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Nurses' performance on hospital discharge: patients' point of view

Acta paul. enferm; 20 (3), 2007
OBJECTIVE: To know the hospital discharge process in place and the nurses' performance in preparing patients for discharge. METHODS: A descriptive study using semi-structured interviews was used to collect data from 43 patients of medical-surgical units of a major teaching hospital in the state of São P...

Qualidade de vida dos trabalhadores de enfermagem de unidades de terapia intensiva

Acta paul. enferm; 20 (3), 2007
OBJETIVOS: Avaliar a qualidade de vida (QV) dos técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem que trabalham em Unidades de Terapia Intensiva e identificar os fatores sociodemográficos e relacionados ao trabalho que podem influenciar a QV. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal realizado em um hospital escola da cidade de ...

Association among nursing diagnoses, demographic variables, and clinical characteristics of patients with high blood pressure

Acta paul. enferm; 20 (3), 2007
OBJECTIVES: To analyze the association among diagnoses, demographic variables, and clinical characteristics of patients with high blood pressure. METHODS: The data were collected in 67 patients from a primary care unit in Fortaleza, Brazil. The NANDA Taxonomy was used to determine the nursing diagnoses. ...

Women who were burned by their husbands or partners

Acta paul. enferm; 20 (3), 2007
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the affect of domestic violence among women who were burned by their husbands or partners. METHODS: A quantitative descriptive and exploratory study was used. The sample consisted of 35 young black women who had elementary or high school education. RESULTS: Domestic violence causes ...

Progress of the patients with diabetes mellitus who were managed with the staged diabetes management framework

Acta paul. enferm; 20 (3), 2007
OBJECTIVE: To describe the progress of patients with diabetes mellitus seen by health care team members who followed the Staged Diabetes Management framework. METHODS: This descriptive, prospective, and longitudinal study was conducted in a period of 12 months. The sample consisted of 54 patients with di...