Suchergebnisse

Objective: Understanding the knowledge of blind women about risk factors and early detection of breast cancer. Method: Ancross-sectional study, developed in 2010, at Instituto dos Cegos, Campina Grande/PB, Brazil. 16 women also participated and answered a questionnaire with open and multiple choice questions about risk factors and early detection of breast cancer. It was applied a descriptive statistics and content analysis of Bardinto the data collected. Results: The following categories emerged: Deficit of knowledge about early detection of breast cancer and Myths about breast cancer. The surveyed women were unaware of the risk factors for breast cancer and did not practice self-care for early detection. Conclusion: Knowledge of blind women about risk factors and early detection of breast cancer is pervaded by doubts and myths, nurses should develop strategies for health education, screening and early detection.

Objective: Investigating the strategies that nurses use to watch the hospitalized elderly. Method: this is
an exploratory study of qualitative nature. The research was conducted at a University Hospital with
fifteen clinical nurses. To facilitate the data collection was used the interview technique. The empirical
material was analyzed qualitatively, using the Technique of Content Analysis. Results: From the
qualitative analysis emerged three themes: reception and individualized nursing care and respect for the
autonomy of elderly patients; respect to beliefs, values, the privacy and identity of the elderly patient,
recovery of verbal and nonverbal communication to the patient and his family. Conclusion: This study
demonstrates the commitment of nurses participating in the research regarding the humanized nursing
care directed to hospitalized elderly.