[New therapeutic trends in nursing--natural therapies--assistance programs]. / Novas tendências terapêuticas de enfermagem--terapias naturais--programa de atendimento.

The present study reports the experience lived by the nurses in the Nursing Clinic of the Campus Universitário do Grande ABC (UniABC), using natural therapies: applied kinesiology, acupuncture and reflexology as therapeutic actions of nursing. At last, the study emphasizes the relevance of the technical-specific application in the development of nursing activities and the consequent effect in the nursing care.

[Self-care in treatment following the Ilizarov method--a case study]. / Auto cuidado no tratamento pelo método de Ilizarov-um estudo de caso.

The authors performed a case study using Dorothea Orem's self-care model as a framework in the treatment by llizarov's method, administering care and specific orientations for recovery and prevention of further disorders. The operational system of the study consisted of procedures related to demands of universal and therapeutic care during hospitalization. Demands were detected in the pre-operative and care developed in the postoperative phase, providing the patient with the knowledge and achievement of the necessary procedures to be followed at home.