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This study presents the process of validation of a tool that classifies patients in four levels of dependence to the nursing care delivered at a University Hospital. The research gave to participants an opportunity to analyse patients' needs, showing the instrument as an efficient tool for nursing practice.
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Atividades Cotidianas , Avaliação em Enfermagem/métodos , Cuidados de Enfermagem/classificação , Pacientes/classificação , Humanos , Avaliação das Necessidades , Avaliação em Enfermagem/normas , Pesquisa em Avaliação de EnfermagemRESUMO
This is an experimental research based on microbiological analysis. Our aim was to evaluate the influence of sugar on the healing process of infected surgical wounds in 25 patients. On the dehiscences, there have been identified gram positive and gram negative bacteria, and fungi as well. Every patient was administered systemic antibiotics and had the wounds treated locally with crystal sugar three times a day. Statistics showed, by Person's correlation, that sugar did not influence on the healing process of infected surgical wounds in undernourished, overweight and elderly individuals.
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Carboidratos/uso terapêutico , Infecção da Ferida Cirúrgica/tratamento farmacológico , Cicatrização/efeitos dos fármacos , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Obesidade/complicações , Desnutrição Proteico-Calórica/complicaçõesRESUMO
The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the psychodynamic of the nursing work developed in the hospital, and to suggest the implementation of an interdisciplinary programme for support the nursing workers to help them to understand and to solve social and managerial problems faced during the work.
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Relações Interprofissionais , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar/organização & administração , Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente/organização & administração , Carga de Trabalho , Humanos , Assistentes de Enfermagem/organização & administração , Assistentes de Enfermagem/psicologia , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar/psicologia , Resolução de ProblemasRESUMO
The authors describe their experience as a multiprofessional team working at two Basic Health Units (BHU) in Londrina city in 1995. The work involved medical, nursing students and residents. The goals were: a) to train BHU teams in the assistance of diabetic patients; b) expose students to teaching experiences at the BHUs, emphasizing multiprofessionality; c) to establish an hierarchy and provide suitable treatment for the BHUs diabetic clientele. A total of 106 diabetic patients were assisted. The project involved 22 students and 37 professionals. A questionnaire assessment indicated that the goals were achieved. The experience is considered valid as a teaching and inservice training.
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Diabetes Mellitus/enfermagem , Capacitação em Serviço/organização & administração , Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente , Recursos Humanos em Hospital/educação , Competência Clínica , Currículo , Unidades Hospitalares , Hospitais Universitários , Humanos , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
Using an instrument of evaluation of theoretical knowledge, the authors have assessed the capacity of understanding and memorizing often groups of diabetes' carriers, that were being followed by a multiprofessional team from the ambulatory of the HURNP. The evaluation included the discussion of a variety of subjects which were part of the activities of an Educational Program. Only one group of patients showed a satisfactory performance. Individual analysis showed that young diabetes' carriers, that were motivated and had good level of understanding, had a better performance. It was concluded that the evaluation allows the selection of patients that need specific reinforcement and that a plan of activities can be elaborated according to the tested subjects.
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Assistência Ambulatorial/organização & administração , Diabetes Mellitus/prevenção & controle , Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente/organização & administração , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto/organização & administração , Avaliação Educacional , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Humanos , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de SaúdeRESUMO
The authors through individual interviews have analyzed the way cancer patients got to know about their illness and how these information influenced their lives, family and their feelings. Suggestions have been made after evaluating the results reached in this research.
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Atitude Frente a Saúde , Emoções , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Neoplasias/psicologia , Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente , Percepção , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Entrevista Psicológica , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias/enfermagem , Relações Enfermeiro-PacienteRESUMO
This issue is about a teaching methodology developed by the Medical-Surgical subject of Nursing on Graduate Course at Universidade Estadual de Londrina. The teachers used the student-centered teaching process based on interpersonal relationship and problem solving method. The aim was to evaluate the last period of nursing students perception about developing of cognitive, affective and psychomotor abilities when compared with others subjects of nursing course since 1985 until 1990. This method of teaching supplied more integration among theory and practice, more ability in developing library search and oral exposition, besides more active student participation on his apprenticeship process.