Abstract OBJECTIVE To describe the application of positive deviance as a strategy to prevent and control bloodstream infections. METHOD An intervention study with nursing and medical team members working in an intensive care unit in a university hospital, between June and December 2014. The four steps ...
Abstract OBJECTIVE To assess the direct cost of dressings in pressure ulcer treatment. METHOD This was a descriptive observational study conducted at an intensive care unit in the Northeast region of Brazil, between November and December 2015. Data were gathered using the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Heali...
Abstract OBJECTIVE To describe how pain is assessed (characteristic, location, and intensity) and managed in clinical practice in patients undergoing endovascular procedures in the catheterization laboratory setting. METHOD Cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection. RESULTS Overall, 345...
Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyze nurses' knowledge and practices regarding pain management of newborns admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units. METHOD A descriptive and cross-sectional study. Data were collected from 51 nurses based on an adapted questionnaire aimed at evaluating knowledge and practices...
Abstract OBJECTIVE Identifying the main nursing diagnoses and interventions in children submitted to cochlear implant in the immediate postoperative period. METHOD A cross-sectional study conducted between February and April 2016, considering nursing history (anamnesis and physical examination) and nur...
Abstract OBJECTIVE Estimating the incidence rate of pressure ulcers and verifying factors associated with this occurrence in a cohort of hospitalized patients. METHOD This is a cohort study in which the considered outcome was the time until pressure ulcer occurrence. Estimated effect of the variables o...
ResumenIntroducción. La demencia tipo Alzheimer es un trastorno neurológico progresivo y degenerativo que afecta principalmente el pensamiento, la memoria y el comportamiento; su evolución es lenta y los daños que produce, severos. Actualmente la enfermedad no tiene cura: el tratamiento consiste en a...
ResumenIntroducción: Es reconocido que el trabajo genera efectos positivos en las personas como seguridad económica, bienestar y satisfacción, aspectos que ofrecen beneficios en todo ámbito, inclusive en la salud. A pesar de lo anterior, el mundo laboral en la actualidad exige tomar decisiones, pensa...
ResumenIntroducción. Se describe el acompañamiento a la persona adolescente en etapa intermedia a través de un programa de enfermería pediátrica en una institución de enseñanza media durante el año 2014, cuyo objetivo general fue articular la necesidad de conocimiento sobre sexualidad segura y pr...
ResumenIntroducción. La presente investigación representa la importancia del desempeño del profesional en enfermería ginecológica, obstétrica y perinatal en la educación sobre infecciones de transmisión sexual para la persona adolescente en los centros educativos de Costa Rica, la cual evidencia ...