Health Sciences

Objective: to understand the perception of nurses about spiritual care for elderly patients in palliative care. Methods: a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, carried out with 27 care nurses at the University Hospital of Brasilia in 2018. The interviews were conducted through a semi-structured script and submitted to content analysis. The technique of structuring the discourse of the collective subject was carried out.

Resumo: Refletir acerca das estratégias de ensino-aprendizagem utilizadas na graduação de enfermagem no processo ensino-aprendizagem. Método: Trata-se de um artigo de revisão narrativo, com enfoque reflexivoque foi suportada pela referencial teórico de Paulo Freire. Os procedimentos para a construção da reflexão foram: seleção do tema central para ponderação, discussão e seleção de publicação nacionais e internacionais que fossem alinhados ao tema e ao referencial teórico capazes de permitir a discussão.

Introdução: O conhecimento assistencial das implicações do acidente escorpiônico revela a falta da conduta adequada dos enfermeiros responsáveis pelo atendimento e informações sobre a problemática, necessitando de uma educação continuada para estes profissionais. Objetivo: Analisar a assistência prestada pelos profissionais da equipe de enfermagem às vítimas de acidentes por escorpionismo em um hospital de referência no sudoeste da Bahia.

Introduction: This article deals with a comparison of glycerin and formalin application on the anatomical pieces in the teaching of the practice of human anatomy. It can be noted that formalization is the main form of conservation of anatomical bodies and parts, because of its low cost. Conservation techniques such as formaldehyde and glycerin are the most commonly used in anatomy laboratories. Objective: The objective of this work is to perform a comparison study of glycerinized and formalized anatomical parts in the teaching of the practice of human anatomy.

Objective: To make a clinical and epidemiological characterization of children with congenital heart disease submitted to cardiac surgery at a referral hospital in Paraíba and correlate these data with death. Materials and Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional, retrospective study with 101 children. Categorical variables were presented in tables. To determinethe associations of dependence, the Fisher's exact Chi-Square test was used and analyses were run in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, adopting a significance level of 5%.

Radiotherapy treatment for left breast cancer may include the ipsilateral lung and especially the heart in the treatment fields. One way to minimize doses to these risky organs is to use the Deep Inspiration Breath Hold (DIBH) technique, called deep breath holding. The objective of this study was to propose a standard operating procedure for the stages of simulation and tele-therapeutic treatment using the DIBH technique.

Introduction: The nosocomial infections are responsible for long hospital stays, morbidity, and mortality and are costly to manage. While episodes of NIs are recognized in hospitalized patients worldwide, and in all age groups, higher incidences are found in resource-limited settings, especially in Africa. The healthcare workers, particularly nurses, play a critical role in the spread, prevention and control of NIs. However, in poor resource settings, limited studies have been conducted to ascertain this.

This study aimed to verify the perception of the patient safety culture from point of view of professionals in the health institutions. This is a systemic literature review study based on the guiding question. This is a systematic literature review study based on the guiding question. "What is the patient safety culture in health institutions by health professionals?". The survey article was conducted at the Virtual Health Library (VHL), applying the indicators “Quality in Health” and Patient Safety and Safety Culture”, in a way isolation and associated.

Objetivo: identificar fatores de risco para acidentes domésticos, causados por queimaduras, em crianças menores de cinco anos de idade. Método: estudo transversal, com 354 cuidadores de crianças do nordeste do Brasil. Utilizou-se de formulário referente às questões socioeconômicas e checklist para observação do ambiente. Realizaram-se análises bivariadas, utilizando-se do teste Qui-quadrado de Pearson.

O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar a prevalência dos fatores de risco para doença cardiovascular em estudantes de medicina e comparar entre homens e mulheres. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, com 95 estudantes. Foram analisados dados sociodemográficos e fatores de risco cardiovascular. Realizou-se análise estatística, com nível de significância de 5%. A idade média encontrada foi de 22,2 anos (±3,4), sendo 56,1% mulheres.