The respiratory diseases are very common in childhood. The chronic asthma earns eminence for being the principal chronic disease in childhood and their symptoms generate suffering to patients and their families. The study aimed to analyze the nursing diagnosis present in children with respiratory signs and symptoms in Quixadá-CE, Brazil. This work was a descriptive and transversal research, accomplished with 30...
A alimentação e a administração de medicamentos são indispensáveis na rotina hospitalar, porém sua interação pode acarretar prejuízos ao estado nutricional ou ao tratamento farmacológico, principalmente em crianças, uma vez que possuem certas particularidades. Por isso, profissionais da saúde devem aumentar a atenção durante a administração de fármacos, sobretudo os enfermeiros, por estarem envolvidos diretamen...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the knowledge of nurses in a public hospital in the city of Picos - PI on the destination of solid waste from health services. METHODS: Cross-sectional study which was developed with 24 nurses in a public hospital, from July to November 2010. To collect data, we used a questionnaire on topics of professional knowledge about health and solid waste segregation. RESULTS: On the process of...
OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological profile of patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis in a municipality of Piauí. METHODS: We developed a cross-sectional study of quantitative approach with a sample of 144 patients. RESULTS: The results showed that 68.8% of respondents were male, 36.1% were aged between 51 and 60 years, 36.8% were black and 78.5% were farmers. Regarding family history, 80.7%...
This study aimed to investigate the feeding and the factors related to breastfeeding of infants in the city of Picos-PI, Brazil. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in four Family Health Units, in April-May 2011, with 90 children under 12 months, whose mothers attended the units to vaccinate them. We used a form to obtain socioeconomic data of the family and the child and data on the food offe...
Objective: to analyze the profile of sexual violence against children and adolescents. Method: this is a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out with 28 medical records of child and/or adolescent victims of sexual violence, with collection of data by means of a form at the Specialized Reference Center for Social Work (CREAS) in the town of Picos, Piauí, Brazil. Data were analyzed using descriptive statist...
Objective: To present the result of applying the Rapid Estimation Technique and Mapping the community under study. Methodology: This is a case report based on the description of the reality experienced. This study was conducted at the Bela Vista neighborhood, located in the South Zone of the city of Teresina - PI. Results: Categories were chosen that covered the difficulties identified after application of Part...
Objective: The study aimed to evaluate nursing interventions performed in patients under anesthetic recovery in a public hospital in the city of Picos/PI. Methodology: Cross-sectional study conducted with 19 patients who underwent surgical anesthetic procedures, observed in the first three hours of the postoperative period and 07 nurses who provided care to these patients. Results: Patients had a mean age of 50...
Objective: investigating the relationship between birth data and the presence of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in schoolchildren in the city of Picos - Piauí. Method: a descriptive study of cross-sectional type, conducted among 68 public school children. Results: in the study there was a predominance of females (66,2%), with a median systolic blood pressure of 100.0 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ...
Objetivou-se investigar a alimentação e os fatores relacionados ao aleitamento materno dos lactentes do município de Picos-PI. Estudo descritivo e transversal realizado com 90 crianças menores de 12 meses de idade, cujas mães compareceram às Unidades de Saúde da Família, para vaciná-las, em abril e maio de 2011. Utilizou-se formulário para dados socioeconômicos da família e da criança, e sobre a alimentação of...