Objective:This study aimed at analyzing the current state of knowledge on clinical reasoning in undergraduate nursing education. Methods: A systematic scoping review through a search strategy applied to the MEDLINE database, and an analysis of the material recovered by extracting data done by two independent reviewers. The extracted data were analyzed and synthesized in a narrative manner. Results: From the 1380 citations retrieved in the search, 23 were kept for review and their contents were summarized into five categories: 1) the experience of developing critical thinking/clinical reasoning/decision-making process; 2) teaching strategies related to the development of critical thinking/clinical reasoning/decision-making process; 3) measurement of variables related to the critical thinking/clinical reasoning/decision-making process; 4) relationship of variables involved in the critical thinking/clinical reasoning/decisionmaking process; and 5) theoretical development models of critical thinking/clinical reasoning/decision-making process for students. Conclusion: The biggest challenge for developing knowledge on teaching clinical reasoning seems to be finding consistency between theoretical perspectives on the development of clinical reasoning and methodologies, methods, and procedures in research initiatives in this field.

Objective: To identify, in the perception of nurses, the factors that affect the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in adult inpatient units, and investigate the influence of both work shifts and professional experience length of time in the perception of these factors. Method: A descriptive, exploratory study conducted at a hospital specialized in cardiology and pneumology with the application of a questionnaire to 49 nurses working in inpatient units. Results: The majority of nurses reported that the high number of professionals in the scenario (75.5%), the lack of harmony (77.6%) or stress of any member of staff (67.3%), lack of material and/or equipment failure (57.1%), lack of familiarity with the emergency trolleys (98.0%) and presence of family members at the beginning of the cardiopulmonary arrest assistance (57.1%) are factors that adversely affect the quality of care provided during CPR. Professional experience length of time and the shift of nurses did not influence the perception of these factors. Conclusion: The identification of factors that affect the quality of CPR in the perception of nurses serves as parameter to implement improvements and training of the staff working in inpatient units. DESCRIPTORSHeart Arrest; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Emergency Nursing; Impatient Care Units.Factors affecting the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in inpatient units: perception of nurses* Fatores que comprometem a qualidade da ressuscitação cardiopulmonar em unidades de internação: percepção do enfermeiro Factores que comprometen la calidad de la reanimación cardiopulmonar en unidades de estancia hospitalaria: percepción del enfermero

OBJECTIVE Verify if aging is an independent predictor of NW in ICU, according to age groups, and its predictive value as a determinant of NW in ICU. METHODS Study was conducted from 2012 to 2016. A convenience sample composed by patients (age ≥ 18) admitted to nine ICU belonging to a Brazilian hospital, was analyzed. Age was assumed as an independent variable and NW (measured by the Nursing Activities Score - NAS) as dependent. Linear regression model and ROC curve were used for the analysis. RESULTS 890 participants (361 older people), mostly males (58.1%). The mean NAS score was higher among older participants in comparison to adults (p=0.004) but not within categories of aging (p=0.697). Age was responsible for 0.6% of NAS score. Each year of age increases NAS score in 0.081 points (p=0.015). However, age was not a good predictor of NAS score (AUC = 0.394; p=0.320). CONCLUSION The care of older people in ICU is associated with an increase in NW, compared to adults. Aging can be considered an associated factor but not a good predictor of NW in ICU.

RESUMO Objetivo Analisar a influência da carga de trabalho de enfermagem na ocorrência de infecção relacionada à assistência à saúde (IRAS) em pacientes na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI), segundo o tipo de tratamento. Método Estudo de coorte retrospectivo desenvolvido em nove UTI em São Paulo, Brasil, de setembro a dezembro de 2012. A carga de trabalho de enfermagem foi mensurada pelo Nursing Activities Score (NAS). Os testes T-Student, Exato de Fisher e regressões logísticas foram utilizados nas análises. Resultados A casuística foi composta por 835 pacientes (54,3±17,3 anos; 57,5% do sexo masculino), dentre os quais 12,5% adquiriram IRAS na UTI. O NAS dos pacientes admitidos para tratamento clínico foi de 71,3±10,9 e para cirúrgico, 71,6±9,2. O tempo de permanência na unidade e a gravidade foram fatores preditivos para ocorrência de IRAS em pacientes admitidos nas UTI para tratamento clínico ou cirúrgico e o sexo masculino apenas para pacientes cirúrgicos. Ao considerar as admissões independentes do tipo de tratamento, além das variáveis citadas, o índice de comorbidades também permaneceu no modelo de regressão. O NAS não foi fator preditivo de IRAS. Conclusão A carga de trabalho de enfermagem não exerceu influência na ocorrência de IRAS nos pacientes deste estudo.

