This research aimed at estimating the prevalence of pressure ulcers in a home care service. Cross-sectional study carried out in July/August 2009 with 194 bedridden aged patients. For data collection, the Braden Scale and an instrument consisting of demographics, clinical data, and preventive measures for pressure ulcers were applied. Data was analyzed using SPSS16.0 and presented as descriptive statistics. Fro...
This PhD dissertation aimed to review the concept of the nursing outcome Fluid Balance from the Nursing Outcome Classification (NOC) in postoperative patients who underwent cardiac surgery, and develop operational definitions. For so, a concept analysis was carried out according to the Walker and Avant Model (2005), using the integrative review for searching. It was developed from October to December/2010, base...
Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo estimar a prevalência de úlcera por pressão num serviço de atendimento domiciliar. Estudo transversal realizado em julho/agosto de 2009, com 194 idosos acamados. Para coleta dos dados, aplicou-se a Escala de Braden e um instrumento composto por dados sociodemográficos, clínicos e medidas preventivas para úlcera por pressão. Os dados foram analisados pelo programa SPSS 16.0 e apre...
This research aimed at estimating the prevalence of pressure ulcers in a home care service. Cross-sectional study carried out in July/August 2009 with 194 bedridden aged patients. For data collection, the Braden Scale and an instrument consisting of demographics, clinical data, and preventive measures for pressure ulcers were applied. Data was analyzed using SPSS16.0 and presented as descriptive statistics. Fro...
The study looked to characterize a proposal for the nursing diagnosis of “Risk of Decreased Cardiac Output”, based on the judgement of 25 specialists. It was carried out in the period of September of 2007 to April of 2008, in two methodological stages: a) Elaboration of the proposal of the nursing diagnosis of Risk of Decreased Cardiac Output, according to NANDA, and the operational definition for each risk fac...
Congenital cardiopathies represent anomalies including structural and functional heart defects, which demand early nursing intervention at the bedside. The present study aimed at analyzing studies that addressed the nursing care provided to children postoperatively following cardiac surgery. It consists of an integrative review of the literature from different databases, using the descriptors: Nursing care; Car...