The objective of this study was to identify the epidemiological profile of elderly victims assisted at the Emergency unit of a university hospital. This is a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study. Data treatment was performed using descriptive statistics, charts and tables. Most victims lived in de Campinas (93.5%) and were females (66.7%) with ages between 70 and 74, and presented comorbidities (77.8%), of which arterial hypertension was the most common. As for the type of accident that resulted in the trauma, the highest incidence was falling from their own height (79.6%). The resulting lesions were characterized by the predominance of superficial lesions (22.7%) followed by mild brain injury (15.1%). As to the victim's destination in the first 24 hours, 49.1% were discharged and 22.2% were admitted for surgery.

Objective: To assess the effect of prayer on blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate in patients with chronic kidney disease and learn their perception of the intervention. Method: A randomized controlled trial, double blind with a sample of volunteers, randomized into an intervention group (n=42) and a control group (n=37). Questionnaires addressing socio-demographic, clinical and spiritual characteristics and the Duke University Religious Index were applied. Blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate were measured. The prayer was conducted at three different moments on alternating weeks. The qualitative data were organized and analyzed through Thematic Analysis. Results: The sample consisted of 95 randomized volunteers. In the intra-group analysis, a statistically significant reduction (P<0001) of blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate was observed in all evaluations of the people who were prayed for. The qualitative analysis resulted in the themes Prayer in a "Place of Suffering" and Positive Evaluation and in the sub-themes Relief from Suffering, Hope for Improvement, and Coping with Hemodialysis. Conclusion: Prayer reduced blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate in patients who suffer from chronic kidney disease, and the volunteers' evaluation of the intervention was positive. Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry: RBR-2zv39y.

Objective: to analyze the process of professional identity construction in undergraduate nursing students during their education. Method: qualitative research, anchored in the Historical-Cultural framework. Twenty-three undergraduate nursing students took part. Data were collected through individual interviews, with a semi-structured script. Thematic Analysis was used to analyze the data. Results: the following four themes were obtained, “The subject in movement to become a nurse: from previous experiences to entering the courses”; “The nursing professor in the construction of the undergraduate’s professional identity: a two-way mirror”; “Pedagogical relationship: instrument for constructing the student’s professional identity” and “Historical-cultural conditions: space for the construction of the student’s professional identity”. Conclusion: the construction of the students’ professional identity is limited to the material conditions of existence, translating appropriation to the intrapsychic scope of elements that occur, first, in the inter-psychological space of interactions. Nursing professors can become a paradoxical mirror, with one face to be imitated and the other, which materializes meanings of a model not to be followed. This construction is also influenced by the conditions of professional practice and university education.

Objetivo: Compreender como os enfermeiros percebem a comunicação no exercício da liderança. Métodos: Estudo de abordagem qualitativa, do tipo exploratório e descritivo com corte transversal. Foram entrevistados 13 enfermeiros assistenciais de uma instituição hospitalar. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de entrevista, com uso de roteiro semi-estruturado. Para organização e análise dos dados utilizou-se o referencial teórico-metodológico da análise das práticas discursivas. O estudo recebeu parecer favorável pelo Comitê de Ética e Pesquisa (Parecer nº. 476.254). Resultados: O uso da comunicação na liderança do enfermeiro é importante na condução da equipe, porém apresentou uma perspectiva unidirecional, mantendo a relação líder/subordinado. Conclusão: A comunicação se configura, predominantemente, como processo hierárquico, unidirecional, pouco aberto à dialogicidade e voltado para manutenção da ordem do trabalho no hospital, reproduzindo os pressupostos da administração clássica e pautada na divisão técnica e social da profissão.

Objetivo: Investigar as ações realizadas pelo enfermeiro na prevenção do pé diabético na perspectiva da pessoa com DM. Métodos: Pesquisa com abordagem qualitativa, exploratória e descritiva, realizada com pessoas com diagnóstico de DM de um município de Minas Gerais, cadastradas em um projeto de extensão. Dados coletados por meio de entrevista semiestruturadas e de avaliação clínica dos pés. Os dados foram organizados e analisados na perspectiva da Análise Temática essencialista indutiva e semântica. Resultados: As ações efetivas para a prevenção do pé diabético aparecem muito perifericamente no conjunto dos dados, e que grande parte limitam-se as ações de educação em saúde e não ao exame dos pés. Conclusão: O enfermeiro deve promover de forma sistemática a prevenção do pé diabético empoderando as pessoas para a autonomia e para o autocuidado e o autoexame dos pés, o que contribui para a redução de complicações e melhoria da qualidade de vida.