Objective: To analyze the self-reported knowledge and behavior on the disposal of medicines. Method: A cross-sectional study with data collected through a questionnaire in May 2017, in the city of Picos-PI, with a sample of 153 residences. Results: Regarding the selfreported knowledge, 139 (90.8%) stated that they had knowledge about environmental risk, 144 (94.1%) reported having no knowledge of the appropriat...
Objective: to evaluate the costs of hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the 2008-2015 time series. Methods: ecological study with records of the Hospital Information System. The sample was composed of records of admissions for diagnoses of the Brazilian List hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Polynomial regressions were used to analyze the temporal trend of rates...
Objective: To analyze the practice of self-medication by adolescents of the Picos-PI state education system.Method:A descriptive and cross-sectional study with 209 adolescents. The data collection took place in weekly meetings through a questionnaire.Results: The most prevalent age group was 17 years (94.9%), 122 (58.4%) female, living with family 129 (61.7%), urban area 179 (85.7%), , And catholics149 (71.2%)....
The objective of this study was to evaluate the aspects of interest and preparation of intensive care nurses to act in the care of patients with acute kidney injury. This cross-sectional, evaluative study was carried out in seven public hospitals, with 136 nurses. The interest and preparation to provide care for patients with acute kidney injury in intensive care were evaluated. Inferential analysis was perform...
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of an educational hypermedia in the knowledge of Nursing academics on peripheral venipuncture. Method: Quasi-experimental study with pre and post-test design. Results: The mean number of right answers of the 73 individuals who participated in the study, in the pre-test, was 7.7 (DP = 1.05), and 8.3 in the post-test (DP = 0.74). The comparation of pre and post hypermedia me...
Objective: to validate the content of the Brazilian version of the General Comfort Questionnaire. Methods: validation study; the instrument was evaluated by 22 judges for clarity, comprehension, relevance, association with comfort and classification of items in the domains. The agreement among judges was analyzed through a binomial test and the Content Validation Index. Results: of the 48 items, ten were distri...
Objective: Evaluate the nutritional state of elderly residents in Long Permanence Institutions. Method: descriptive and cross-sectional study with quantitative approach performed from March to April 2016, with a sample of 78 institutionalized elders. Data gathering occurred by applying the tool of a Mini Nutritional Evaluation during previously scheduled visits. Results: females prevailed, 44 (56%), and it has ...
Objective: to identify drug interactions resulting from scheduling and errors in the preparation of antibacterials. Methods: observational and cross-sectional study carried out in medical clinics of a sentinel hospital. Data were collected through the observation of prescriptions and the preparation of 265 doses of antibacterials with the use of a check list. Results: the administration of Piperaciclina and Taz...
Objetivo: estabelecer relações entre as intervenções e os resultados de enfermagem para o diagnóstico Risco de lesão por pressão em pacientes críticos. Métodos: estudo longitudinal, realizado com 63 pacientes, em uma unidade de terapia intensiva. Utilizou-se um instrumento com dados clínicos do paciente e a Escala de Braden. Realizou-se a técnica de mapeamento cruzado a fim de estabelecer os resultados e as int...
Objective: to establish relationships between nursing interventions and outcomes for the diagnosis Pressure ulcer risk in critically ill patients. Methods: longitudinal study of 63 patients in an intensive care unit. An instrument with clinical data of patients and the Braden Scale were used. The cross-mapping technique was used to establish the nursing interventions and outcomes for each risk factor. Results: ...