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Objectives: To identify the conditions of work and the reasons for absence from the university professor of nursing; analyze risks and occupational diseases and to propose preventive measures to nursing faculty. Methods: Field research, descriptive and exploratory, with quantitative and qualitative approach. Data were collected through a questionnaire, whose subjects were university professors of nursing in a private educational institution in the city of Niterói. Thematic analysis was performed for statistical and qualitative / quantitative percentage for. Results: Working Conditions and Risks of teachers; Occupational diseases and Grounds for removal; prevention measures. Conclusion: Aiming to provide education to these workers improve health conditions, it is important to intervene with practical physical activities and leisure guidelines of proper use of the voice and implement organizational change and working conditions in the institution.

Objective: the objective was to characterize the prevalence of smoking among students of an IES. Method: this is
a quantitative study conducted in the city of Cajazeiras - Paraiba in an IES between February and December
2010. The sample consisted of 248 students of the courses offered by healthcare education institution studied.
Data were collected through questionnaire, after the signing of the agreement by the participants. Results: it
was observed the following percentage of smokers among the students researched courses: 5.6% nursing,
physiotherapy and pharmacy 4.5% 5.6%. The rate of ex-smokers identified among students was: 19% nursing,
physiotherapy and pharmacy 9.1% 17%. Conclusion: the rate of students of IES smokers demands the adoption of
pedagogical strategies that illustrate the harm from tobacco use.

Objective: To describe the effect of home care nursing in knowledge, hospitalization and blood pressure levels in
patients with hypertension treated impaired. Method: quantitative research with a retrospective design, made from
the database extension project developed in a basic health unit of a municipality in the metropolitan region of
Curitiba-PR. The activities included in the project were educational group and follow-up at home for 12 months. The
sample consisted of 16 users with hypertension. Results: There was a higher frequency of women with a mean age of
63 year old. There was improvement in knowledge about hypertension, reduction in the rate of hospital admission due
to hypertensive crisis and increase in the proportion of individuals with controlled blood pressure. Conclusion: The
home care was effective in controlling blood pressure.

Objective: To know the vaccination status for hepatitis B nursing staff who was involved in accidents with biological material. Method: This is an exploratory descriptive research with quantitative approach carried out in 259 sheets workers treated at the referral center for health professionals biological accident victims in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. Results: We identified 173 (66.8%) professionals with hepatitis B immunization schedule to complete. Being 27.0% nursing auxiliaries, nursing technicians, 61.4% and 11.6% nurses. Conclusion: It is evident the importance of implementation and project development of continuing education in all health institutions in order to educate nursing professionals regarding their own health on the unsanitary conditions of the routine nature of their functions and their potential risk of becoming infected with Hepatitis B.

Objective: To investigate the main stressors in nursing workers double or more working hours, check the main signs and symptoms indicative of stress. Methods: A descriptive study with quantitative approach. It was developed in a public hospital in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza. The sample consisted of 30 professionals, and 46.7% nursing auxiliaries, 33.3% nurses and 20% technical. The data was collected during November-December 2008, through semi-structured questionnaire. Results: 93.3% of professionals are women aged 31-40 years. The study revealed several factors leading to stress, especially wage dissatisfaction (83%), lack of leisure (73%) and workload (60%), potentially damaging the quality of care. Conclusion: It was perceived scarcity of time that the nursing staff dedicated to rest, leisure, living with the family and their professional qualifications.

Objective: Describe the sociodemographic profile of older people with depressive symptoms and their social support
structure regarding the size, composition and degree of the elderly proximity with the network components. Method:
Descriptive, transversal and quantitative study, conducted with 88 elderly, being used for data collection the Short
Geriatric Depression Scale, Minimum Map of Social Relations and a form composed by sociodemographic questions.
Results: Predominated older people the female sex, aged 60 to 69 years, low income and education. 807 people were
cited by the elderly to compose their social support network, with prevalence of intimate relationships and family
members. Conclusion: The identification of social support enables health professionals to work in a partnership with it
in order to promote a better quality of life of elderly.

Objective: To evaluate the coverage of oral Rotavirus vaccine in human infants between January 2006 and December
2009. Method: Documentary and descriptive study with quantitative approach. Data were collected through the
records of the book mirrors the childhood immunization. The Ethics Committee in Research of SMS-RJ approved
research on CAAE Nº 0015.0.314.000-10. Results: The highest rate of coverage was in 2006 (83,2%) compared to other
years. In 2007 it was found that 125 (10,6%) of the book mirrors vaccination not included notes on the human rotavirus
oral vaccine, only 120 (9,9%) children were the first dose in 2008, those who underwent the two doses between the
years 2006 to 2009 totaled 3833 (80,6%). Conclusion: The challenge of ensuring 100% immunization coverage for the
pediatric population requires everyone involved in this process an intersectoral commitment.

