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...
Introduction Pain prevention and effective control is emphasized as a priority for the obstetric unit’s humanization. The therapeutic shower it’s an easy-to-deploy non-pharmacological alternative whose effectiveness has not been recognized by nurses. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic showering for pain relief during the first stage of labor. Methods Quasi-experimen...
No âmbito das suas funções técnico consultivas, a sub-Comissão Nacional de Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente procurou inteirar-se da situação real do país, em termos de recursos humanos Pediátricos e da sua distribuição, no sentido de poder emitir pareceres fundamentados sobre uma carta Hospitalar adequada às necessidades assistenciais em saúde da população alvo. Metodologia: Para o efeito elaborou um inquérito...