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The proposal of the present study was born from the need to carry out an investigation about the use of protocols during the process of cesarean delivery by nurses, as well as the recognition of the nursing care models that encompass the theme of patient safety during childbirth cesarean section, in order to analyze how the nurse practitioner proceeds to the application of WHO checklists for safe surgeries and safe deliveries. Thus, this study has as main objective to analyze the records and contents of checklist of safe surgery and safe deliveries.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common, complex reproductive problem that affects women in reproductive age. It is characterized by menstrual irregularities, hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovaries. Lifestyle modification is a first-line intervention. Women often seek adjunct therapies including herbal remedies. So, the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of lifestyle modification plus herbal remedies, with lifestyle modification alone on minimizing PCOS symptoms and weight loss.

Pelvic organ prolapse is considered as one of the most common cause of reproductive health morbidity which influences the women quality of life. Uterine prolapse is very common condition that can occur in women of any age but it often affects postmenopausal women who’ve had one or more vaginal deliveries. Women don’t seek medical help because of shame. The present study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding uterine prolapse and its prevention among staff nurses in Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab.

Urinary incontinence is experienced by all women and men who suffer as a real handicap. It is a real public health problem. The objective of this research is to study the effect of a physical exercise program on the muscular activity (strength and endurance) of the pelvic floor and the symptoms of urinary incontinence (quantity, frequency of urinary leakage, overall quality of life). This is an intervention study of 114 pregnant women with stress urinary incontinence selected at the National University Hospital Center in Cotonou (CNHU-HKM).

Schistosoma affects about 200 million of poor people worldwide, with Schistosomamansoni being the leading cause of myeloradiculopathy syndrome that induces paraplegia, sexual and bladder dysfunction. In this context the weakness and muscular spasticity of the lower limbs directly affect the gait. Thus, the objective of this study was to present clinical-functional profileand to correlate the time of injury with gait impairment in cases of Myeloradiculopathy due to Neuroschistosomiasis in the State of Sergipe.

Although the number of cases of total edentulism in Brazil is high, no study in Amapá has focused on it. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a sociodemographic characterization of implants-supported total prosthesis users and total prothesis tissue-suported. Two hundred and ninety-nine users of tissue-supported total dentures and 48 users of implant-supported total dentures were surveyed using a sociodemographic questionnaire approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Amapa.

This study aimed to analyze the current literature approaches to the use of fluoxetine in the treatment of depression. It is an article based on bibliographical research published between the years of 2002 to 2018. A total of 70 studied contents were included, and after selective and meticulous reading, 19 papers and two dissertations were submitted to compose this review. It can be seen that depression is one of the most growing mental disorders in the population that can be identified by feelings of sadness, decrease or loss of interest in almost all daily activities.

The problem of antimicrobial resistance was never taken to be such a threat to the management of infectious diseases. But gradually treatment failures were increasingly being seen in health care settings against first-line drugs and second line drugs or more. The bacterial cell wall is composed mainly of peptidoglycan and MurA catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan. MurA transfers the enolpyruvyl group of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to the 3'-hydroxyl group of UDP-Nacetylglucosamine (UNAG) to form UDP-Nacetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc)- enolpyruvate.

The present study aimed to find the main Nursing Diagnostics of NANDA International that permeate the practice of professionals who provide care to clients with cardiological and hemodynamic demands. Data collection was done in the Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS). A total of 117 potential studies were retrieved in the BVS. However, after the implementation of the eligibility criteria, the total number of publications selected was reduced to the total of 11 articles that composed the sample. A quantitative of 109 Nursing Diagnoses titles was found.

Higher education is the dream of many adults for perceiving that through qualification there is a possibility of being professionally satisfied and obtaining better conditions of life. This study evaluated potential motives for adult active students’ evasion from higher education courses of a federal institution. It concerns toa quantitative study, cross-sectional design and questions related to qualitative aspects. Data was collected through a validated scale that evaluates the motives for Higher Education evasion.