Objective: Learning the use of medicinal plants by people with venous ulcers accompanied in an outpatient of a public hospital of the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Method: It is qualitative and descriptive study, in which 14 people with venous ulcers were interviewed between January and February 2013. The data were treated according to the content analysis. Results: The categories elaborated were: Medicinal plants used for the care of venous ulcers; Learning in care with medicinal plants; Forms for use of medicinal plants in the care for venous ulcer. Conclusion: The plants are used as tea or directly into the lesion. This care precedes the search to the health services or occurred as a complement form of professional practices. It was important for nursing identifying the influence of this popular knowledge in the care for people with venous ulcers.
To perform an integrative literature review to give subsidies to elaborate attendance protocol for people with venous ulcers in primary health care. Method: An integrative review, carried out between August and September 2012, in the virtual health library, pages of Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, of Municipal Health secretariat and international guidelines of associations. Results: 15 publications were included, in the period from 2004 to 2011, 9 focused specifically on venous ulcer, 8 did not specify the level of assistance, 9 are multiprofessionals and 2 emphasize quality of life. Based upon the studies it was verified that the categories about structuring the protocol are sociodemographics, anamnesis, risk factors, exams, verification, characteristics and injury care, medications, pain, general care and compression therapy, prevention and referral/counter-referral. Conclusion: The results may subsidize the construction of protocols for people with venous ulcers treated in primary health care supported in the aspects of literature.
Objective: to analyze the contextual aspects of blood pressure measurement in clinical practice and understand the factors that determine this phenomenon. Method: Were selected 15 articles in the databases LILACS, MEDLINE and IBECS according with the inclusion criteria: published in Portuguese, Spanish or English, full text available between 2000-2011. For data analysis, used the contextual analysis. Results: In routine care, the blood pressure measurement is not being performed correctly by several professionals. Much of this failures stems from gaps in knowledge about the subject, both in technical aspects, as in anatomical and physiological.The client also interferes in the measure, especially with regard to their emotional state. Conclusion: Despite the auscultatory technique of blood pressure be simple, perceives an inadequacy in its implementation, possibly compromising the values and, consequently, the diagnosis, treatment and control of hypertension.
Objectives: To characterize the profile of donors and donations of blood in a service of hemotherapy. Methods: Descriptive study, retrospective, exploratory and quantitative approach conducted at the Blood Center Public Natal/RN. The data was collected after signing term of consent by the director of the institution by a structured form and was used as the source database of the institution. Inclusion criterion was persons who donated blood in 2010 and 2011.The data collected were organized in Microsoft Excel 2007, transferred to SPSS (20.0), analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented in the form of tables. Results: Have prevailed men, older than 29 years and two complete high school. The donations were concentrated on the types of spare and return and more donated blood type was "O" Positive. Conclusion: It is evident then that the capture and fidelity of donors requires a constant work to awareness of the population and a quality service.
Objective: To validate an instrument for assessment of knowledge of nursing students about the blood pressure measurement. Method: methodological study conducted with 27 judges nurses, teachers of the discipline of semiology and / or semiotics, with at least 1 year of experience in the disciplines, in three stages: literature review for the development of the knowledge questionnaire, submission to the judges; and content validation by the Kappa index, accepting the value > 0,61, and content Validity Index (CVI ) > 0,75. Results: The 12 questions obtained Kappa and CVI within the parameters established for content validity, 7 showed perfect concordance index and 5 required modifications. Conclusion: It was not necessary remove questions of the instrument, which expresses that they have representation and extension about the domain of interest, facilitating the assessment of knowledge.
Objective: synthesize the knowledge produced about interventions used for pain management in people with venous ulcers. Method: integrative literature review performed in June 2013 in the databases PubMed, CINAHL, ISI Web of Knowledge, SCOPUS, LILACS and The Cochrane Library. For the survey of publications were used descriptors MeSH - Medical Subject Headings: "Venous ulcers", "Pain Management" and "Nursing". Results: seven articles were selected and these showing the interventions type like pharmacological - dressing containing ibuprofen, techniques such as music therapy, aromatherapy and laser therapy and participation in support groups. Conclusion: verified there is a deficit of studies on pain management, however it is suggested to implement intervention activities found to conduct a holistic and effective care.
Objective: This is it an evaluative study with a quantitative approach that aimed to assess the user satisfaction for outpatient care, conducted in a referral hospital in the treatment of AIDS in Natal/RN. Method: The target population consisted of all 626 patients with HIV in monitoring. As an instrument of data collection used a structured form. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: was observed that males with a mean age of 38 years, characterize the profile of HIV carriers coming from metropolis, with basic education and family income of up to two minimum wages, and type of heterosexual exposure. Most users deemed the service of assessment unsatisfactory. Was observed a significant difference (ρ < 0,001) between the variable of satisfaction and the predictor variables. Conclusion: We conclude that the health care service was appointed as being unsatisfactory by respondents demonstrated this by statistical tests.
