Health Sciences

Introdução: No âmbito da saúde a comunicação tem potencial para subsidiar o cuidado integral e humanizado, por isso infere-se que é um fator que merece atenção. Objetivo: Analisar a visão dos profissionais de enfermagem sobre comunicação e cultura de segurança do paciente em ambiente cirúrgico. Metodologia: Pesquisa exploratória, descritiva e transversal, realizada no centro cirúrgico de um hospital Público. A amostra por conveniência foi de 46 profissionais de enfermagem. Utilizou-se na coleta o instrumento Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, além de um instrumento complementar.

The WHO developed and hasrecommended EmONC training to address the concern with the life-threatening complications during pregnancy, delivery, or postpartum period. Indeed, several countries have implemented the training in sub-Saharan Africa but with unique challenges and barriers. However, very limited evaluations have been carried out to inform improvements or implementation strategies.

Educational programs raise individuals' awareness for a better and more enjoyable life. Among types of education, the education in service stands out, being applied continuously and proficiently in various professional fields. Nurses take this responsibility for the continuing education. Taking the high level of complexity of the ICU, nursing team is responsible for promoting care in a complex manner, requiring skill and technological knowledge.

Cancer therapy is broadly based upon the use of chemotherapeutic drugs with strong anti-cancer cytotoxic effects. In order to minimize occupational exposure to chemotherapeutic cytotoxic drugs, special department design and equipment are necessary as well as personal protective measures and safety practices during all procedures involving the use of these agents, such as transportation ,storage, preparation, reconstitution, administration and care of patients and finally disposal.

The temporomandimular disorder (TMD) is considered a set of muscle and joint disorders affecting the orofacialregion. Even with the current development of preventive dentistry you can still find individuals who need rehabilitation with conventional dentures regardless of the cause of tooth loss, TMD can affect edentulous patients, people with uni or bimaxillary dentures.

Pain is a sensory and personal experience, and when the symptomatology is chronic it brings a disorder of people's daily lives. The elderly population is the most affected by these events, needing a holistic look at this problem. The present work aims to evaluate the type of pain, its intensity, and which sites it most affects using an Android application prototype with elderly people attending a group of Hiperdia, in the city of Recife, Pernambuco. It is a study that is characterized as methodological and technological prototype type.

Hymenoptera venom allergy is an IgE-mediated cause of anaphylaxis even life-threatening. Venom Immunotherapy (VIT) is described as a highly effective treatment if administered at least for 3 years and therefore considered as life-saving. We retrospectively evaluated Venom Immunotherapy influence on total and specific IgE (sIgE) in a population of 21 Hymenoptera allergic patients referring to the Allergy Unit of Messina University Hospital, who had been screened for Hymenoptera allergy and resulted polysensitized to different Hymenoptera venoms, Apis, Vespula and Polistes venoms.

Introdução: Os acidentes de trabalho são entendidos como um prejuízo funcional para o corpo e/ou a mente durante o exercício de trabalho que causa incapacidade temporária, invalidez ou morte. Objetivo: Analisar os fatores associados aos acidentes de trabalho com material biológico entre os profissionais de saúde de um Hospital público. Metodologia: Estudo descritivo e retrospectivo.

Teaching, research and extension are pillars of Brazilian universities. The 'Anatomizing' project brought experiences to students from the Bachelor Degrees in Nursing from the Federal University of Piauí, in the city Floriano, state of Piauí, about the exchange of knowledge with elementary school students of a private school, through workshops for the construction and sharing of understands. Through the application of questionnaires it was possible to identify learning disabilities.

Population aging is an inevitable process that occurs due to various physiological, biological and social changes that occur over the years. The instabilities in the balance are due to the advancement of age and changes occurred as a basis of support, impairment of vision, gait; associated with environmental, socioeconomic and nutritional factors, sedentarism determining the limitations of the elderly, which potentiates the risk of falls, being the main degrading factor in the life of the elderly.