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Objective: to identify factors those facilitate and make difficult the practice of hosting in a humane way in an adult emergency department (PSA). Method: a descriptive and an exploratory study with qualitative approach. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and a semistructured interview with the PSA nurses of a state hospital. Results: the analysis of the questionnaire data allowed profiling the nurses: 86% are women with an average age of 38 years old. There was identified that the physical structure and insufficient human resources are among the main factors those make difficult the practice of welcoming. Already as facilities it could identify the willingness of professionals and risk rating. Conclusion: it is necessary to pay greater attention on the part of the state authorities towards the health institution where this research was developed.

Objective: To evaluate cognitive aspects in institutionalized elderly people before and after realization of cognitive stimulation activities. Method: It is a semi-experimental and quantitative study. It was performed in a Long Term Care Institutions for the Elderly (ILPI) located in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte with the elderly who reached the minimum score in the survey instrument Mini Mental State Examination. They were only 26% of the residents. Results: After stimulation activities it was observed that the elderly were able to maintain or to increase the score for the various aspects evaluated. It was confirmed by statistical analysis using the Wilcoxon test a significant difference between the groups before and after, given by p-value = 0,027. Conclusion: It was identified that the realization of cognitive stimulation activities get responses that contribute to the increase of the Mini Mental State Examination score.