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Autonomy in nursing students' process of knowledge construction: the educational chat as a teaching tool

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 18 (2), 2010
This documental study has the qualitative approach of a case study. It analyzes how autonomy has been developed in nursing students’ process of knowledge construction, in a context mediated by the use of educational chat in Learning Management Systems (LMS). The analyzed materials were eight discussions...

Patient destination after discharge from intensive care units: wards or intermediate care units?

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 18 (2), 2010
This study characterizes patients hospitalized in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of hospitals that have intermediate units (IU) regarding their demographic and clinical data and identifies factors related to discharge from these units. This prospective longitudinal study involved 600 adult patients hospital...

Perception of family functioning among relatives of women who survived breast cancer: gender differences

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 18 (2), 2010
The aim of this study was to know how female and male family members perceive their family dynamics after breast cancer. Barnhill's proposal of a healthy family functional model served as the theoretical framework for this qualitative research. The data was obtained through interviews and submitted to co...

Tobacco and alcohol consumption among adolescents

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 18 (2), 2010
This study analyzes the consumption of alcohol and tobacco among high-school adolescents in the district of Porto, Portugal. The results reveal the following: the majority of respondents do not smoke; smoking starts earlier in the case of girls; smoking increases with age; peer pressure is an important f...

Hydrogen-ion potential of antibiotics according to the environment factors temperature and luminosity

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 18 (2), 2010
The objective of this experimental study was to measure the pH of antibiotics administered by intravenous infusion - ceftriaxone sodium, vancomycin hydrochloride, metrodinazole, penicillin G potassium and amikacin sulfate - after reconstitution with sterile water and dilution with NaCl 0.9 percent or dex...

Sensibility in the relations and interactions of teaching and learning to be and do nursing

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 18 (2), 2010
This qualitative study focused on proxemic feelings and feelings of detachment and ambiguity among professors-nurses concerning their experiences. This study aimed to reveal the meanings of sensibility held by being-professor-nurse in teaching and learning to be and do nursing. The theoretical-philosophi...

The relationship between religion, illness and death in life histories of family members of children with life-threatening diseases

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 18 (2), 2010
This qualitative study aimed to get to know the relationship between the experiences of families of children with a life-threatening disease and their religion, illness and life histories. The methodological framework was based on Oral History. The data were collected through interviews and the participa...

The roles and functions of occupational health nurses in Brazil and in the United States

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 18 (2), 2010
Cross-sectional exploratory research developed to outline the roles and functions of occupational health nurses (OHNs) in Brazil and compare them with those in the United States. The sample consisted of 154 Brazilian occupational health nurses. First, the instrument Job Analysis Survey of Occupational He...