Objetivo: Objetivou-se caracterizar o perfil de pacientes portadores de lesão por pressão que estiveram internados em unidades hospitalares de Clínica Médica e Neurológica. Metodologia: Trata-se de estudo documental retrospectivo, quantitativo e de análise descritiva, realizado nas unidades de Clínica Médica e Neurologia de um hospital de ensino no interior de Minas Gerais. A coleta de dados, em 27 prontuários,...
Objective: To verify the main factors related to vaccine adherence and hesitation in adults from the general population. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review carried out in October 2021 in the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrievel System Online (MEDLINE) databases via the National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (PubMed), Scopus, Latino- American and Caribbean in Health Sc...
Introduction: Health professionals attend to all types of emergencies and patients, such as those affected by COVID-19, facing critical and stressful situations that can favor the development of compassion fatigue (CF). Objective: To characterize the scientific production and synthesize the most relevant aspects of CF in health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Integrative literature review i...
The ICU is a highly complex sector, and among the wide range of interventions performed in the intensive care patient, we highlight the use of the central venous catheter (CVC). Maintaining the CVC requires knowledge and ability to ensure safe and long-lasting vascular access. However, during the permanence time of the device, some complications related to the catheter material, caliber, puncture site, dressing...
This study aims to identify the profile of secretion culture of skin lesions in the Intensive Therapy Unit (ICU), the microorganisms present in biological samples, resistance or sensitivity to carbapenems, oxacillin and vancomycin and the site of lesion. This is a descriptive, observational and retrospective study with a quantitative approach, performed in a large public teaching hospital. 210 results of secret...
to identify the adherence of the surgical team to the safety procedures recommended for safe surgery and to correlate the scores to the time of surgery. This is a observational and quantitative field study performed at the Surgical Center Unit of a public teaching hospital in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a sample of 80 patients. For the data collection, the instrument Standard Model for Verification of Surgical P...
This study aimed to describe the perception of the elderly about being a carrier of a chronic leg injury, accompanied by a Basic Health Unit of Uberaba, MG/Brazil. This is a descriptive research with a qualitative approach carried out through thematic analysis of content. They were assessed seven elderly patients with chronic ulcer of lower limb. Five categories emerged: Pain; Difficulties and/or dependence to ...
Aim: To verify the performance of the nurses, in addition to identifying difficulties and facilities in assisting the client in psychic suffering. Design: Descriptive study, of exploratory and qualitative approach. Participants and context: The sampling consisted of 26 nurses of Primary Care - Family Health Strategy from Uberaba - MG, in 2012. Main measurements: It was used a semi-structured que...
This study aims to meet the professionals interviewed, identify the way nurses work facing the client with psychological distress and their knowledge on the concept of mental health and mental illness. This is a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach. The sample consisted of 26 nurses of the Family Health Strategy - FHS. According to Minayo, four categories emerged from data analysis: Embracement, Absen...