Baby Led Weaning (BLW) is a type of infant feeding that allows babies to feed themselves and has gain popularity among parents in recent years. Health professionals’ (HP) knowledge and attitudes towards BLW is less explored. We conducted a cross-sectional, exploratory, and observational study, with a web-based instrument, that aimed to determine the knowledge and attitudes of HP familiar to BLW regarding the us...
Evaluating parental satisfaction with nursing care in paediatric emergency departments (PED) is essential for improving service quality and enhancing patient and family care. During short-term hospitalizations, the quality of nursing care is often a determining factor in parental satisfaction, especially in high-stress environments such as the PED. This study aimed to assess parental satisfaction with nursing c...
Background: Early childhood is a critical period for preventing malnutrition and ensuring adequate nutrient intake. While various feeding approaches exist, no consensus has been reached on the ideal one. Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) is an emerging method that involves the direct introduction of finger foods to children. However, limited evidence exists on health professionals’ (HP) perspective. We aim to translate an...
This study evaluated parental satisfaction with nursing care in a pediatric emergency department short-stay unit. Using the Citizen Satisfaction with Nursing Care Scale, 205 parents of hospitalized children participated in a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Results showed consistently high satisfaction, regardless of parental sociodemographic characteristics. While parents of newborns and employed parents sh...
Background: Burnout is a health condition associated with chronic work-related stress. Nurses working in hospital emergency rooms are particularly susceptible to experiencing burnout. It is crucial to understand the phenomena of burnout among emergency room nurses, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic that healthcare professionals have confronted. This study aims to evaluate burnout among nurses worki...
Men’s access to sexual health care is influenced by the nurses’ symbolic universes, translated into maps of signification and normative idealization that structure their practices. Aim: The aim of the study was to analyze nurses’ social representations of men’s sexual health, considering the barriers and possibilities in accessing health care. Methods: Descriptive study with qualitative approach. Data were coll...
Introduction Despite the fears and beliefs related to sexual function and satisfaction during pregnancy, the healthy experience of sexuality (which is not reduced to these aspects but encompasses them) is relevant to women. Although quality of life is associated with sexual function and satisfaction, the effect of pregnancy in those dimensions, needs to be further explored in order to prevent problems and respo...
Enquadramento: Os estudantes de enfermagem estão sujeitos a stress ao longo do curso de enfermagem sobretudo durante a prática clínica. O conhecimento das estratégias de coping utilizadas permite identificar recursos para mitigar o stress a que estes estão sujeitos. Objetivo: Traduzir e validar o instrumento Coping Behaviour Inventory para o idioma português europeu. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo metodológ...
Background: Nursing students are exposed to stress during their nursing program, particularly during clinical practice. Identifying the coping strategies used during this period can help identify resources to mitigate the stress they face. Objective: To translate and validate the Coping Behavior Inventory (CBI) into European Portuguese. Methodology: Methodological study with a nonprobability sample of 113 stude...