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The authors describe succintly concept, physiopathology and most common causes of vomiting and hematemesis and the needed nursing care when such conditions are present.

A study was made among students and instructors of three schools of nursing at São Paulo City, Brazil, on number of smokers, non smokers and previous smokers and the causes that led them to start smoking as well as to withdraw from the habit. In a population of 636 studients the authors found 24.1% smokers, 68.5% non smokers, 7.4% previous smokers. The percentage of 117 instructors were 23.1%, 62.4% and 14.5% respectively. The reason for start smoking most frequently mentioned by both groups was curiosity (35.2% and 28.2% respectively). For leaving the habit was conscience of damage to health (72.5% and 65.2%). For the non smokers this was the main reason for never starting the habit. The authors studied also the age of start smoking, number of cigarettes smoked per day. The outside influences for smoking or not orientation of others about the damages of smoking to health were also considered.

This survey was made with 20 infarcted patients; and their blood pressure and cardiac rate were examined before and after the visit of relative. It was verified that they showed alterations due to emotional situations.

Students and "instructors" opinions were collected on the teaching of the Medical Nursing I program (for undergraduates) and on their experience on the respiratory, cardiologic, neurological, digestive and renal hospital units. 63.2% of the students felt the objectives had been reached, 77.2% that there was "some uniformity" of teaching each unit, that their hospital experience had been satisfactory in both quality and quantity in all units but in the Neurology units (one of these units was being remodeled and could not be used), that bibliography was sufficcient and adequate (73.7%), that there had been correlation between theory and practice in all units, and that evaluation had been satisfactory. Evaluation by instructors of some itens was not very different.

Urine Type I laboratorial exam anl it's physical, chemical and microscopic characteristics are presented, as novell as the care needed for it's collection, order to oftain accurate results in the analysis of urianry elements.

Nursing research in Intensive Care Units as compered to nursing research in other medical-surgical units, both in Brasil and in the United States, is the subject of this study. Data were collected from articles published in 1975, 1979 and 1984 in "Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem" (for Brasil) and "Nursing Research" and "Heart and Lungs" (for USA). The analysis of data included type of study, its depth, metodology employed and selected subject. Increase in number of studies in nursing in Intensive Care Units, both descriptive and experimental, was observed. The authors also noted the absence of replication of research and of continuity studies.

São descritos os caracteres físicos, químicos e microscópicos da urina e evidenciadas as providências a serem tomadas na colheita de material a fim de se obterem amostras adequadas para exame laboratorial. Urine Type I laboratorial exam anl it's physical, chemical and microscopic characteristics are presented, as novell as the care needed for it's collection, order to oftain accurate results in the analysis of urianry elements.

O artigo faz referência a dois distúrbios da eliminação gastrintestinal - vômito e hematêmese; aborda suscintamente, conceito, fisiopatologia e causas mais comuns dos mesmos, estabelecendo ainda, a conduta de enfermagem na presença desses problemas. The authors describe succintly concept, physiopathology and most common causes of vomiting and hematemesis and the needed nursing care when such conditions are present.

Trata-se de um estudo exploratório que teve por finalidade identificar as necessidades básicas das esposas de pacientes infartados, na fase aguda do tratamento. Foi utilizado como referencial para análise os conceitos de Necessidades Básicas de Maslow. Os resultados permitiram identificar como principais necessidades afetadas das esposas: segurança, amor e gregária, estima. The purpose of this study was to identify the basic needs of the spouses of patients with myocardial infarction. The concepts of basic needs from Marlow were used as conceptual framework. The data's analysis showed the following needs affections of this population: safety, belongingness and love, esteem.

As autoras, no presente trabalho, apresentam o resultado de um levantamento, feito entre docentes e discentes de três escolas do curso de graduação em enfermagem do Município de São Paulo, sobre o hábito de fumar, para verificar freqüência de fumantes, ex-fumantes e não fumantes e causas que os levaram ao hábito de fumar e a abandoná-lo. Na população de 636 estudantes, encontrou-se 24,1% fumantes, 68,5% não fumantes e 7,4% ex-fumantes e, entre 117 docentes, 23,1%, 62,4% e 14,5%^res-pectivamente. A causa mais freqüente que levou ao hábito de fumar, em ambos os grupos, foi curiosidade (35,2% e 28,2% respectivamente) e ao abandono foi a consciência sobre os malefícios do fumo para a saúde (72,5% e 65,2% respectivamente); este foi o principal motivo dos não fumantes nunca terem iniciado o hábito de fumar. Foram estudados também a idade em que se iniciou o hábito de fumar, o número de cigarros fumados por dia, os efeitos do tabagismo sobre as pessoas e a orientação dada a estas sobre os danos do fumo para a saúde. A study was made among students and instructors of three schools of nursing at São Paulo City, Brazil, on number of smokers, non smokers and previous smokers and the causes that led them to start smoking as well as to withdraw from the habit. In a population of 636 studients the authors found 24.1% smokers, 68.5% non smokers, 7.4% previous smokers. The percentage of 117 instructors were 23.1%, 62.4% and 14.5% respectively. The reason for start smoking most frequently mentioned by both groups was curiosity (35.2% and 28.2% respectively). For leaving the habit was conscience of damage to health (72.5% and 65.2%). For the non smokers this was the main reason for never starting the habit. The authors studied also the age of start smoking, number of cigarettes smoked per day. The outside influences for smoking or not orientation of others about the damages of smoking to health were also considered.

Trata-se de um estudo feito com vinte pacientes infartados, nos quais examinou-se a pressão arterial e freqüência cardíaca quando de um evento social — a visita de familiares. Pelos resultados obtidos verificou-se que os pacientes infartados apresentaram alterações emocionais nessa ocasião. This survey was made with 20 infarcted patients; and their blood pressure and cardiac rate were examined before and after the visit of relative. It was verified that they showed alterations due to emotional situations.

O presente estudo que teve como objetivo primordial, analisar comparativamente o conteúdo das pesquisas de enfermagem, brasileiras e americanas, em terapia intensiva e nas demais unidades mèdico-cirúrgicas. Para tanto, foi analisada retrospectivamente a produção de pesquisas em enfermagem médico-cirúrgica em geral, e de terapia intensiva em particular, num período de dez anos. As fontes de dados foram: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, "Nursing Research" e "Heart & Lung". Os aspectos analisados incluíram o tipo de pesquisa, o nível de profundidade, a metodologia empregada e a matéria pesquisada. De modo geral, verificamos crescimento quantitativo de pesquisas de enfermagem em terapia intensiva, com aumento tanto de pesquisas descritivas quanto experimentais. Ao mesmo tempo, observamos a ausência dos estudos de replicação e de continuidade. Nursing research in Intensive Care Units as compered to nursing research in other medical-surgical units, both in Brasil and in the United States, is the subject of this study. Data were collected from articles published in 1975, 1979 and 1984 in "Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem" (for Brasil) and "Nursing Research" and "Heart and Lungs" (for USA). The analysis of data included type of study, its depth, metodology employed and selected subject. Increase in number of studies in nursing in Intensive Care Units, both descriptive and experimental, was observed. The authors also noted the absence of replication of research and of continuity studies.