In this article, maternal mode of living is investigated, examining both socioeconomic conditions and lifestyle factors, in order to identify to what extent health policies are tangibly meeting the needs of low income Brazilian mothers and children. Data are derived from unstructured interviews with 17 m...
We believe that the notion of power anorexia, which we define as a lack of desire to exercise power, is central to reflections about nursing ethical concerns. Questioning the assumption that nurses are powerless, we argue that nurses can and do exercise power and that their actions and inactions have con...
In Brazil, management inefficienty in health organization has been partly responsible for the discredit fo such sector. When conducting her managerial practice, the nurse performing in this context has not effectively contributed with the development of efficient clinical nursing nor has she collaborated...
A escrita e a publicaçäo científica estäo relacionadas com a responsabilidade profissional. As palavras, na escrita e em publicaçöes säo fontes poderosas de influência e conhecimento. As técnicas de escrita científica säo discutidas, assim como a responsabilidade profissional de escrever bem, ...
The conference gave an idea of undergraduate and graduate education policy about critical care developed in Anna Nery School of Nursing (EEAN) from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It was presented by the Visit Program AACN in 2000, September, when 55 nurses form USA, Latin America, Europe...
Terceira de uma série de artigos sobre terapêuticas alternativas em enfermagem, o presente trabalho focaliza, resumidamente, a estimulaçäo de enrgia no organismo através de agulhas (acupuntura) e massagens digitais (do-in ou tui-na)....