Brazilian Nursing Journal (Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem - REBEn)

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Authors: Maria Goretti David Lopes Maria Goretti David Lopes

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517-22

Authors: Elisângela Maria Soares, Sueli Riul da Silva

A study of socio-epimiological demographic profile of patients in chemotherapy for cancer in the Gynecology and Obstetrical Ward in HE- UFTM, presented in the periodo from 1998 to 2006. Retrospective study whose data collection was obtained from health records It was built a data base using Epi-Info. Data analysis considered simple distribution, mediacy with value between the maximum and the minimum and stand deviation. The sample was constituted of 321 health records; the more incident age group was 46 to 50 years-old; breast cancer was the most noticed cancer (45%); the chemotherapy most used was ciclofosfamida, in 173 treatments; had an increase in breast cancer. It was concluded that had a change in the patient’s profile. Descriptors: Descriptors: Descriptors: Neoplasms/chemotherapy; Women’s health; Nursing.

529-32

Authors: Monalisa de Cássia Fogaça, Werther Brunow de Carvalho, Luiz Antônio Nogueira-Martins

To compare the demand and control over work of physicians and nurses working in pediatric and neonatal critical care units. Crosssectional study with 37 doctors and 20 nurses. We used the Job Content Questionnarie. Physicians from the ICU Neonatal differ in social support received from the supervisor (p= 0.01) compared to the ICU Pediatric. ICU nurses of the Neonatal present job insecurity (p= 0.05). Physicians and nurses from the ICU Pediatric differ in control over the work, psychological demands of work, physical effort and support of the supervisor (p <0.05). Physicians and nurses from the ICU Neonatal show statistical differences in control over the work, physical effort and support of the supervisor (p<0.05). The work environment in the ICU’S presents high demand and low control over the work. Key words: Nursing team; ds: Stress; Intensive care units; Physicians.

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Authors: Maria Helena Menezes Guariente, Márcia Fontão Zago, Zeneide Soubhia, Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad

The aim of this study was to analyze the meanings given to investigative research by nurse clinicians enrolled in a research support group. The interpretive anthropology theoretical frame was used along with an ethnographic case study. Data was collected through semi-structured individual and group interviews, document and statement analysis as well as field diary notes. The statements of 36 participants were analyzed interpretively identifying four categories: activity’s value, researching is learning, the movements about the activity, the activity is hard work that demands personal effort. We understand that once research training initiative is supported by the organization and desired by the nurse, it becomes a scientific-pedagogical strategy for academic nursing formation with positive repercussions to care assistance. Key words: Nursing research; Nurse clinicians; Culture.

555-60

Authors: Valéria Lamb Corbellini, Beatriz Regina Lara dos Santos, Beatriz Sebben Ojeda, Luiza Maria Gerhart, Olga Rosária Eidt, Sarah Ceolin Stein, Denise Teixeira de Mello

The objective of the study was to know the linkages and challenges between professional training and practice and the Curriculum Guidelines for Nursing Baccalaureate Degree Programs. It was a qualitative study, with 34 graduates in nursing, who answered an emailed questionnaire. Data analysis was based on Michael Foucault’s discourse analysis. The ethical aspects were observed. Analysis showed three themes in graduates discourses - Unified Health System, generalist professional training and humanization. The study revealed an approximation of concepts and guidelines of the Curriculum Guidelines for Nursing Baccalaureate Degree Programs and of the Unified Health System with the reality of professional practice along with challenges in the training of professional nurses. Key words: Education, nursing ds: ; Curriculum; Teaching.

567-73

Authors: Maria Clara Porto Fernandes, Vânia Marli Schubert Backes

Qualitative study whose research subjects were the members of a Health Family Strategy. and has as purpose to know their perspectives about health education and presents them through the dialogical conception of Paulo Freire. In the circles of culture, four themes emerged: family health team, health education, health education practice in team work and how to improve the stock of existing health education, were encode, decode and critically unveiled its concepts, hallenges,opportunities and expectations of their educational practices. The field research was the development of a Primary Care Unit of Health of Cachoeira do Campo, Minas Gerais. The results showed that health education is recognized by the subjects as a liability, but its practice is facing cultural barriers, and receives little emphasis in the daily work. Key words: Health education; Family Health Program; Nursing

581-6

Authors: Karelline Izaltemberg Vasconcelos Rosenstock, Maria José das Neves

Qualitative study conducted with nurses from the Family Health Strategy in João Pessoa, PB, Brasil. The purpose was to investigate the nurses’ role in the approach to the drug addict, analyzing the strategies of basic nursing care applied to them. The selection for the study followed the criterion for acceptance. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview, giving priority to participant’s talks. One noticed the lack of professional training of the nurses in relation to the drug addiction, by restricting their actions to taking these users to more specialized services in mental health. It must redefine the attention, putting a new paradigm of health as a right and as a social community construction, from a global view of the processes of social interaction. Key-words: Nursing; ds: Substance-related disorders; Family Health Program.

