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Objective: Report the knowledge and perception of nurses and physicians about the morality of induced abortion and its legislation. Methods: Quantitative study, involving 39 nurses and physicians at two maternity hospitals in southern Brazil. For data collection the "Mosaic of Opinions on Induced Abortion" and a complementary questionnaire were used. For descriptive analysis and associations, the Data Analysis and Statistical Software statistical package was used. Results: It was found that the professionals have adequate knowledge about the legislation, insufficient knowledge about the documents necessary for legal abortion and about the right to conscientious objection, the latter occurred mainly among nurses. Professionals defend other possibilities of abortion in the legislation, and regarding the Mosaic, liberal standards prevail in comparison to conservatives. Conclusion: It is necessary to discuss the topic, expanding knowledge about women's sexual and reproductive rights and about conduct during abortion care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to understand the process of handover of nurses in Adult Intensive Care Units. Method: study with a qualitative approach, whose data collection was performed between October and December 2020, through nonparticipant observation and semi-structured interview conducted in five intensive care units of a public hospital in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Results: two main categories emerged: Praxis of the handover to improve care and barriers that impair communication during the handover. It was possible to understand the process of shift, based on the looks of intensive nurses, which have structural elements for effective communication that reverberate in the continuity of care. Final considerations: in the process of handover of nurses, structural and environmental conditions, such as parallel conversations, dispersion, lack of attention, interruptions, anticipated egress and noise were characterized as barriers that caused failures and interfered in the communication process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to analyze the theme of publications related to nurses’ work during pandemics. Method: integrative literature review at the Virtual Health Library database, from May to June 2020. The thematic content analysis technique was used for data analysis. Results: the final sample consisted of 15 articles for evaluation. The findings were categorized into the themes: occupational risks, management, working conditions and health education. The macro category work is dissociated from recognition, social valorization, unawareness of the profession and the work process. Conclusion: the analyzed publications do not bring innovative aspects in the field of human care and health conception, much less a conception of health other than the absence of disease, beyond a physical body, being nurses’ role in the pandemics related to the work centralization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: In primary health care, nurses provide comprehensive care to the family group and coordinate care. Therefore, their attitudes towards the family are key for forming bonds and achieving the success of the therapies proposed by the health team. Objective: Characterize nurses' attitudes in family care in the context of primary health care in Brazil. Methodology: Descriptive, carried out between April and June 2020, with 71 nurses, using a form for the characterization and the scale of Importance of Families in Nursing Care - Nurses' Attitudes. Descriptive statistical analysis was applied. Results: There was a predominance of women (90.1%), aged 31 to 50 (76%), sensu lato education (38.0%), specialization in family health (54.9%). There were supportive attitudes (80.9; SD = 7.8), with statistical significance in age group and gender distribution. Conclusion: The nurses presented support attitudes towards families, but the study found a need for investment in the qualification for working with families, especially among men and the over-40 age group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate stress and other risk factors for CVD in nurses and lawyers of a municipality of Minas Gerais (Brazil). The sample consisted of 20 nurses from the hospital area and 26 independent lawyers. Each volunteer answered two questionnaires, one on risk factors for CVD in general and the Inventory of Stress Symptoms for Adults (ISSL). After it was found the body mass index (BMI), abdominal circumference (AC) and blood pressure of each volunteer. The results indicate that 55% of nurses and 30.9% of the lawyers present stress. The exhaustion stage is of particular concern, being found, respectively, 10% and 11.6% of nurses and lawyers. The findings relating to overweight / obesity, waist circumference of risk, sedentary lifestyle and intake of alcohol are worrying because increase the risk of CVD in the sample. It was concluded that there are risk factors for CVD and interventions are needed to improve health and quality of life of these professional. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: describe the perspectives of nurses in the care in mobile pre-hospital attention. Method: a qualitative research performed with nurses working in a mobile pre-hospital urgency and emergency attendance in Salvador, Bahia, who answered a semi-structured interview, and the contents were submitted to thematic content analysis. Results: the role of nurses in the mobile pre-hospital care is based on three pillars: institutional protocols, technical and scientific knowledge and ethical aspects of the profession, considered essential in reflection of their daily practice as well as in decision making during care. Conclusion: nurses envisage the protocols as essential tools for targeting of care in pre-hospital mobile attention and base themselves on technical and scientific knowledge and ethical aspects of the profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: this study aimed to comprehend meanings of conflicts and ethical