Terms of nursing: human responses of children hospitalized with heart disease: a cross-sectional study
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
;
13(2): 166-174, 2014.
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS, BDENF
| ID: lil-726228
ABSTRACT
Aim: To describe the clinical characteristics from the terms found in the nursing and medical records of children hospitalized with congenital heart disease. Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in a public hospital. The data from 82 records were analyzed by two expert pediatric cardiology nurses. There was consensus and agreement after individual analysis of the 100 records. Results: The records were of nurslings (91.5%), mostly male (54.9%). The most common terms were "cyanotic" (80.5%) and "respiratory effort" (79.3%). Discussion: The terms used were related to changes in the supply of oxygen and blood flow, suggesting that the cardiocirculatory pathophysiological aspects guide the nursing needs and planning care. Conclusion: The records highlight the color of the skin, the respiratory pattern and hemodynamic aspect as the central points of nursing care with regard to this group of patients...
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Child
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Nursing Records
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Heart Defects, Congenital
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia/BR
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Universidade Federal Fluminense/BR
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