Revista gaúcha de enfermagem / EENFUFRGS
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Review
[Cardiorespiratory arrest of the adult patient in a hospital environment: nursing contributions].
The objective of this study was to analyse the scientific production regarding cardiorespiratory arrest (CA) in adult patients in a hospital environment, as to support nursing knowledge. This is a systematic review, which were used SciELO, LILACS and MEDLINE databases from 1997 to 2007. Most of the articles used in the analysis referred to the survival prognostic factors of patients submitted to cardiopulmonary ressucitation (CPR) and to the results of this intervention. ⋯ The nursing scientific production was numerically small when compared to the medical area. The importance of a nursing team trained and apt for CA treatment and prevention was pointed out; continual education programs were stimulated. The conclusion is that there are few nursing studies about CPR, and continual incentive to the scientific production regarding its acting both in CA prevention and RCP management is imperative.
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This study conducted a systematic review of the literature with the objective of describing the effect of working in shifts on workers' health. The descriptors used were: "occupational risk", "occupational health", and "shift work", all of which were provided by on-line publications from 2000 to 2007. ⋯ The research focused on cardiovascular changes (24.4%), quality of sleep and alertness (17.7%), metabolic changes (13.3), among others. Some papers did not identify a connection between changes in the workers' health and shift work.
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This study was aimed at analyzing available evidence on volatile anesthetics administration, and nursing diagnosis of nausea in the immediate postoperative period. It was based on a literature revision in the following data bases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in the Health Sciences (Lilacs), PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (Cinahl), and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR). ⋯ Volatile anesthetics administration during the postoperative period is a factor related to nausea and vomiting, according to two studies with evidence level II, two with evidence level IV one with evidence level VI and four literature revisions. The results suggest that there is a connection between volatile anesthetics, nausea and vomiting.
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This article aims at describing the context of the development of the Mother-Kangaroo Method at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a public hospital, and discussing the reasons why some women/mothers do not seem stimulated to maintain skin contact with their premature babies. The methodology included three steps: reality problematization, literature review, and systematic reflection aiming at solving the identified problem. It was concluded that the perception of the neonatal team as to mother-newly born infant bond needs to be changed, in the sense of understanding that often the mothers' reaction are different from those expected by the health professionals.
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In this article the authors establish a connection between health care models and pedagogical trends considering their education and health care experiences in the hospital and in the communities and also the review of the literature. The pedagogical trends and health care models used by nurses in nursing education demonstrate their world view. Therefore it is important that they understand what is behind their practice so that nursing is in a political and historical context and its practice can foster the social transformation or keep the status quo. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the construction of nursing education.