccuracy in inference of nursing diagnoses in heart failure patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):690-696
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680417i
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Objective:
to determine the accuracy of nursing diagnoses of fatigue, intolerance to activity and decreased cardiac output in hospitalized HF patients.
Method:
descriptive study applied to nurses with experience in NANDA-I and/or HF nursing diagnoses. Evaluation and accuracy were determined by calculating effi cacy (E), false negative (FN), false positive (FP) and trend (T) measures. Nurses who showed acceptable inspection for two diagnoses were selected.
Results:
the nursing diagnosis of fatigue was the most commonly mistaken diagnosis identifi ed by the nursing evaluators.
Discussion:
the search for improving diagnostic accuracy reaffi rms the need for continuous and specifi c training to improve the diagnosis capability of nurses.
Conclusion:
the training allowed the exercise of clinical judgment and better accuracy of nurses.
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RESEARCHAccuracy in inference of nursing diagnoses in heart failure patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):690-696
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680417i
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Objective:
to determine the accuracy of nursing diagnoses of fatigue, intolerance to activity and decreased cardiac output in hospitalized HF patients.
Method:
descriptive study applied to nurses with experience in NANDA-I and/or HF nursing diagnoses. Evaluation and accuracy were determined by calculating effi cacy (E), false negative (FN), false positive (FP) and trend (T) measures. Nurses who showed acceptable inspection for two diagnoses were selected.
Results:
the nursing diagnosis of fatigue was the most commonly mistaken diagnosis identifi ed by the nursing evaluators.
Discussion:
the search for improving diagnostic accuracy reaffi rms the need for continuous and specifi c training to improve the diagnosis capability of nurses.
Conclusion:
the training allowed the exercise of clinical judgment and better accuracy of nurses.
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RESEARCH
Longevity according to life histories of the oldest-old
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):697-704
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHLongevity according to life histories of the oldest-old
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):697-704
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680418i
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Objective:
to interpret life histories of the oldest-old in a community, grounded on the perspective of the Active Aging and Life Course.
Method:
this is a qualitative research. Participants included twenty seniors 80 years and older, users of a Basic Health Unit. Life histories were collected and analyzed according to the proposition of the Autobiographical Narrative Interview.
Results:
during the analytic process, elements found in the elders' present and past arose, contributing to the development of a theoretical model: "Building longevity along the life course."
Conclusion:
longevity is rooted in the past, strongly infl uenced by the family culture and life course; assumptions of the Active Aging are more meaningful in the informants' present trajectory. The content of the narratives pointed to new possibilities of Gerontology Nursing intervention in Primary Care, aiming at health promotion and intervention, specially grounded on the respect to the oldest-elders' culture.
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RESEARCHLongevity according to life histories of the oldest-old
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(4):697-704
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680418i
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Objective:
to interpret life histories of the oldest-old in a community, grounded on the perspective of the Active Aging and Life Course.
Method:
this is a qualitative research. Participants included twenty seniors 80 years and older, users of a Basic Health Unit. Life histories were collected and analyzed according to the proposition of the Autobiographical Narrative Interview.
Results:
during the analytic process, elements found in the elders' present and past arose, contributing to the development of a theoretical model: "Building longevity along the life course."
Conclusion:
longevity is rooted in the past, strongly infl uenced by the family culture and life course; assumptions of the Active Aging are more meaningful in the informants' present trajectory. The content of the narratives pointed to new possibilities of Gerontology Nursing intervention in Primary Care, aiming at health promotion and intervention, specially grounded on the respect to the oldest-elders' culture.
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RESEARCH
Unemployment and psychological distress in nurses
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):775-782
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHUnemployment and psychological distress in nurses
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):775-782
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680502i
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Objective:
to assess psychological distress in nurses searching for their first job, especially symptoms of depression, and identify the factors that caused mental suffering, and how these nurses cope with the situation.
Method:
this was a qualitative study carried out with unemployed nurses who had graduated less than two years before the time of the study, and were residents of the town of Assis in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Data were gathered by means of semi-structured interviews, content analysis, and application of the Beck Depression Inventory psychometric scale.
Results:
of the 14 nurses that participated, three had scores on the psychometric scale indicative of depression. Participants reported psychological distress related to unemployment, poor university education, and surplus labor due to the large number of graduates and lack of jobs, as well as a culture of employment centered on professionals’ social networks. The unemployed nurses did not have effective ways of coping.
Conclusion:
unemployment promoted psychological distress among the new nurses, especially symptoms of depression, without effective means of coping.
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RESEARCHUnemployment and psychological distress in nurses
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):775-782
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680502i
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Objective:
to assess psychological distress in nurses searching for their first job, especially symptoms of depression, and identify the factors that caused mental suffering, and how these nurses cope with the situation.
Method:
this was a qualitative study carried out with unemployed nurses who had graduated less than two years before the time of the study, and were residents of the town of Assis in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Data were gathered by means of semi-structured interviews, content analysis, and application of the Beck Depression Inventory psychometric scale.
Results:
of the 14 nurses that participated, three had scores on the psychometric scale indicative of depression. Participants reported psychological distress related to unemployment, poor university education, and surplus labor due to the large number of graduates and lack of jobs, as well as a culture of employment centered on professionals’ social networks. The unemployed nurses did not have effective ways of coping.
Conclusion:
unemployment promoted psychological distress among the new nurses, especially symptoms of depression, without effective means of coping.
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Coping strategies of nursing students for dealing with university stress
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):783-790
01-01-2015
Abstract
RESEARCHCoping strategies of nursing students for dealing with university stress
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):783-790
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680503i
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Objective:
to identify the coping strategies used by nursing students in a university in southern Brazil, establishing the relationship between the sociodemographic and academic variables examined.
Method:
an exploratory, descriptive, quantitative study, carried out with 146 nursing students, through application of the Coping Strategies Inventory. For the data analysis, descriptive statistics, analysis of variance and regression analysis were used.
Results:
it was found that the coping strategy most used by nursing students is escape. A connection was also detected between the academic dissatisfaction variable and the use of negative coping strategies.
Conclusion:
it was noted that students satisfi ed with the course used positive coping strategies targeting the problem, whereas dissatisfi ed students used negative strategies focusing on the emotion.
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RESEARCHCoping strategies of nursing students for dealing with university stress
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2015;68(5):783-790
01-01-2015DOI 10.1590/0034-7167.2015680503i
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Objective:
to identify the coping strategies used by nursing students in a university in southern Brazil, establishing the relationship between the sociodemographic and academic variables examined.
Method:
an exploratory, descriptive, quantitative study, carried out with 146 nursing students, through application of the Coping Strategies Inventory. For the data analysis, descriptive statistics, analysis of variance and regression analysis were used.
Results:
it was found that the coping strategy most used by nursing students is escape. A connection was also detected between the academic dissatisfaction variable and the use of negative coping strategies.
Conclusion:
it was noted that students satisfi ed with the course used positive coping strategies targeting the problem, whereas dissatisfi ed students used negative strategies focusing on the emotion.
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