Resultados: 574

Cancellation of elective surgeries in a Brazilian public hospital: reasons and estimated reduction

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize cancellations of elective surgeries according to clinical and non-clinical reasons, as well as to verify seasonal influence and determine the estimated reduction of the index. Method: Quantitative, descriptive and retrospective study with secondary data extracted fro...

The experience of rural families in the face of cancer

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the meanings of cancer within the experience of rural families and how such meanings influence family dynamics. Method: Qualitative study guided by Symbolic Interactionism as a theoretical framework and Grounded Theory as a methodological framework. Six rural families ...

Moral suffering among nurse educators of technical courses in nursing

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to understand situations of moral suffering experienced at work by nurse educators of technical courses in nursing. Method: a qualitative study with discursive textual analysis by means of semi-structured interviews with ten nurse educators at two professional educational institutio...

Knowledge of the nursing team on pressure ulcer prevention

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: describe and analyze the nursing team's knowledge about classification, evaluation and measures to prevent pressure ulcers (PU) in patients hospitalized in the ICU of a teaching hospital in the city of Manaus. Method: a descriptive and exploratory study was conducted after approval ...

Impact of home visits on the functional capacity of patients with venous ulcers

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to compare the impact of home visits, before and after instructions, on the functional capacity of adult and elderly patients with venous ulcers, by means of the KATZ-EIAVD Scale. Method: experimental, clinical, randomized, non-blind and controlled study, developed with 32 patients ...

Opioid analgesic administration in patients with suspected drug use

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the prevalence of patients suspected of drug use according to the nursing professionals' judgement, and compare the behavior of these professionals in opioid administration when there is or there is no suspicion that patient is a drug user. Method: A cross-sectional stud...

Validation of an instrument regarding nursing intervention in patients in vasoactive therapy

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to validate the content of a Standard Operational Procedure, regarding nursing interventions in emergency patients treated with vasoactive drugs. Method: methodological study, carried out from December 2015 to January 2016. Content validity was determined by 16 experts (13 nurses, 2...

Use of the Diffusion of Innovation Model in venous ulcers by specialized professionals

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the influence of the evidence and of the opinion of peers on the decisions of specialists regarding the agreement with recommendations for prevention and treatment of venous ulcer. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study with two interventions: provision of studies wi...

Nursing appointment and cardiometabolic control of diabetics: a randomized clinical trial

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the effect of nursing appointment on cardiometabolic profile of people with Diabetes Mellitus type 2. Method: randomized controlled trial, developed with 134 individuals chosen for two groups: intervention and control. The intervention consisted of three nursing appointmen...

Conformity of nurse prescribing to care needs: nurses' understanding

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: investigate the understanding of nurses on nurse prescribing conformity to the care needs of hospitalized patients and factors associated with that conformity. Method: a descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, was conducted at 20 in-patient units of a teaching hospital in t...