Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) have become increasingly frequent worldwide, so they have become a major public health problem. The study aimed to describe the feelings experienced by women regarding the diagnosis of HIV / AIDS in a Serological Reference Center. It was a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and explanatory research. As for the main results, the discovery of the HIV / AIDS diagnosis was se...
Brazil has high mortality rates resulting from traffic accidents, and the vast majority from motorcycle collisions. In order to understand the impact of alcohol use on traffic accidents, this study aimed to characterize the prevalence of traffic accidents caused by alcohol consumption, as well as to carry out a survey of traffic accident rates among people with levels of varied ages. This is a descriptive, docu...
A literature is of the importance of the cultural point of view in the formation of the cultural identity of Surdos within the scope of social coexistence. This perspective, or knowledge of Culture Surda and its dynamics of influence in the acquisition of the Sinais Language, characterizes the knowledge acquired, not that it refers to years of historical and social history. Therefore, this study has the objecti...
Biological tissues of animal origin, such as pig skin, frog skin, bovine pericardium and pig intestinal submucosa have been used in bioocclusive dressings (xenotransplantation) for burns. The present study aimed to analyze the use of xenograft therapy in the treatment of burns. This is an integrative literature review, in which the following clinical question was formulated: “What is the scientific evidence on ...
This study aims to search the literature for the activities performed by the nursing team at home to promote a better quality of life for the person with rheumatoid arthritis, emphasizing the importance of health education. This is an integrative review study. The search occurred in the databases: LILACS; BDENF and in the SciELO portal. The descriptors “rheumatoid arthritis were used; Home nursing; Health ed...
Labor is a set of physiological changes, uterine contractions of increasing intensity and frequency that result in progressive dilation of the cervix and descent of the fetal presentation that occur within a period of time and aim at the birth of the fetus. Thus, the pain that the mother feels during childbirth can be influenced by several factors, including: culture, anxiety, fear, preparation for childbirth a...
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is defined as a blood loss ≥ 500 mL that occurs within 24 hours after delivery, when this loss is greater than 1,000 mL it is considered severe. PPH is among the leading causes of severe maternal morbidities, accounting for about 25% of all deaths of pregnant women worldwide, especially in low-income countries. In Brazil, it is the second leading cause of maternal death. This study a...