Objective: To evaluate, in Nursing students, the effect of clinical simulation as an educational strategy for learning about the cardiovascular physical examination. Methods: Quasi-experimental study, with the placement of 30 undergraduate nursing students, from a public university in Northeast Brazil, in two groups - intervention and control. The educational intervention consisted of a clinical simulation applied to the intervention group. The control group received only the usual class. Pre-test and post-test were applied with questions about cardiovascular physical examination for both groups. In the inferential analysis, we used chi-square or Fisher’s exact tests for categorical variables; and the Student’s t-test for independent samples. Results: The results showed that the difference in correct answers between the intervention and control groups was statistically significant, with a value of p of 0.05. Conclusion: We concluded that the applied educational strategy had a positive effect on undergraduate nursing students to learn the cardiovascular physical examination.
Objective: To analyze the content of the diagnostic proposition risk of excessive fluid volume in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Method: Content validity study, with 48 judges who assessed the content of the diagnostic proposition risk of excessive fluid volume, using an electronic data collection instrument. The judges’ answers were analyzed through the calculation of the Content Validity Index and the T test. Results: The risk of excessive fluid volume was considered adequate, containing 23 risk factors: increased sodium concentration in the dialysate; missing hemodialysis sessions; insufficient water; low self-efficacy for fluid restriction; deficient knowledge; altered body mass index; excessive intake of fluids, proteins and sodium; lower kt/v index; inadequate removal of fluids in hemodialysis; thirst; xerostomia; older people; comorbidities; renal function decline; decreased urinary volume; inflammatory status; hospitalization; low serum level of albumin and lymphocytes, and high level of phosphorus; and use of antihypertensive drugs. Conclusion: The content of the diagnostic proposition risk of excessive fluid volume was considered adequate by the judges.
Objective: to analyze the relationship between the risk factors and the elderly people knowledge about chronic kidney disease. Methods: this study is a cross-sectional research with 100 elderly enrolled in basic units, using a semi-structured interview. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: most elderly people had adequate knowledge about the disease and prevention, but poor knowledge about hemodialysis. Regarding the risk factors in the elderly investigated, increased are highlighted and statistical significance of waist circumference (p=0.049), smoking (p=0.022) and alcohol consumption (p=0.013). Conclusion: relationships between risk factors as smoking, alcoholism, increased abdominal circumference, and the knowledge of the elderly about chronic kidney disease were identified.
Objective: to evaluate effectiveness of realistic clinical simulation for teaching pulmonary physical examination to undergraduate nursing students. Methods: experimental study of pre-test and post-test type applied to randomized intervention and control groups. The sample consisted of 30 students, randomly divided. The analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics, through Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and t-test for independent samples, considering statistical significance p≤0.05. A satisfaction scale validated with the intervention group was applied. Results: we identified increased correct answers in post-test in the intervention group, which was submitted to realistic simulation. In this group, the mean number of errors varied from 4.87 in the pre-test to 2.13 in the post-test. In the control group, students either decreased or maintained the number of correct answers in the post-test, and mean errors increased, from 3.87 in the pre-test to 4.0 in post-test. The difference in correct answers between intervention and control groups was significant (p=0.000). Conclusion: from realistic simulation, students obtained a lower average error rate on post-test. Contributions to practice: results of this research favor the curricular insertion of simulation for teaching pulmonary physical examination in undergraduate nursing.
Problema: A ausência de estímulos facilitadores no ambiente em que o adolescente convive é normalmente atribuída a ocorrência do atraso do desenvolvimento. Objetivo: Analisar a associação dos fatores relacionados com a proposta diagnóstica atraso no desenvolvimento em adolescentes no ambiente escolar. Método: Estudo transversal, realizado com 385 adolescentes em uma cidade no Nordeste do Brasil. Resultados: A prevalência da proposição diagnóstica atraso no desenvolvimento foi 18,26%. Os fatores relacionados que associação associação associados foram: marginalização social, dor crônica, não aceita às transformações corporais da puberdade e trauma psicológico. Discussão:Percebe-se a relação entre as variáveis estudadas e o desenvolvimento humano frente à literatura. Conclusão: O conhecimento dos fatores associados mais frequentes nessa população, facilita a inferência da proposição diagnóstica pelo enfermeiro. Outrossim, contribui na identificação de aspectos capazes de gerar prejuízos ao adolescente e, consequentemente, sequelas na fase adulta.
Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals were at an increased risk of developing psychological conditions, especially in Intensive Care Units. A gap is verified in the knowledge about ICU Nursing teams’ mental health in the care provided to patients affected by COVID-19. Objective: To review the literature to identify the mental health conditions of ICU Nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and method: This is an integrative literature review with data collection from January to April 2022 in the Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PubMed, Scopus Content Overview and Web of Science databases. The following descriptors were listed: “Intensive Care Units,” “COVID-19,” “Mental Health,” and “Nurse.” The materials included were studies produced since 2020, available in full in the Spanish, English and Portuguese languages, and which answered the research question. Search and selection of the articles were the duty of two duly trained researchers, who worked independently through peer discussion. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses recommendations were followed. Results: From a sample of 16 articles, it was observed that the critical care of COVID-19 patients affected Nursing professionals’ mental health with an emphasis on depression, anxiety, stress and fear. This was associated with a lack of evidence-based training, scarcity of human and physical resources, work overload and insufficient work experience. Conclusions: ICU Nursing professionals are mentally shaken; therefore, it is imperative to implement policies, strategies and methods to improve the psychological conditions of these professionals, to ensure the quality of services.
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