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Nurse Managers as Promoters of Health Literacy Supported by Information Systems
Santos, Nuno; Matias, Sílvia; Pereira, António; Pinto, Carolina; Oliveira, Rafael; Domingues, Sandra; Santos, Ana Cláudia; Pestana, HelenaIntroduction Health literacy, a multidimensional concept essential to equity and the sustainability of healthcare systems, empowers individuals to make informed decisions and use services effectively, overcoming sociocultural and economic barriers. Nurse managers play a strategic role in its promotion by combining leadership with standardized nursing information systems. This article offers a reflective analysi...
Good Practices in the Decannulation Process for people with Tracheostmy: Integr...
Oliveira Agostinho, Inês Margarida; Pestana, Helena; Mesquita, CristinaIntroduction: The progressive increase in individuals with tracheostomy and the delay in decannulation contribute to the rise in average hospitalization time, hence the need to understand and map the current knowledge on this subject arises. The success of early decannulation process provides greater autonomy for the individual, reduces hospitalization time, and facilitates a swifter return to home. However, th...
Data Security and Protection in Nursing
Pestana, Helena; David, Catarina Domingues; Pereira, Mónica Alexandra MirandaIntroductionNew technologies supported by digital solutions have been developed in both public and private health systems. In healthcare, these technologies enable surveillance, screening, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation, among other activities. Given the importance and value of health data, we questioned the validity of collecting personal data (its amount and type), its processing, sharing, and subs...
Fatigue in person with sequels of COVID-19, a proposal for rehabilitation: Case...
Barbosa, Filipa; Figueiredo, Paula; Mesquita, Ana Cristina Nunes Mesquita; Pestana, HelenaBackground: COVID-19 can cause persistent sequelae, being fatigue the most described. Specialist nurses in rehabilitation nursing have specialized knowledge in the control and reduction of fatigue. Objective: It is intended to identify the gains sensitive to respiratory rehabilitation in the focus of ventilation and activity intolerance; analyze the effort tolerance in the person after infection with-COVID-19 a...
Muscle strengthening and increasing the articular amplitude of the person submi...
Leitão, João Manuel; Vigia, Carla; Mesquita, Ana Cristina; Pestana, HelenaIntroduction: Goonarthrosis is characterized by the wear of the articular cartilage of the knee and is manifested by disabling pain, joint stiffness and muscle atrophy. Total knee arthroplasty is a possible treatment, which aims to alleviate pain, improve joint range and functionality. However, it requires a rehabilitation plan that includes a set of therapeutic interventions in order to provide muscle strength...
Cuidados de Enfermagem de Reabilitação: Enquadramento.
Pestana, HelenaApresenta-se o enquadramento dos Cuidados de Enfermagem de Reabilitação. Abordam-se as competências definidas pela Ordem dos Enfermeiros, para o enfermeiro de cuidados gerais, competências comuns e especificas do enfermeiro especialista em enfermagem de Reabilitação. Termina-se com os padrões de qualidade do enfermeiro de cuidados gerais e de enfermagem de reabilitação.
Sistemas de Informação e a Especialidade de Enfermagem de Reabilitação.
Pestana, HelenaDiscute-se a importância das linguagens classificadas utilizadas nos sistemas de informação em enfermagem de reabilitação, especificamente a Classificação internacional de Funcionalidade de Saúde (CIF) e Classificação Internacional de apoio à Prática de Enfermagem (CIPE).
Mental Illness of the Oldest, Nutritional Status and Arterial Hypertension
Sotto Mayor, Margarida; Pestana, Helena; Reis, GoreteAbstract Changes in nutritional status and high blood pressure are very common in elderly with mental disorders. Currently, the interest in knowing associated factors to those variables is to prevent morbidity and mortality risk. The study aim was to evaluate the relationship between mental disorders, nutritional status and blood pressure. It´s a cross-sectional study in a sample of 99 elderly living in communi...
Mental Illness and Comorbidities, Aspects of Initial Evaluation
Sotto Mayor, Margarida; Pestana, Helena; Reis, Gorete; Santos, José ManuelMental Illness is a public problem in western societies. Recent reports say that the most frequent conditions of psychiatric hospitalization are related to elderly, over 65 years old, diagnosed with dementia, other organic disorders and depression. And we are seeing increasingly in episodes of urgency, consumption of psychoactive drugs, which can foster the emergence of other comorbidities. The aim of this stud...
Quedas, Idade Avançada e Doença Mental
Reis, Gorete; Sotto Mayor, Margarida; Pestana, Helena; Santos, José ManuelResumo As quedas na população mais velha que vive na comunidade são um importante problema de saúde particularmente quando estão em situações de internamento hospitalar. De etiologia multifatorial, pela sua gravidade e custos requerem intervenção preventiva. São reconhecidas as repercussões na funcionalidade e na qualidade de vida e os elevados custos socioeconómicos. Objetivos: identificar a prevalência de que...