Objective: Evaluates the personality of Administration students at night of a University in the northwest of Rio Grande
do Sul, looking from the identification of personality traits and indicative of disorders of it. Method: Quantitative,
descriptive, conducted from April to June of 2010. It used a sociodemographic questionnaire and a neuroticism scale
factor – it investigates vulnerability, psychosocial disturbance, anxiety and depression. Results: The prevalence of
leisure activities, that are related with welfare and quality of life. In the personality evaluation was found that most of
the students showed expected scores in the four dimensions evaluated, what means that they do not show disorders
symptoms. Conclusion: A large percentage of students showed scores that were not expected in the four dimensions
evaluated, indicating that important symptoms are experienced eventually

Objectives: To assess the adequacy of nursing staff and understand how these professionals perceive this issue.
Methods: evaluative, exploratory, descriptive, quantitative and qualitative study, developed in Obstetric and Mixed
Pediatric ICUs for the Hospital Don Malan / IMIP in Petrolina-PE. Was calculated the scaling nursing and 13 semistructured interviews were conducted, analyzed according to Bardin. Results: Mixed Pediatric ICU has correct number
of staff and Obstetric decreasing the frame. The units have shortage of nurses and an incorrect distribution by
category/ bed. It was observed that the nursing staff of the Pediatric ICUs Mixed considers its high workload, while in
the ICU Obstetric this was considered mild. Conclusion: The scaling of nursing without compliance with the current
legislation may compromise the quality of care offered, especially in units of critical care.

Objective: To describe the educational profile of adolescents who experienced parenting. Method: It is a descriptive study with quantitative approach developed between 2008 and 2009, with 204 adolescents, of both sexes who experienced parenting. The data collecting took place from a questionnaire referring to social and demographic variables and was organized and tabulated using the software EPI-INFO 6.04. Results: The age average was between 17 and 19 years old, 80% of adolescents did not attend school and 58,3% had not finished primary school, the reasons were due to their jobs and pregnancy. Conclusion: The adolescents have demonstrated low schooling due to conciliation of parenting and studies. It is evident the necessity of new ways of orientating these adolescents to return and/or keep educational activities as an example of human dignity for themselves and their children.

This paper discusses the reasons that leads young people to attend school, describing the results obtained by applying the instrument the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS), adapted version from Vallerand et al.(1992). It consists of a quantitative study in which we used statistical techniques commonly applied in the field of psychometrics. The validation process of the AMS involved different steps that began with the application of this instrument in a sample of 133 students attending the last year of elementary school or first year high school students in private and public institutions in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It were identified six factors associated with intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and the absence of motivation, which showed satisfactory internal consistency. In general, the students have a more motivated than discouraged about the school. Extrinsic motivation proved to be predominant.

Objective: To characterize patients undergoing cardiac surgery at a referral hospital in northern of Ceara. Method:
This is a quantitative and descriptive study using documentary analysis carried out by 176 medical records in
accordance with the ethical aspects of Resolution 196/96. Results: We identified predominantly men, married, living in
distant cities of the health service and a greater tendency for people over 40 years old. The hospital stay was low,
contributing to reduction of risks related to hospitalization, also reducing the cost of these services, for influencing
turnover and availability of beds. Discussion: This study shows high turnover and effectiveness of the service, allowing
also envision that the primary surgery is coronary artery bypass surgery in men with the duration of hospitalization in
about four days. Conclusion: We found that despite the risks of a cardiovascular surgery in the studied hospital, the
patients recover with a great success

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.

The present work aimed to analyze the importance of the fishermen colony from the city of Babaçulândia (TO) through the investigation of the assignments, which are delegated to them in the fish handling and the representation of the associated Ribeirinhos before the legal entities in the struggles to guarantee their rights. Thus, a number of two hundred associated families were found, which are under the jurisdiction and protection of the colony under debate. The work also contemplated and analyzed the damages caused by the construction of the Estreito Hydroelectric Power Plant in the everyday life of the Ribeirinhos, such as the reduction of fish, the process of deterritorialization and unjust compensation. In order to achieve these objectives, field visitsand interviews with associate members were carried out, as well with the leaders of the colony, totalizing a quantitative of ten interviews, whose purpose was to assimilate the way of organization of that community, and to verify how the Ribeirinhos perceive and feel the problems brought after the construction of the hydroelectric plant in their social, economic, cultural and physical environment.

In a town of Tocantins, it was implanted an integrated unity of education and health assistance, product of a partnership between the town and a private college - the Health Space. The study proposes to characterize the users'profile concerning the sociodemographic and health variables found in the chart of the users of the Health Space from June 2012 to May 2014. It is a retrospective and descriptive study with a quantitative approach. It was concluded that the clientele was composed of 946 individuals, mainly: female, from 18 to 60 years old, with few years of school attendance and living in the urban area. In what concerns the 2,009 medical appointments, the absolute majority just showed up to one or two medical appointments. The main reasons given to the necessity of an appointment were the childcare segment and routine appointments, as well as requests for prescriptions, sick leaves and complementary exams, and to know the results of the exams. Among the symptoms, pain and fever were the most referred ones. About the medical diagnosis, it was noticed that virus diseases and hypertension were the most common ones. These pieces of information can base innovations in the attending system, learning program and in the implantation of multidisciplinary programs.