Knowledge of Portuguese nursing students about blood donation
Conclusion The lack of knowledge about the eligibility requirements can make someone wrongly consider that he or she cannot donate blood. Considering the results obtained and the access to digital communication channels, the implementation of eHealth programs is recommended to promote more knowledge, and to reduce the barriers for blood donation. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - June 8, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Frailty syndrome and associated factors in the elderly in emergency care
Conclusion Educational level, not working, classification areas and risk for violence were factors associated with frailty syndrome and influenced its outcome. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - June 8, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
End-of-life comfort in intensive care: the perception of the multidisciplinary team
Conclusion Comfort was the concept of the Peaceful End-of-life Theory that stood out in the perception of the multidisciplinary team. It was promoted by all categories in its care practice to palliative patients, motivated by the identification of the basic needs of these patients. Comfort related to physical well-being was the most present in the speeches, signaling the need for multidisciplinary training for holistic comfort assistance. The theory used has been recognized as an important tool to support interventions that help in the search for a peaceful end-of-life. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - June 8, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Sleep quality and associated factors in nursing undergraduates
Conclusion Low income, high stress level and smoking were associated with poor sleep quality. The results challenge the proposition of interventions that can minimize the quality of bad sleep in nursing undergraduates. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - June 8, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Maternal and perinatal parameters after non-pharmacological interventions: a randomised, controlled clinical trial
Conclusion The interventions alone or in combination are a safe way for childbirth assistance as they do not result in negative effects on maternal and perinatal parameters. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - June 8, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Frailty and risk of falling in the older adult living at home
Conclusion The risk of falling was most significantly estimated when associated with frailty, in the three scales used. Such scales are easily accessible and applicable instruments by nurses and multiprofessional staff and can be adopted to favor active aging. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - June 8, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Crash characteristics and patterns of injury among hospitalized motorcyclists: retrospective emergency study
Conclusion The profile of the victims was 20 to 29 years old, male, with the head being the most affected body area. The profile of hospitalizations due to motorcycle accidents in a trauma hospital, brings relevant information on the characteristics of victims and accidents, which may provide subsidies for injury prevention strategies. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - June 8, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Association between breastfeeding and overweight in preschoolers
Conclusion The present study demonstrated that breastfed newborns were protected against overweight. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - June 8, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Chlorhexidine gel dressing in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Conclusion Using chlorhexidine gel dressing in patients submitted to HSCT proved to be an effective measure to reduce the occurrence of catheter-related infections, when compared to literature data. The cases of CRBSI found in this study were mainly associated with the condition of neutropenia, which is very common in this population. The cases of dressing-related skin irritation and presence of blood as the main reason for unscheduled change highlight the importance of nurses having proper knowledge about how to use this dressing in order to create protocols for safe dressing use and handling. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - June 8, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Champion’s Health Belief Model Scale Validity Evidence for Brazil
Conclusion The Brazilian version of Champion ’ s Health Belief Model Scale provides good evidence of validity based on internal structure and is reliable. It may be used in Brazil to assess mammography compliance monitoring. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - June 8, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Kidney transplant nursing: a comparison of care demand between scales
Conclusion The findings of this study suggest that there is a difference between the number of hours of postoperative kidney transplant care demand when compared to the SCP and NAS tools, and this affects the type of care. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - June 8, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Diagnosis of knowledge on sexuality among adolescents
Conclusion The need to develop an intervention program targeting the reality of schools was identified, based on the areas of “ first sexual relation and sexual concerns ” ; “ pregnancy prevention ” ; and “ counseling and care in sexual and reproductive health ” . The program should target gender differences and, especially, considering boys. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - May 12, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Damage to the health of vaccination room nursing workers
Conclusion The work performed by the nursing teams working in the vaccination rooms surveyed can cause damage to the health of this worker. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - May 12, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Quality of life, adherence and clinical indicators among people living with HIV
Conclusion Quality of life, associated with adherence and clinical indicators generate a cycle, in which the different results of each one suffers the interference of the others. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - May 12, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Ineffective health control in people living with AIDS: a content analysis
Conclusion The final diagnostic sample consisted of 19 related factors and 8 defining characteristics. Adequacy has been suggested in the definition of the diagnosis ineffective health control in people living with AIDS and its components. (Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem)
Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - May 12, 2020 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
