Este estudo teve como propósito investigar a qualidade de vida de 264 estudantes de Graduação em Enfermagem. Os dados foram coletados por meio de um questionário e um instrumento de medida de qualidade de vida, o IQV de Ferrans e Powers. As médias obtidas dos escores do IQV para os estudantes foram altas e próximas das médias da população geral de Rockford - USA. As médias do IQV nos diferentes anos do curso mostraram queda no decorrer do 2º ano, quando os estudantes são inseridos no campo prático, fornecendo subsídios para possíveis intervenções dos educadores nessa problemática.

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After the theoretical class (including demonstration), only one of the 30-items checklist for skills achieved an index ≥ 90% of correct answers. On the other hand, an index of correct answers greater than 90% was achieved in 26 (86.7%) of the 30 items after a practical training simulation, evidencing the importance of this training in the defibrillation procedure.

This phenomenological study intended to understand the meaning of coming to be a nursing student, during the first clinical trial in a hospital, exploring such experience from the student's perspective. The study sample was comprised of 17 undergraduate nursing students which revealed through their narratives the experience of a reality shock due to precarious work conditions, permeated by feelings such as sorrow for the patients, fear and insecurity, leading to a desire to escape, resulting in divergent experiences, qualified as horrible for some and pleasant for others, whereas the role of the supervisor appears as supportive. The authors consider that this study can contribute to further reflection and possible intervention on part of nursing instructors, as well as to foster a more authentic relationship between student and teacher.

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate an instrument for evaluating primary health care professionals’ assistance to people with suicidal behavior. METHODS: This was a methodological study, which began with a literature review, followed by the elaboration of an instrument. In its first version, the instrument had 34 items, divided into four domains: “professional characterization,” “professional perception ” “professional knowledge/abilities,” and “organization of the care network.” Contents were validated using the Delphi method. Semantic analysis was performed by college-educated primary health care professionals in greater and lesser strata of ability. For internal consistency analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was calculated. The study was conducted between January and December 2017. RESULTS: After four Delphi rounds, the instrument was successfully validated. In its final form, it is comprised of 50 items, divided into five domains: “professional characterization,” “professional sensibility,” “professional experience,” “professional knowledge/abilities,” and “organization of the care network.” Questions belonging to the last four domains have answers on a five-point Likert scale. In the semantic analysis, 93.6% of the evaluations were “good” and “very good.” The instrument’s general Cronbach alpha was 0.90. CONCLUSIONS: The final version of the instrument was able to fulfill its objectives. It is useful as a support for epidemiological research and planning of health actions. The evaluation of professional approaches to suicidal behavior is crucial for the organization of suicide assistance services in primary health care, and for the integration of services provided by different care units

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Objetivo: Compreender a qualidade de vida de portadores de ferida crônica. Métodos: Pesquisa qualitativa, na modalidade da análise da estrutura do fenômeno situado, que se fundamenta na Fenomenologia. Os dados foram coletados pelas pesquisadoras por meio de uma questão norteadora direcionada a dez portadores de ferida crônica. Resultados e Conclusão: Os resultados foram extraídos das convergências, divergências e idiossincrasias que emergiram das falas dos entrevistados, por meio da análise ideográfica e nomotética. Evidenciou-se que a qualidade de vida do portador de ferida crônica emerge pautada por uma luta constante, permeada por etapas que revelaram a alternância de quadros de melhora e de piora, além de consequências desencadeadas pela ferida que afetaram de maneira negativa a qualidade de vida de portadores de ferida crônica.

The objective was to reflect the health of the inmate for the social right in a unit for people deprived of liberty, in the State of Paraíba. Held in a Penitentiary Institute intended to house people deprived of their liberty in a closed regime. This is a case study, where the sample did not have a predetermined number. The interview was used, in which the speeches of the people were recorded and transcribed for analysis purposes. Health care for inmates has not been developed in order to comply with current legislation, it was evidenced that the prevention, maintenance and treatment of the health of this population are in a chaotic situation, but there is reversibility, since the adoption of public policies is implemented and respected.