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Heart failure is a chronic disease which can cause emotional imbalance, with anxiety and depression as two of the most prevalent emotional manifestations of mental suffering. In this study, with the aim of analyzing the effect of a nursing intervention in reducing anxiety and depression, a nursing intervention plan was developed based on Ellis’s rational-emotive behavioral approach with 10 inpatients in a pre-transplant situation. These patients were identified through screening using a measurement scale and/or through referral by the multidisciplinary team, and through further validation by a structured interview. The plan was implemented according to the individual needs identified, and the following techniques were used: relaxation, therapeutic communication and helping relationship, cognitive restructuring skills and training on the connection between thought and emotion. Quantitative data analyses were conducted based on field notes, health team observations and patients’ narratives. Findings suggest a reduction in anxiety and depressive symptoms, an increase of hope and a calming effect resulting from acceptance of the illness. The narrative analysis allows us to understand the importance of the therapeutic alliance and the benefit attributed by patients. It demonstrates the usefulness of specialized intervention in mental health nursing in these critical situations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to identify the possible associations between sleep quality, personal and work variables and the life habits of hospital nurses. Method: a cross-sectional, exploratory, correlational and quantitative study, carried out from October to December 2019. The data were collected with the application of a questionnaire that addressed the respondents' personal characteristics, life habits and working conditions. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Brazilian Portuguese version, was used to assess sleep quality. Results: the participants were 42 professionals: 31 (73.8%) women, aged between 26 and 66 years old (mean of 40.2); 61.9% worked overtime; 26.2% had two employment contracts and 40.5% had absences from work. Sleep quality was considered good by 9.5% of the participants, poor by 64.3% and categorized as with sleep disorders by 26.2%. In the population that worked rotating shifts, this quality was identified as poor by 26.2%. The worst results were found in the age group from 30 to 39 years old and there was a statistical significance in the "living with a partner" variable. Conclusion: there was impairment in the nurses' sleep quality and there is a need to monitor these workers, particularly those who work in shifts, in order to provide preventive measures to mitigate the harms to their health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]