Objective: to characterize the complications associated with the use of the subcutaneous route for infusion of drugs and solutions in palliative care. Methods: observational, prospective study conducted at the Palliative Care Unit of a general teaching hospital. Results: the study analized seventy-eight patients in palliative care, in whom 254 punctures for infusion of drugs and/or solutions through the subcuta...
The accomplishment of the undergraduate thesis is a challange for students. This study was aimed to report the experience of the use of conceptual maps as a teaching tool in the development of undergraduate thesis in the Nursing course. Results: the design of the conceptual map about undergraduate thesis to be developed provided the students with the organization of ideas and with the self-perception of necessa...
Recent studies have shown high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI) among people with mental disorders in Brazil. In order to contribute to the enhancement of preventive actions for this population, this work analyzed the perceptions of men with mental disorders of the risk and self-care regarding STIs. Open in-depth interviews on self-care and sexual health issues were held with 22 men with mental di...
This study aimed to identify and understand adult patients' representations on tube feeding. Data were collected through interviews with sixteen patients who were using feeding tubes, which were analyzed through discourse analysis and Social Representation Theory. We identified a sequence in which representations are reorganized and redefined through experience, in order to turn this treatment tolerable. This s...