Resultados: 7

Evaluation of Indicators of a Vascular Access Device Program led by Nursing Professionals in a High-complexity University Hospital in Colombia

Invest. educ. enferm; 40 (1), 2022
Objective. This work sought to evaluate result indicators of the specialized vascular access program led by nursing during the period between 01 January 2018 and 31 December 2019 at Fundación Cardioinfantil -Instituto de Cardiología (Colombia). Methods. This was a retrospective descriptive study based...

Characteristics, treatment, and nursing care of patients infected by Sars-CoV-2 hospitalized in intensive care units: multicenter study of colombian hospitals

Invest. educ. enferm; 40 (1), 2022
Objective. To describe the clinical characteristics, treatment, evolution, and nursing care of adult patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome who were positive for SARS-CoV-2 and hospitalized in intensive care units (ICUs) during the first peak of the pandemic in Colombia, 2020. Methods....

Assessment of delirium in children admitted into the Intensive Care Unit: psCAM-ICU Tool

Av. enferm; 38 (2), 2020
Abstract Background: Delirium has been identified as a risk factor for the mortality of critically ill patients, generating great social and economic impacts, since patients require more days of mechanical ventilation and a prolonged hospital stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), thus increasing medica...

Health Status of the Elderly in Life Centers

Aquichan; 19 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the sociodemographic and health characteristics of the elderly in the Life Center programs in four municipalities of the department of Meta, Colombia. Materials and Methods: Descriptive study with quantitative variables, non-probabilistic design with selection of units...

Gender Inequalities in the Health Setting: The Case of Medicine

Aquichan; 19 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To understand relationships of power according to gender experienced in scenarios of professional performance by Colombian female physicians. Materials and Methods: Qualitative study with phenomenological approach, from in-depth interviews to 33 female physicians, ranging in age b...

Reproductive calendar of the Zenú and Embera indigenous peoples of the Eyabida and Chamibida subgroups from Antioquia (Colombia)

Invest. educ. enferm; 33 (3), 2015
Objective.This work sought to compare the reproductive calendar of the Zenú and Embera ethnicities of the Eyabida and Chamibida subgroups in Antioquia, Colombia from 2011 to 2013. Methodology. This was a sociodemographic study of purposive sampling through the reproductive history technique, conducted w...

ICT as a Social Support Mechanism for Family Caregivers of People with Chronic Illness: a Case Study

Aquichan; 13 (1), 2013
Introduction: Social support encouraged by nurses and as a strategy for family caregivers (FCs) is a phenomenon that, although old, is currently challenged to promote care through online social networks. Objective: To describe and analyze the use of information and communication technology (ICT) as a soc...