Trata-se de um estudo exploratório-descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa, que teve como objetivo analisar a contribuição do processo de formação crítico-criativa na inserção dos Enfermeiros no mercado de trabalho. A coleta de dados deu-se em agosto e setembro de 2011, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, realizadas com 15 egressos do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), que se graduaram nos últimos dois anos antecedentes a esse estudo e que estão inseridos no mercado de trabalho. Os resultados demonstram que o desenvolvimento de competências para a liderança, gestão de pessoas, relações interpessoais e o preparo para a docência, durante a graduação, são elementos facilitadores da inserção no mercado de trabalho. Diante dos obstáculos, os egressos sentiram-se estimulados a dar continuidade ao processo de aprendizado, conscientizando-se da importância da educação permanente como ferramenta para novas possibilidades no mercado de trabalho e fundamental para mudança da realidade.

BackgroundPD-L1 is a glycoprotein from the family of T-cell co-stimulatory molecules that are constitutively expressed by macrophages. Aberrant expression of PD-L1 is observed in human cancers associated with inhibition of the tumor-directed T-cell immune response. There are few reports in the literature evaluating PD-L1 expression in association to prognosis specifically in renal cell cancer clear cell type (RCC-CC).MethodsImmunohistochemistry using a PD-L1 polyclonal antibody was performed on a tissue microarray (TMA) that contained 115 surgical specimens of RCC-CC. Cases were classified based on the absence or presence of staining intensity in the cytoplasm and membranes of the tumor cells. Statistical analysis was used to determine the association of PD-L1 expression with classic prognostic factors and tumor recurrence.ResultsPD-L1 expression was positive in 56.5 % of tumors. The univariate analysis showed a correlation between PD-L1 expression and nuclear Fuhrman grade (p = 0.021) and microvascular tumor embolization (p = 0.039). One hundred and four patients were monitored for a mean time of 115.7 months. Seventeen patients (16.3 %) suffered tumor recurrence. Negative outcomes were associated with higher nuclear grade tumors, PD-L1 expression, and the presence of microvascular invasion.ConclusionOur findings confirm that PD-L1 expression is an important prognostic factor in RCC-CC.

This study aims to characterize the scientific production of the Research Groups in Nursing Education (RGNE) of the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais, in Brazil. This is a documentary quantitative descriptive retrospective research, conducted by searching the CVs of all researchers who are part of the RGNEs in the Lattes database, followed by the search, organization, and evaluation of their scientific production according to Qualis/CAPES. The period studied was from 1995 to 2009 (the last five CAPES triennia) and included articles, books, book chapters, and full papers in conference proceedings. Results show that Rio de Janeiro has the higher number of articles in Nursing Education, highlighting the qualification of researchers at doctorate level. Both states present historic and socio-economic factors that favor scientific development.

Study to analyze nursing graduates' perception about the contribution of the training process in its insertion in the labour market. Descriptive exploratory study, a qualitative approach. The data was collected in 2011 through semistructured interviews. Attended by 15 professionals, graduated from the Nursing Course at a South Brazilian university in 2009-2010, inserted

An integrative literature review with a qualitative approach aimed at understanding the landscape of scientific production in Nursing Education in Latin America, made to understand how it is being conducted the training of future nurses. Data collection was done in the database Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences, between 2005 and August 2012. The descriptors used were: Higher Education, Curriculum, Teaching, all of them associated with the main descriptor: Nursing Education. We included 82 studies to research this topic. From the complete reading of the studies yielded the following categories: "Curriculum", "Teacher", "Teaching-Learning Process", "Students" and "Evaluation". The results identified the authors concern in nursing education with issues of critical care actions integral to the community. We must move forward in relation to the adoption of theoretical emancipation that needs to be incorporated and discussed forming between instances of the nurse.

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Testicular torsion is a medical and urological emergency because it can lead to loss of the organ. The theory of seasonal testicular torsion occurrence is based on studies from institutions located in cold and temperate regions. The objective here was to determine whether cold weather is associated with higher incidence of testicular torsion in a tropical country, such as Brazil. DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective study, conducted in a tertiary and teaching hospital. METHODS:Patients with acute testicular torsion confirmed by surgery between April 2006 and March 2011 were studied. Information on weather conditions at the time of symptom onset was collected. RESULTS: A total of 64 testicular torsion cases were identified. The months with the highest incidences of testicular torsion were June (16%), July (19%) and August (11%), which had the lowest mean temperatures, of 17.6 °C, 16.4 °C and 18.2 °C, respectively. Eleven percent of cases occurred during spring (October to December), 16% occurred in summer (January to March), 34% occurred in fall (April to June) and 39% occurred in winter (July to September). There was a significant association between the incidence of testicular torsion and the season (fall and winter), P < 0.001. CONCLUSIONS: Testicular torsion follows a seasonal association even in a tropical country, and is more frequent in the colder months of the year, namely fall and winter, when almost three-quarters of the cases occurred. These observations add further evidence that cold weather has an etiologic role in testicular torsion occurrence. RESUMO