Objective:to identify evidence in the literature on the possible risk factors for the risk of unstable blood glucose diagnosis in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and to compare them with the risk factors described by NANDA International. Method:an integrative literature review guided by the question: what are the risk factors for unstable blood glucose level in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus? Primary studies were included whose outcomes were variations in glycemic levels, published in English, Portuguese or Spanish, in PubMed or CINAHL between 2010 and 2015. Results:altered levels of glycated hemoglobin, body mass index>31 kg/m2, previous history of hypoglycemia, cognitive deficit/dementia, autonomic cardiovascular neuropathy, comorbidities and weight loss corresponded to risk factors described in NANDA International. Other risk factors identified were: advanced age, black skin color, longer length of diabetes diagnosis, daytime sleepiness, macroalbuminuria, genetic polymorphisms, insulin therapy, use of oral antidiabetics, and use of metoclopramide, inadequate physical activity and low fasting glycemia. Conclusions:risk factors for the diagnosis, risk for unstable blood glucose level, for persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus were identified, and 42% of them corresponded to those of NANDA International. These findings may contribute to the practice of clinical nurses in preventing the deleterious effects of glycemic variation.

Intermittent claudication (IC) is one of the defining characteristics approved by NANDA International (NANDA-I) for the nursing diagnosis, Ineffective Peripheral Tissue Perfusion. For the correct identification of this defining feature, the nurse must know the clinical characteristics and have specific data collection skills. The aim of this article was to highlight aspects relevant to the identification of IC during the assessment and physical exam performed by the nurse. Based on specific guidelines and other publications on the subject, we described the clinical characteristics of IC and its differentiation from other phenomena that have nociceptive effects on lower limbs. Questionnaires were applied for the traceability of IC, for changes in physical examination, which may accompany the symptom and evaluation through the ankle-brachial index. RESUMOA claudicação intermitente (CI) é uma das características definidoras aprovadas pela North American Nursing Diagnosis Association -International (NANDA-I) para o diagnóstico de enfermagem Perfusão Tissular Periférica Ineficaz. Para a correta identificação dessa característica definidora, o enfermeiro deve conhecer suas características clínicas e possuir habilidades propedêuticas específicas. O objetivo deste artigo foi destacar os aspectos relevantes para identificação da CI durante aanamnese e o examw físico realizado pela enfermeira. Com base nas diretrizes específicas e outras publicações sobre o tema, foram descritas as características clínicas da CI e sua diferenciação de outros fenômenos álgicos que acometem os membros inferiores. Foram apresentado questionários para a rastreabilidade da CI, busca de alterações no exame físico, que podem acompanhar o sintoma e a avaliação por meio do índice tornozelo-braquial.

Objective To analyze predictive demographic and perioperative variables of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients who underwent exclusively coronary artery bypass grafting.Methods This was a retrospective cohort. We randomly selected 105 medical records of patients who underwent exclusively coronary artery bypass grafting in 2014. Demographic, clinical (preoperative and immediate postoperative) data and related with surgical procedure were collected from medical records. The occurrence of postoperative atrial fibrillation was considered until the third day after the surgery. Variables were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. To identify predictive factors of postoperative atrial fibrillation we used a decision tree model with Classification and Regression Trees algorithm.Results Atrial fibrillation incidence was 19.0% (n=20). Patients with left atrial >40.5mm and aged >64.5 years were more likely to develop the arrhythmia during the post-surgical period.Conclusion Left atrial diameter and advanced age were predictive factors of atrial fibrillation in patients who underwent exclusively coronary artery bypass grafting.

Given the short hospital stay and the long postoperative period, the established actions have a strong educational focus.