Objective: To evaluate the quality of care provided for people with HIV/AIDS at the Reference Center for the treatment of AIDS in Natal-RN, in the health professionals' perspective. Methods: Evaluative and quantitative research conducted in a public hospital in Natal/RN, from August 2010 to July 2011, through structured interviews with professionals who provide care for people with HIV. Results: The evaluation of the service was considered satisfactory by 58.8% of respondents, standing on nine indicators: support offered by the service, convenience of service hours, host, provided guidance on treatment, timeliness of health professionals, availability of antiretroviral drugs, availability of laboratory tests, professional/user relationship and ease of access to service. Conclusion: There was no significant difference in satisfaction with the indicators: punctuality of professionals, convenience of service timetables and availability of laboratory tests.
Objective: characterizing the traffic accidents attended by the mobile urgency care service of Rio Grande do Norte. Method: a descriptive, exploratory research of a quantitative approach performed in a Service Mobile Urgency Care. Results: the sample consisted of 1.353 chips of attendance from January to June 2014. Stood out the male gender (78,0%), aged between 25 and 34 years old (29,9%). The highest number was in the weekend (53,9%), during the evening (25,9%) and the most recurrent type of collision was falling motorcycle (35,8%). The excoriations were the injuries most common (28,7%) and multiple traumas occurred in 34,1% of the victims. Conclusion: it is significant the importance of ongoing education of health professionals, because, how much faster and qualified the first assistance, the better the chances of a good prognosis.
ABSTRACT Objective: to present a historical report about legislation on the process of organ donation for transplantation in Brazil and in Portugal and to carry out a comparative analysis between both legislations. Method: bibliography review, considering books, theses, dissertations and documents of the Ministry of Health, dealing with the legislation on organ transplantation in Brazil and in Portugal, as well as a literature search in BIREME/BVS electronic database. Results: legislative systems in both countries adopt different principles of post-mortem donation. While in Brazil availability of organs is a family choice, in Portugal all citizens are considered as potential donors, unless they have not expressed against donation. Conclusion: individual decision can favor an increase in the number of donors. Once individuals have expressed their willingness, donation becomes law, while the family's decision involves grieving, influences of society, religion and opinion of other family members who experience emotional pressures at the moment of losing a family member. However, legislations are elaborated in consonance with the reality of their peoples. Descriptors: nursing; organ transplantation; directed tissue donation; legislation. RESUMO Objetivo: apresentar um relato histórico sobre a legislação do processo de doação de órgãos para transplante no Brasil e em Portugal e realizar uma análise comparativa entre as duas legislações. Método: estudo de revisão de literatura, considerando livros, dissertações, teses e documentos do Ministério da Saúde, que tratassem da legislação do transplante de órgãos no Brasil e em Portugal, bem como a busca na literatura na base de dados eletrônica BIREME/BVS. Os materiais foram analisados por meio da leitura exploratória e comparativa entre as legislações brasileira e portuguesa. Posteriormente foi realizada a discussão. Resultados: os sistemas legislativos nas duas nações adotam princípios diferentes de doação post-mortem. Enquanto no Brasil a disponibilização dos órgãos fica a critério da família, em Portugal, todos os cidadãos são considerados potenciais doadores, desde que não tenham se manifestado contra a doação. Conclusão: a decisão individualizada pode favorecer o aumento do número de doadores. Uma vez que o indivíduo tenha manifestado seu desejo em vida, a doação tornar-se lei, enquanto que a decisão da família envolve a situação do luto, influências da sociedade, religião e a opinião de outros familiares que vivenciam as pressões emocionais do momento da perda de um membro da família. Porém, cada legislação é elaborada em consonância com a realidade de seu povo. Descritores: enfermagem; transplante de órgãos; doação dirigida de tecido; legislação. RESUMEN Objetivo: presentar un relato histórico sobre la legislación del proceso de donación de órganos para trasplante en Brasil y en Portugal y realizar un análisis comparativo entre las dos legislaciones. Método: reseña bibliográfica, considerando libros, disertaciones, tesis y documentos del Ministerio de Salud que traten de legislación de trasplantes de órganos en Brasil y Portugal así como una búsqueda bibliográfica en la base de datos electrónica BIREME/BVS, Los materiales fueron analizados por medio de lectura exploratoria y comparativa entre las legislaciones brasileña y portuguesa. Posteriormente fue realizada la discusión. Resultados: Los sistemas legislativos de las dos naciones adoptan principios diferentes de donación post-mortem. Mientras que en Brasil la disponibilidad de los órganos queda a criterio de la familia, en Portugal todos los ciudadanos son considerados donantes potenciales desde que no se hayan manifestado contra la donación. Conclusión: la decisión individualizada puede favorecer el aumento del número de donantes. Una vez que el individuo haya manifestado su deseo, eso se convierte en ley, mientras que la decisión de la familia implica el luto, influencias de la sociedad, religión y la opinión de otros familiares que sufren las presiones emocionales en el momento de la pérdida de un miembro de la familia. Sin embargo cada legislación es elaborada de acuerdo con la realidad de su pueblo. Descriptores: enfermería; trasplante de órganos; donación dirigida de tejidos; legislación. ; ABSTRACT Objective: to present