First aid intervention with mothers/caregivers of children affected by the Zika virus in Brazil.

BACKGROUND: Children with microcephaly associated with the Zika virus are more likely to develop choking and apnea, so it is necessary that mothers of this population receive first aid training to cope with emergency situations that their children may experience. OBJECTIVE: To understand how an educational first aid intervention with mothers/caregivers of Brazilian children with congenital Zika virus syndrome impacts their management of seizures and choking. METHOD: A qualitative study conducted in a philanthropic institution with ten mothers/caregivers of children with congenital Zika virus syndrome. Data were collected between August and November 2018 through four focus groups with two meetings for intervention/educational workshops in first aid on situations of choking and seizure. After one month, two more meetings were held to evaluate the effectiveness of this action performed at home. The empirical material was submitted to Content Analysis, and discussed in the light of Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of Autonomy. RESULTS: The mothers/caregivers performed ineffective and harmful behaviors to the children in situations of choking and seizure before the intervention. Thus, the intervention empowered these caregivers through an exchange of experiences which began to present discernment, autonomy, resolving capacity and confidence to act in these experienced situations. They also became knowledge disseminators for family members and neighbors. CONCLUSION: The educational intervention can have satisfactory results in training mothers/caregivers in first aid, highlighting the importance of this initiative to reduce the morbidity and mortality of children who experience choking and seizures.

[Nursing diagnoses and interventions for patients with congestive heart failure using the ICNP ®]. / Diagnósticos e intervenções de enfermagem para pacientes portadores de insuficiência cardíaca congestiva utilizando a CIPE®

The aim of this descriptive exploratory study was to construct nursing diagnosis and intervention statements for patients with Congestive Heart Failure. To accomplish this aim, 53 terms were identified in the focus axis of the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®), which guided the construction of these statements using the guidelines of the International Council of Nurses and ISO 18. 104. A total of 92 nursing diagnosis statements were constructed, which resulted in 66 statements after standardization. The standardized statements were separated according to the following pathophysiological models: 13 related to tachycardia, 20 related to dyspnea, 19 related to edema, and 14 related to congestion. A total of 234 interventions were constructed for these statements using the terms from the 7-Axis Model of the ICNP®, the literature in the area and the clinical experience of the authors. The nursing diagnosis and intervention statements designed are expected to facilitate the evaluation of CHF patients and assist in the construction of a terminological subset for the ICNP®.