Revista latino-americana de enfermagem
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Jan 2020
Efficacy of the complementary therapies in the management of cancer pain in palliative care: A systematic review.
to synthesize the knowledge and to critically evaluate the evidences arising from randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of the complementary therapies in the management of cancer pain in adult patients with cancer in palliative care. ⋯ while the evidence from the studies evaluating the use of massage therapy or the use of progressive muscle relaxation and guided imaging for the management of cancer pain in these patients demonstrated significant benefits, the other two studies that evaluated the use of acupuncture as a complementary therapy showed contradictory results, therefore, needing more research studies to elucidate such findings.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Jan 2019
Compassion fatigue among nurses working on an adult emergency and urgent care unit.
to assess compassion fatigue levels among nurses and its variation according socio-demographic and professional characteristics. ⋯ we found compassion fatigue, expressed in the large percentage of nurses with high levels of burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Fatigue is related to individual factors such as age, gender, job experience and leisure activities. Doing research and understanding this phenomenon allow the development of health promotion strategies at work.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Nov 2018
Validation of instruments about family presence on invasive procedures and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pediatrics.
to develop and validate instruments to identify health professionals' beliefs related to the presence of the child's family in invasive procedures and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. ⋯ the instruments analyzed obtained a good internal consistency and are indicators of the professionals' beliefs with the potential to evaluate the quality of family care in this context.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Oct 2018
Hemolysis risk after packed red blood cells transfusion with infusion pumps.
To evaluate the hemolysis biomarkers of packed red blood cells transfused by two different linear peristaltic infusion pumps at two infusion rates. ⋯ Hemolysis risk induced by a linear peristaltic infusion pump was identified by an increase in free hemoglobin and potassium markers. As the potassium biomarker is often increased in aged packed red blood cells, we do not recommend using them in this scenario. Additional studies should be performed about other markers and using larger samples in order to reinforce the transfusion practice in nursing.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Jan 2018
Cross-cultural validation of the Child Adolescent Teasing Scale for Colombian students.
to carry out the cross-cultural validation of the instrument "Child Adolescent Teasing Scale" for the Colombian student population. ⋯ the version adapted to the Spanish spoken in Colombia of the Child Adolescent Teasing Scale (Escala de burlas para niños y adolescentes), which assesses the frequency and distress caused by teasing, showed desirable results in terms of validity and reliability.