595-602

Authors: Débora Cristina Arruda, Sonia Silva Marcon

The objective of the study was to describe the experience of the family that lives with the sequels of prematurity in the first years of a child’s life. That was qualitative study developed in Maringá, PR, Brazil, with eight families of children born from 1998 to 2008 at a University Hospital. Data was collected through open interviews carried out at the home of the families in the period from January to June 2006. The families of premature babies revealed the anguish and the suffering experienced when they found little by little, the limitations, differences and current sequels of prematurity. They emphasized that this experience can be translated as a long path in search of a better understanding of the whole process. Key words: Family; Infant, low birth weight; ds Pediatric nursing.

608-15

Authors: Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes, Denize Cristina de Oliveira

This work has the objective of describe and analyse the social representation of professional autonomy build by public health nurses. The methodology theoretical referencial was the Theory of Social Representation. Interviews were deeply made with 30 nurses of a city in state of Rio de Janeiro. The information was analysed by Alceste software. The results showed the professional autonomy drawing based on professional characteristics (responsibility is balance) and health programming as an important space to autonomy building. It can be concluded that autonomy process is under construction and that the existence of its representation. Key words: Public health in ds: Nursing; Professional practice; Public health; Professional autonomy

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Authors: Márcio Flávio Moura Araújo, Lívia Silva de Almeida, Poliana Carina Viana da Silva, Hérica Cristina Alves de Vasconcelos, Marcos Venícius de Oliveira Lopes, Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno

The purpose of the study was to identify cases of overweight among adolescents in private schools in Fortaleza, Brazil. We investigated 794 students between 12 and 17 years old from 12 private schools, in the months March to June and August-September 2007. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 20% and 4%, respectively. Among the young people who watch TV while eat, the weight accumulated was higher and the cases of obesity was the double (p = 0, 000). About 28% of people who practiced regular physical activity were overweight (p <0, 001). In the fight against adolescent adiposity, to the nursing is primarily the preventive actions, because attenuate various pathological effects related to the accumulation of body weight. Key wor ey words: Overweight; ds: Obesity; Adolescent health.

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Authors: Valéria Lamb Corbellini, Beatriz Sebben Ojeda, Beatriz Regina Lara dos Santos, Marion Creutzberg

The purpose of this research was to analyze how the undergraduate teaching of nursing in Rio Grande do Sul has constructed its knowledge, since the first course, as of the decade of 1950s. The survey has involved teaching nurses who have lived such period of our history, and the discourse analysis has been utilized for the documental analysis. The information data indicate, among them, the most integrated curriculum that seeks articulating theory/practice without fragmenting the knowledge and the teaching-learning relationship, wherein professors and students are subjects of such procedure. Key words: Education, nursing; Teaching; ds: History of nursing.

652-9

Authors: Manuela Beatriz Velho, Maria Emília de Oliveira, Evanguelia Kotzias Atherino dos Santos

The objective of this bibliographic study is to identify the state of the art of production published in the area of obstetrics nursing involving the birth process, to contribute to future investigations, and to assist in reflection upon this theme. Data was collected through the bibliographic analysis of the LILACS, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and SciELO databases. Descriptors used: nurse-midwives, childbirth work, normal childbirth, and Nursing care. Five studies were selected and later catalogued in bibliographic files. The themes selected were: professional regulation, care, assistance given, link established, educational actions, administrative activities, and difficulties. While the studies recognize this professional as a capacitated, legally backed professional who offers humanized assistance and thus reaffirms normal vaginal delivery, – thus proportioning dignity, security, and autonomy to the delivering mother – much still needs to written in order for the same autonomy and ethical-legal respect is acquired for health care professionals and clientele. Key words: Obstetrical nursing; L : abor, obstetric; Natural childbirth; Nursing care.

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Authors: Hilton Giovani Neves, Roselma Lucchese , Denize Bouttelet Munari

The family/people integrally attention is one of health services and professionals challenges, creating spaces for metal health in the primary level health attention. The aim of this study is to reflect about the constitution necessity of new knowledges/dones to the mental health at the primary attention, taking as perspective the competence referential. Essay developed since the historical assumptions ascertains that contextualize the Family Health Strategy and its interfaces with the psychosocial principles and some nurse background implications since the competence development theoretical intentions. We consider that reality transformation, with the health attention improvement asks for knowledges/dones constitution that attends to the psychosocial attention and the Unique Health System rules. Key words: Family Health Program; Mental health; Education, nursing.

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Authors: Miria Conceição Lavinas Santos avinas SantosI , Francisco Stélio de SousaI , Pricilla Cândido Alves, Isabela Melo Bonfim , Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes

The authors report their experience as teacher-nurse for years in oncologic hospital with the aim of enabling reflection on the development of nursing therapeutic communication at the hospital preoperative unit for mastectomized women. It was found that the practice of therapeutic communication becomes a favorable practice, because establish the nurse-patient relationship, with patient producing his own care. Understanding the fragility of the patient at this stage, the nurse takes commitment to predefine the nursing care in partnership, in order to meet the patient needs, aiming to, mainly, the autonomy of care. In this way, the authors present a proposal for nursing managed care based on a mutal relationship, human and participatory care. Key words: Communication; Nursing; Preoperative care; Mastectomy.