[The instruction for undergraduate graduation at the Ribeirao Preto Nursing School of Sao Paulo--its prospects]. / O ensino de graduação na escola de enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo-suas prospectivas.

Authors focused the undergraduate education at the College of Nursing, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto Campus, through its historical and conceptual mark since its establishment in the 1950's. In the 1980's, a study of curriculum modification originated from a wide process of discussion, culminated in a proposal of formation of generalized nurses and the introduction of a new curriculum in 1989. According to authors' version, the prospectives to nursing education depend on the schools' reflection about the University's role in the reorientation of health services and formation of students aiming at political, scientific and technical competence to actuate at different levels of community health assistance. A new educational model will require a curriculum reorientation and the insertion of schools in the health services as a strategic component of the integration of education with professional practice.

[The scientific production of nurses in São Paulo State in the triennium of 1985-1988]. / A produção científica do enfermeiro do Estado de São Paulo no triênio 1985-1988.

An exploratory study of the research carried out by nurses belonging to the Brazilian Nursing Association from 1985 to 1988 was conducted with following objectives: to analyze the characteristics of the scientific production of nurses; to identify the forms of dissemination of these studies, and to determine the expectations of nurses with respect to the Center of Nursing Studies and Research "Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas em Enfermagem" (CEPEn). Scientific papers, reports of experience, theses and monographs predominated in the production identified. The forms of dissemination most frequently mentioned were scientific events and publication in Brazilian journals. The suggestions presented to CEPEn point at the need of promoting events, courses, research meetings, research dissemination and consulting on projects.

[Nutritional hygiene in the neonatal period: a review of the literature]. / Higiene alimentar no período neonatal: revisão da literatura.

The present study makes a bibliographic review about the alimentary hygiene of children in the neonatal period. It describes the advantages of maternal milk by attending the basic principles that should govern the children's feeding, the importance of free scheme breast-feeding to emotional development, as well as ventral and right side-lying position and belching to the prevention of accidents.