Suchergebnisse

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.

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: 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.