Objective: to identify the knowledge and conduct of nurses who work in Primary Health Care about climacteric and menopause. Method: descriptive, exploratory study, of qualitative approach, carried out with 15 nurses from the municipality of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the Bardin method. Results: limited knowledge was identified regardi...
Objective: to analyze, in the scientific literature, the knowledge available on the use of the prone position in pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19 or other health conditions. Method: an integrative literature review developed through the following guiding question: What is the scientific knowledge available on the use of the prone position in pregnant women with COVID-19 or other health conditions? The sea...
This paper, from exploratory qualitative descriptive approach, aimed to understand the knowledge and practices of traditional healers (benzedeiras) in Maceió city, Alagoas, considering the components of healing and care of such as knowledge and practices , as well as the social role played by these persons in the community and the public health system. The case study are the healers who work in Maceió. Where al...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to identify the basic human needs and the level of dependency on nursing care presented by institutionalized elders. This observational, quantitative and descriptive study was performed with 67 elder inpatients of a Geriatric Long-Term Care Institution in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. Data collection was performed using an instrument containing data regarding the institution’...