[Analysis of expectations on the nurse's leadership in the light of Grid's theories]. / Análise de expectativas sobre a liderança do enfermeiro à luz das teorias Grid.

Based on the understanding that leadership is a fundamental resource for nurses in health institutions, the aim of the authors was to analyze, under the light of Blake & Mouton's Grid Theories, the expectations of the Nursing team regarding nurse's leadership. The analysis was based on four investigations performed in different contexts of Brazilian Nursing and data were collected through the application of the "Grid & Leadership in Nursing Instrument" developed by Trevizan. Results show that the subjects prefer the Grid style 9.9. The authors discuss the results and emphasize the need for the development of leadership in Nursing.

[Factual and virtual dimension in nursing management]. / Dimensões factual e virtual no gerenciamento da enfermeira.

Through an historical analysis of the hospital organization as well as of nursing practice in the bureaucratic context of hospitals, authors found that the studied institution delegates to nurses several management functions, mainly bureaucratic ones. This was verified through empirical data about nurse's role in the units, demonstrating that, among her functions, the management ones are privileged in that institution. Results showed that in the hospital field, nurses can not avoid the management function, although there is an expectation of a different management role than the one normally found. Considering this factual dimension, authors also analyse the virtual dimension of this process, in order to investigate the expectations of the nursing personnel regarding nurses' behaviour as managers/leaders. Authors conclude the study demonstrating the importance of the conciliation of the factual-virtual duality in female nurse's management and leadership.

Colpocitologia do ciclo estral em gatas / Colpocytology of estrous cycle in cat

Foram submetidas à colpocitologia 10 gatas, sem raça definida, cedidas pelo Hospital Veterinário Governador Laudo Natel da FCAVJ-UNESP, as quais permaneceram em gatis individuais, recebendo raçäo balanceada e água à vontade. As fases do ciclo estral foram definidas pela identificaçäo e contagem das células epiteliais descamativas da vagina. Neste trabalho, observou-se que o número de células superficiais anucleadas predominaram nas fases de proestro e estro, ao passo que as células superficiais nucleadas foram identificadas em maior número no proestro. Já as células intermediárias e parabasais apresentaram-se em números mais expressivos no metaestro e anestro. Com relaçäo às células parabasais, houve predominância destas na fase de anestro