dilemmas experienced by nurses in their professional practice in a surgical center. Method: a phenomenological research based on Edmund Husserl's fundaments. The analysis has two sections: first based on Martins and Bicudo using phenomenological interview and the second on method of analysis of moral problems proposed by Diego Gracia. Nurses of public institution in Salvador (BA) participated. Results: the nurses understand the meaning of ethical dilemma as decisions in the face of situations experience and the conflict due to divergence of opinions. They experience conflicts and dilemma due to the lack of in vacancies for the demand of patients, lack of planning for the care of patient in post-operation and decision-making in the face of conflicts and dilemma. Conclusion: despite the difficult to recognize the conflicts and ethical dilemmas, they take decisions and, by doing so, they try to keep the emotional balance of the group and the harmony in the workplace environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The exercise of Nursing leadership begins with an understanding that leading means keeping the team members united in the quest for the accomplishment of professional goals. In the pioneer class entity for the representation of Brazilian Nursing – the Brazilian Association of Nursing (ABEn) – the advancement of the professional class was directly linked to the efforts of its leaders. Objectives: To describe the exercise of leadership by nurse leaders of the ABEn. Methodology: Documentary historical study, with a qualitative approach, on the leadership of the nurse leaders of the ABEn from 1926 to 1974. The primary sources were scientific publications of Brazilian journals, as well as case studies, biographies and obituaries of the nursing leaders. Results: The analysis of the lives of these nurses allowed us to build the following outcome categories: preparation for leadership, ideological positioning of the leaders, exercise of leadership, and professional recognition of the leaders. Conclusion: We conclude that the leaders had political power and working capacity. They were role models of dedication and firmness of conviction, with great capacity for coordination and political power. They did great things for nursing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

State and international entities can have profound effects on the development of a country's nursing profession. Through a global health governance lens, this paper explores the development of nursing in Brazil during the early twentieth century, and its intersections with national and international interests. Accordingly, we will show how state policies established an environment that fostered the institutionalization of nursing as a profession in Brazil and supported it as a means to increase the presence of females in nation building processes. The State focused on recruiting elite women for nursing, in part due to the Rockefeller Foundation's involvement in the country. Nurses who worked for Rockefeller came from well-educated classes within US society with specific ideas about who should be a nurse and the roles of nurses in a healthcare system. These women served as the primary vehicles for interacting with Brazilian health authorities responsible for health system development. Their early efforts did not, however, ensure a system capable of producing nursing human resources at a rate that, in present day Brazil, could meet the health needs of the country. Findings from this paper offer new avenues for historians to explore the early roots of professional nursing through a global health governance lens, improve the understanding of the intersection between international politics and professionalization, and highlight how these factors may impact nursing human resources production in the long term. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem is the property of Revista Eletronica de Enfermagem and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

This cross-sectional study evaluated the work capacity of 195 nurses at a university hospital, from a calculation of sample size with a Confidence Interval (CI) of 95%. The data was collected by means of the Work Capacity Index (WCI) instrument and analyzed by statistical analysis. 94.5% of the sample was made up of women; the average age was of 42.6 years (sd=8.5); 66.5% had partners and 76.7% were educated to post-graduate level. 36.0% worked the night shift; 28.4% the morning shift and 20.8% the afternoon shift. The average score given to work capacity was Good (41.8 points) and there was a significant correlation with pay (p-value<0.05), satisfaction with workplace (p-value=0.001) and feeling valued by the institution (p-value=0.003). The group which carried out family activities showed higher scores in the WCI compared to those who did not (p-value=0.009). The nurses presented differing sociodemographic and work aspects, with a high capacity for work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depression in nursing staff working in Intensive Care Units of hospitals from a city in Northwestern São Paulo State - Brazil, examining its association with participants' socio-demographic characteristics. The Beck Depression Inventory was applied to a sample of 67 nursing workers from three general hospitals, showing an 28.4% prevalence of depression. The analysis based on the multiple model showed a significant association between depression and marital status (OR=1.52), night work (OR=1.46) and double shifts (OR=2.11). Also, there were significant percentages of workers who reported discouragement, sadness and hopelessness. In conclusion, the prevalence of depression is significant and more attention should be paid to this problem workers at these units face. Further studies are needed in the attempt to broaden knowledge on the subject, which can support strategies to guarantee attention to ICU nursing workers' physical and mental health needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem is the property of Revista Eletronica de Enfermagem and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)