Objective: was to describe the flow of a specialist service in the care of liver transplant in a university hospital.Method: a qualitative research in the form of a case study, performed in a transplant service in southern Brazil. Data collection occurred from November 2013 to February 2014 through the triangulation of data, document analysis, structured interviews with 11 professional and semi direct observations interviews. Data analysis was performed by analysis of thematic content.Results: describes the flow of service and revealed the involvement of a multidisciplinary team in a cohesive manner, with competence recognized by patients and other sectors of the institution and structural deficiencies in care service for immunosuppressed patients. Conclusion: it was found that there is a need for studies that address the structures of care in liver transplantation services and to evaluate the impact of the quality of the life expectancy and proper recovery of persons undergoing liver transplantation. SERVIÇO ESPECIALIZADO EM TRANSPLANTE HEPÁTICO EM UM HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO: UM ESTUDO DE CASO RESUMOObjetivo: descrever o fluxo do serviço especializado no atendimento em transplante hepático de um hospital universitário.Método: pesquisa qualitativa, do tipo estudo de caso, realizada em um serviço de transplante do sul do Brasil. A coleta dos dados ocorreu no período de novembro de 2013 a fevereiro de 2014 por meio da triangulação dos dados, análise documental, entrevistas semiestruturadas com 11 profissionais e observações diretas. A análise de dados foi realizada pela análise de conteúdo temática.Resultados: os achados descreveram o fluxo do serviço e revelaram a atuação de uma equipe multidisciplinar de forma coesa, com competência reconhecida por pacientes e demais setores da instituição, carências estruturais no serviço para atendimento de pacientes imunossuprimidos.Conclusão: constatou-se que há necessidade de estudos que abordem as estruturas dos atendimentos em serviços de transplante de fígado e avaliem o impacto da qualidade dessas na expectativa de vida e na adequada recuperação das pessoas submetidas ao transplante hepático. Método: la investigación cualitativa, estudio de caso, realizado en un servicio de trasplante en un hospital universitario en el sur de Brasil. La recolección de datos se produjo de la Investigación, a partir de noviembre 2013 a febrero 2014 a través de la triangulación de datos, análisis de documentos, entrevistas estructuradas con 11 profesionales y semi observaciones entrevistas directas. El análisis de datos se realizó mediante el análisis de contenido temático. DESCRITORES:Resultados: describir el flujo de servicio y revelaron la participación de un equipo multidisciplinario de manera coherente, con reconocida competencia por los pacientes y otros sectores de la institución y las deficiencias estructurales en el servicio de atención a los pacientes inmunodeprimidos.Conclusión: se encontró que hay una necesidad de estudios que se ocupan de las estructuras de atención en...

Objective:To understand how epistemological world awareness is expressed in the educational practices of healthcare professors. Methods: A qualitative, descriptive, exploratory, and analytical study. Data were collected through open-end interviews and non-participant observation from May to December 2013, with 10 professors from a public university in southern Brazil. The adopted theoretical framework was the composition of Paulo Freire and Lee Shulman. Data were analysed according to the operative proposal of Minayo. Results: The emerging category was Epistemological world awareness of healthcare professors. Conclusions: For professors to understand and reflect on the core knowledge categories required for their practice, they must have an epistemological world awareness that allows them to perceive themselves as unfinished in relation to the world and able to transform their practice. Keywords: Faculty. Teaching. Education, higher. Knowledge. RESUMO Objetivo:Compreender como a consciência de mundo epistemológica se expressa na prática pedagógica de docentes da área da saúde. Métodos: Estudo qualitativo do tipo descritivo, exploratório e analítico. A coleta de dados ocorreu por entrevista aberta e observação não participante, realizadas entre maio a dezembro de 2013, com participação de 10 docentes de uma universidade pública do sul do Brasil. O referencial teórico utilizado foi à composição de Paulo Freire e Lee Shulman. A análise dos dados ocorreu com base na proposta operativa de Minayo. Resultados: Emergiu uma categoria: Consciência de mundo epistemológica dos docentes da área da saúde. Conclusões: Para que o docente consiga compreender e refletir sobre as categorias de conhecimento básico necessárias para sua atuação é importante que ele desenvolva uma consciência de mundo epistemológica, percebendo-se como inacabado em relação ao mundo, sendo capaz de transformar a sua prática pedagógica. Palavras-Chave: Docentes. Ensino. Educação superior. Conhecimento. RESUMEN Objetivo:Entender cómo la conciencia del mundo epistemológico se expresa en las prácticas pedagógicas de profesores de la salud. Métodos: Estudio cualitativo de tipo descriptivo, exploratorio y analítico. Los datos fueron recolectados por medio de entrevistas abiertas y observación no participante, llevada a cabo de mayo a diciembre de 2013, con la participación de 10 profesores de una universidad pública en sur de Brasil. El marco teórico utilizado fue la composición de Paulo Freire y Lee Shulman. El análisis de datos se basa en la propuesta operativa Minayo. Resultados: Surgió una categoría: la conciencia del mundo epistemológico de la salud de los profesores. Conclusiones: Para que el profesor entienda y reflexione sobre las categorías de base de conocimientos necesaria para sus operaciones, es importante que se desarrolle un mundo epistemológica de la conciencia, la percepción de sí mismos como inacabada en relación con el mundo de poder transformar su práctica.