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Objective: To investigate the applicability of unconventional practices in health performed by visitors with affective bonds and/or family members of critically ill patients. Methods: A descriptive and quantitative study was carried out in care environments to critically ill patients from the Emergency and Trauma State's Hospital in the city of João Pessoa - Paraiba. The sample consisted of 100 families. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and analyzed by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software. Approved by the Research Ethics Committee under number 328.320. Results: It was observed applicability, knowledge and good acceptance in the use of some unconventional practices by family and by people with emotional bonds with critically ill patients. Conclusion: The unconventional practices provide comprehensive care to the individual, to the family and to affective bonds. Family and affective bonds convey a great reliability of these practices, recognizing them and integrating them is a key component to the influence of its use.

Objective: To conduct a search of published scientific works about the importance of exercise in promoting multidimensional care for the paraplegic or quadriplegic individual, as well as to investigate the knowledge of nursing about the benefit of such activities and to clarify the role of the nurse in assisting the person paraplegic or quadriplegic. Methods: This is an integrative review, conducted in the databases LILACS, SciELO, MEDLINE, BDENF e CAPES portal, corresponding to the years from 2004 to 2014. Results: Patients affected by spinal cord injury have deficits of care and self-care. Thus it was found that exercise offers many benefits including biopsychosocial. Conclusion: It was observed that the practice of physical exercise does not yet have effectiveness, however, it is important that nurses know about these benefits to guide the patients' family members in the provision of quality care.