a historical report about legislation on the process of organ donation for transplantation in Brazil and in Portugal and to carry out a comparative analysis between both legislations. Method: bibliography review, considering books, theses, dissertations and documents of the Ministry of Health, dealing with the legislation on organ transplantation in Brazil and in Portugal, as well as a literature search in BIREME/BVS electronic database. Results: legislative systems in both countries adopt different principles of post-mortem donation. While in Brazil availability of organs is a family choice, in Portugal all citizens are considered as potential donors, unless they have not expressed against donation. Conclusion: individual decision can favor an increase in the number of donors. Once individuals have expressed their willingness, donation becomes law, while the family's decision involves grieving, influences of society, religion and opinion of other family members who experience emotional pressures at the moment of losing a family member. However, legislations are elaborated in consonance with the reality of their peoples. Descriptors: nursing; organ transplantation; directed tissue donation; legislation. RESUMO Objetivo: apresentar um relato histórico sobre a legislação do processo de doação de órgãos para transplante no Brasil e em Portugal e realizar uma análise comparativa entre as duas legislações. Método: estudo de revisão de literatura, considerando livros, dissertações, teses e documentos do Ministério da Saúde, que tratassem da legislação do transplante de órgãos no Brasil e em Portugal, bem como a busca na literatura na base de dados eletrônica BIREME/BVS. Os materiais foram analisados por meio da leitura exploratória e comparativa entre as legislações brasileira e portuguesa. Posteriormente foi realizada a discussão. Resultados: os sistemas legislativos nas duas nações adotam princípios diferentes de doação post-mortem. Enquanto no Brasil a disponibilização dos órgãos fica a critério da família, em Portugal, todos os cidadãos são considerados potenciais doadores, desde que não tenham se manifestado contra a doação. Conclusão: a decisão individualizada pode favorecer o aumento do número de doadores. Uma vez que o indivíduo tenha manifestado seu desejo em vida, a doação tornar-se lei, enquanto que a decisão da família envolve a situação do luto, influências da sociedade, religião e a opinião de outros familiares que vivenciam as pressões emocionais do momento da perda de um membro da família. Porém, cada legislação é elaborada em consonância com a realidade de seu povo. Descritores: enfermagem; transplante de órgãos; doação dirigida de tecido; legislação. RESUMEN Objetivo: presentar un relato histórico sobre la legislación del proceso de donación de órganos para trasplante en Brasil y en Portugal y realizar un análisis comparativo entre las dos legislaciones. Método: Reseña bibliográfica, considerando libros, disertaciones, tesis y documentos del Ministerio de Salud que traten de legislación de trasplantes de órganos en Brasil y Portugal así como una búsqueda bibliográfica en la base de datos electrónica BIREME/BVS, Los materiales fueron analizados por medio de lectura exploratoria y comparativa entre las legislaciones brasileña y portuguesa. Posteriormente fue realizada la discusión. Resultados: Los sistemas legislativos de las dos naciones adoptan principios diferentes de donación post-mortem. Mientras que en Brasil la disponibilidad de los órganos queda a criterio de la familia, en Portugal todos los ciudadanos son considerados donantes potenciales desde que no se hayan manifestado contra la donación. Conclusión: la decisión individualizada puede favorecer el aumento del número de donantes. Una vez que el individuo haya manifestado su deseo, eso se convierte en ley, mientras que la decisión de la familia implica el luto, influencias de la sociedad, religión y la opinión de otros familiares que sufren las presiones emocionales en el momento de la pérdida de un miembro de la familia. Sin embargo cada legislación es elaborada de acuerdo con la realidad de su pueblo. Descriptores: enfermería; trasplante de órganos; donación dirigida de tejidos; legislación.
Objective: To identify the causes for the discards of corneas in the ocular tissue bank from Rio Grande do Norte. Method: This was an exploratory descriptive study, with retrospective data and quantitative approach, conducted in the ocular tissue bank from Rio Grande do Norte. The information was collected by means of an instrument containing: number of collected, transplanted, and discarded corneas; causes for the discards. Results: Out of the 548 collected corneas, 78,1% were preserved and 21,9% discarded. The prevalent causes for the discards were: stromal infiltrate, positive serology, and expired validity. Conclusion: Health professionals should be prepared to decrease the loss of corneas for avoidable reasons.
Objective: characterizing the sociodemographic, health and assistential aspects of people with venous ulcers treated at the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in Maceió-Alagoas and analyzing the quality of care provided. Method: a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach conducted in 36 FHS units with 59 people with venous ulcers through a structured form. Results: people with venous ulcers treated > 1 year (69,5%), female (71,2%) and ≥ 60 years old (67,8%). Most were nonsmoker and nonalcoholic and 100,0% had two or more risk factors and pathological personal antecedents each. Had time of injury > 6 months (64,4%), pain in the ulcer / member (86,4%) and rocker ≤ 30% granulation/epithelialization (78,0%). The quality of care was poor in 57,6% and the aspects that mostly affected were the inadequacy of: professional that was accompanying/performing curative, products in the past 30 days and access to consultation with angiologist. Conclusions: the people with venous ulcers had low socioeconomic status, chronic diseases and unfavorable lesion characteristics contributing to chronicity of the lesions.
