The aim was to describe the use of the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®) in dissertations and theses developed in Brazilian Postgraduate Programs (Master and PhD). Documentary and quantitative study conducted from theses and dissertations published between 2000 and 2018 in the catalogs of the Center for Studies and Research in Nursing of the Brazilian Nursing Association and in the porta...
The aim of this methodological research was to build a database of terms for clinical nursing practice with elderly followed by the Family Health Strategy teams based on official documents on elderly published in Brazil, and the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®), and validate it with specialist nurses in the area. It was performed from 2013 until 2014, based on document analysis, identif...
This is an experience report that aims to describe the application of the nursing process to an institutionalized elderly, based on Virginia Henderson’s theory. The case study was developed in a long-stay institution for the elderly in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, from May to August 2010, by filling out a form, physical examination and observation. Identifying the needs of elimination, communication, recreation an...
This is a descriptive study that aimed to identify the weaknesses and strengths of the Tuberculosis Control Program in a town in Northern Ceará, Brazil. The data were collected from January to March 2010, by searching on the website of the Information System for Notifiable Diseases. The results underline the major obstacles in fighting the disease in the region: low case detection, low coverage of the community...
This is a descriptive and qualitative study that aimed to verify the knowledge of nurses, doctors and dentists of the Family Health Strategy in the municipality of Bela Cruz, Ceará, Brazil, about health regulation. Data collection happened from November to December 2008 by applying a questionnaire. Data were organized according to content analysis of Bardin. The results show that the participants have knowledge...
Objective: To assess the presence of frailty and its relationship to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in institutionalized elderly. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 54 elderly residents in long-stay institutions in the Northeast of Brazil. The data collection instruments were the Edmonton Frail Scale, socioeconomic assessmentand health profiles. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics an...
Estudo descritivo e qualitativo, que objetivou verificar o conhecimento dos enfermeiros, médicos e dentistas da estratégia saúde da família do município de Bela Cruz-CE/Brasil sobre regulação em saúde. A coleta dos dados ocorreu de novembro a dezembro de 2008, mediante a aplicação de questionário. Os dados foram organizados conforme as etapas de análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Os resultados mostram que os partic...
This is a descriptive and qualitative study that aimed to verify the knowledge of nurses, doctors and dentists of the Family Health Strategy in the municipality of Bela Cruz, Ceará, Brazil, about health regulation. Data collection happened from November to December 2008 by applying a questionnaire. Data were organized according to content analysis of Bardin. The results show that the participants have knowledge...
Trata-se de um relato de experiência, cujo objetivo foi descrever a aplicação do processo de enfermagem a um idoso institucionalizado, fundamentado na teoria de Virginia Henderson. O estudo de caso foi aplicado em uma instituição de longa permanência para idosos de Fortaleza-Ceará-Brasil, entre maio e agosto de 2010, mediante preenchimento de formulário, exame físico e observação. A identificação das necessidad...
This is an experience report that aims to describe the application of the nursing process to an institutionalized elderly, based on Virginia Henderson’s theory. The case study was developed in a long-stay institution for the elderly in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, from May to August 2010, by filling out a form, physical examination and observation. Identifying the needs of elimination, communication, recreation an...