Resultados: 171

Evaluation of the quality of the teaching-learning process in undergraduate courses in Nursing

AbstractObjective: to identify aspects of improvement of the quality of the teaching-learning process through the analysis of tools that evaluated the acquisition of skills by undergraduate students of Nursing.Method: prospective longitudinal study conducted in a population of 60 secondyear Nursing stude...

Impaired gas exchange: accuracy of defining characteristics in children with acute respiratory infection

OBJECTIVE:

to analyze the accuracy of the defining characteristics of the Impaired gas exchange nursing diagnosis in children with acute respiratory infection.

METHOD:

open prospective cohort study conducted with 136 children monitored for a consecut...

The development of a risk score for unplanned removal of peripherally inserted central catheter in newborns

OBJECTIVE:

to develop a risk score for unplanned removal of peripherally inserted central catheter in newborns.

METHOD:

prospective cohort study conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit with newborn babies who underwent 524 catheter insertions. Th...

Impacto de la gestión de riesgos en la prevención de eventos adversos durante el traslado intrahospitalario de pacientes

Cienc. enferm; 21 (1), 2015
Durante su estadía, el paciente es sometido a muchos procedimientos que conllevan riesgos, incluyendo la actividad de traslado del paciente. La función del traslado cobra relevancia en cuanto a ocurrencia, si consideramos que se realiza a lo menos en 3 oportunidades durante su permanencia. En éstos, l...

Valor de predição do Sistema de Triagem de Manchester: avaliação dos desfechos clínicos de pacientes

Rev. bras. enferm; 68 (1), 2015
Objetivo: analisar o valor de predição do Sistema de Triagem de Manchester em relação à evolução clínica de pacientes. Métodos: estudo observacional prospectivo com 577 pacientes admitidos no Pronto Socorro e submetidos à classificação de risco. Foi utilizado o Therapeutic Intervention Scorin...

Nasal septum injury in preterm infants using nasal prongs

OBJECTIVE: to assess the incidence and risk factors associated with nasal septum injury in premature infants using reused and new nasal prongs. METHOD: the study was a cohort from an open therapeutic intervention. The sample included 70 infants with a gestational age inferior to 37 weeks, who used nasal ...

Neutropenia: occurrence and management in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy

OBJECTIVES: to identify the prevalence, and describe the management of, neutropenia throughout the chemotherapy treatment among women with breast cancer. METHODS: observational study, cycles of chemotherapy. 116 neutropenic events were recorded, and 63.3% of the patients presented neutropenia at some poi...

Predictive factors for renal failure and a control and treatment algorithm

OBJECTIVES: to evaluate the renal function of patients in an intensive care unit, to identify the predisposing factors for the development of renal failure, and to develop an algorithm to help in the control of the disease. METHOD: exploratory, descriptive, prospective study with a quantitative approach....

Ocorrência de lesões perioperatórias por posicionamento cirúrgico

Rev. cuba. enferm; 27 (1), 2011
Estudio transversal y prospectivo tuvo como objetivo identificar los factores de riesgo para la aparición de lesión perioperatoria de posicionamiento en pacientes sometidos a procedimientos quirúrgicos en la unidad de centro quirúrgico. La muestra estuvo constituida por 50 pacientes sometidos a cirug...

Índice de independencia de paciente con Accidente Vascular Encefálico

Rev. cuba. enferm; 26 (4), 2010
Las discapacidades o secuelas permanentes más frecuentes en los pacientes que presentan Accidentes Vasculares Encefálicos, son las hemiparesias, la incapacidad para caminar o la dependencia parcial en actividades de la vida diaria. La determinación por parte del equipo de salud de si existen secuelas ...