Resultados: 2132

Discomfort and unease of the subject in the interpretation movement of a Tuberculosis questionnaire

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 22 (6), 2014
OBJECTIVE: to propose a discussion about traces of the derivation of meanings, the subjects' discomfort and resistance when they are called upon to signify a questionnaire on the transfer of the Directly Observed Treatment of Tuberculosis policy, in order to reveal the limitations of closed questionnaire...

Burnout syndrome among undergraduate nursing students at a public university

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 22 (6), 2014
OBJECTIVE: to investigate the burnout syndrome and its relationship with demographic and academic variables among undergraduate nursing students at a public university in Southern Brazil. METHOD: a quantitative study with 168 students, by applying an adaptation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Student ...

Applying Nightingale charts to evaluate the heterogeneity of biomedical waste in a Hospital

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 22 (6), 2014
OBJECTIVES: to evaluate the heterogeneity of biomedical waste (BW) using Nightingale charts. METHOD: cross-sectional study consisting of data collection on wastes (direct observation of receptacles, physical characterisation, and gravimetric composition), development of a Management Information System, a...

Quality of life, clinical characteristics and treatment adherence of people living with HIV/AIDS

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 22 (6), 2014
OBJECTIVES: to assess the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS and verify its association with clinical characteristics and treatment adherence. METHOD: cross-sectional study conducted in a hospital in the state of Paraíba, Brazil. A questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic and clin...

Deaths from homicides: a historical series

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 22 (6), 2014
OBJECTIVE: to describe mortality from homicides in Itabuna, in the State of Bahia. METHOD: study with hybrid, ecological and time-trend design. The mortality coefficients per 1,000 inhabitants, adjusted by the direct technique, proportional mortality by sex and age range, and Potential Years of Life Lost...

"The group facilitates everything": meanings patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus assigned to health education groups

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 22 (6), 2014
OBJECTIVE: to interpret the meanings patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus assign to health education groups. METHOD: ethnographic study conducted with Hyperdia groups of a healthcare unit with 26 informants, with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and having participated in the groups for at least three years. ...

Clinical Alarms in intensive care: implications of alarm fatigue for the safety of patients

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 22 (6), 2014
OBJECTIVES: to identify the number of electro-medical pieces of equipment in a coronary care unit, characterize their types, and analyze implications for the safety of patients from the perspective of alarm fatigue. METHOD: this quantitative, observational, descriptive, non-participatory study was conduc...

Factors associated with satisfaction at work in Psychosocial Care Centers

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 22 (6), 2014
OBJECTIVES: to analyze the prevalence of satisfaction at work and identify associated factors in Psychosocial Care Centers. METHOD: cross-sectional study involving 546 workers from 40 Psychosocial Care Centers in the South of Brazil. The satisfaction was identified based on the Assessment Scale of Satisf...