Revista latino-americana de enfermagem
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Jul 2014
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: determinant factors for immediate survival after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
to analyze determinant factors for the immediate survival of persons who receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation from the advanced support units of the Mobile Emergency Medical Services (SAMU) of Belo Horizonte. ⋯ early access to cardiopulmonary resuscitation was related to a favorable outcome, and the non-undertaking of advanced support, and asystole, were associated with worse outcomes. Basic and advanced life support techniques can alter survival in the event of cardiac arrest.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Mar 2014
Translation and cultural adaptation for Brazil of the Developing Nurses' Thinking model.
to translate and culturally adapt to Brazilian Portuguese the Developing Nurses' Thinking model, used as a strategy for teaching clinical reasoning. ⋯ the use of the model as a complementary strategy in the teaching of diagnostic reasoning is recommended, with a view to the training of nurses who are more aware regarding the diagnostic task and the importance of patient safety.
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to identify the direct and indirect nursing care time in an Intensive Care Unit. ⋯ ascertaining nursing care times will contribute to a quantitative evaluation of human resources, assisting in the determination of workloads and workforce size.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Sep 2013
Safe pediatric surgery: development and validation of preoperative interventions checklist.
This study was aimed at developing and validating a checklist of preoperative pediatric interventions related to the safety of surgical patients. ⋯ The "Safe Pediatric Surgery Checklist", simulating the preoperative trajectory of children, is an instrument capable of contributing to the preparation and promotion of safe surgery, as it identifies the presence or absence of measures required to promote patient safety.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Jul 2013
Burden, coping, physical symptoms and psychological morbidity in caregivers of functionally dependent family members.
this study assessed burden, coping, physical symptoms and psychological morbidity in caregivers of functionally dependent family members. ⋯ these results emphasize the need for interventions to include coping strategies, since they are important in reducing caregivers' burden, psychological morbidity and physical symptoms.