Biomedical subjects

Simone de Godoy

Publications and source records attributed to Simone de Godoy.

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PubMed2004

[Basic research in nursing].

The integration between basic science and research in the field of nursing is an emerging subject and expanding in many countries. However, in Brazil, researchers have shown little interest in exploring this line of research, in spite of the numerous benefits it may bring to nursing care practice. In this article, by means of a bibliographic review, we will focus on the importance of basic research and take into consideration our own experiences and expectations as nursing researchers, emphasizing the possibility of integrating fundamental and experimental science with nursing research and practice.

Animals↗

PubMed2004

In-service nursing education delivered by videoconference.

Thirty nursing auxiliaries at a Brazilian hospital were trained in intramuscular injection at the ventrogluteal site in a lecture delivered by videoconference (over an IP connection at up to 512 kbit/s). Participants were able thereafter to practise on the same manikins used for demonstration during the lecture, until they felt confident in carrying out the procedure. They then completed an evaluation questionnaire on the use of videoconferencing as a teaching method. Most of their responses were favourable. The principal reasons given for attending the videoconference lecture were the ability to combine work and education, the opportunity to participate in an innovative approach and an interest in the subject of the lecture. The present study demonstrates the potential of videoconferencing for distance education in nursing.

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PubMed2004

[Intramuscular drug administration: analysis of knowledge among nursing professionals].

Using a questionnaire with open and closed questions, this study aimed to: verify among nursing professionals which are the most used regions for intramuscular medication application; identify the method they use for delimiting the puncture regions and site; identify their knowledge of complications and contraindications of using the regions and verifying the use of the ventrogluteal region. Thirty-two professionals participated in the study, which used the dorsogluteal (65.62%) and deltoid (31.25%) regions. The need for updating these professionals was disclosed, especially regarding to anatomy, the adequate terminology used for designating the regions and the knowledge of complications and contraindications. Investments in training these professionals are essential for using the ventrogluteal region.

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PubMed2004

Spirituality: the basis for nurses' ethics.

A social crisis in both the labor and ecological systems constitutes a problem that requires the formulation of a new ethics for humanity. The social crisis is a result of the organizational model used by modern societies in the production of wealth and its unequal distribution. This intense inequality in wealth distribution contributes to a schism between populations. On one side an opulent and privileged society exists, and on the other a poor and downtrodden humanity. This crisis in the labor system stems from automated production methods, which devalue man's work and exclude him from contemporary society. The ecological crisis emerges from the dominance with which men have subjugated the Earth and its resources. Man has not acknowledged Earth's permutations and, therefore, has not taken the necessary caution of such changeability nor respected its effects. Such crises affect all populations and cry out for attention. Contemporary societies demand solutions to these questions. Nursing is a part and parcel of this yearning. In this setting, the nurse should be able to offer collaboration and solidarity with a project of creating a world ethos based on a minimum consensus amongst humans. Understanding and believing that spirituality is invaluable in this process, the authors of this work aim at addressing it as an essential dimension for nurses' ethics.

Ethics, Nursing↗

PubMed2003

White coat hypertension and nursing care.

White coat hypertension is a clinical phenomenon characterized by elevated arterial blood pressure during a visit to the physician. In this study, we will review the key published studies related to this concept as they evaluate and compare morphological and behavioural characteristics between normotensive individuals, essential hypertension, and white coat patients. A definition of white coat hypertension, as well as information about its prevalence and factors contributing to it are also provided. We will comment on the implications of this type of hypertension in nursing practice, since readings of arterial blood pressure as ascertained by a nurse usually correlate well with those taken at home, a finding that should be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension.

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[Implantation of a videoconferencing system applied to nursing research and teaching environments].

Describes the trajectory followed by a research group at the Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing-USP to implant a research/teaching/continuous education project based on videoconferencing technology. The technical characteristics of the available systems are discussed, as well as the technological solution that was adopted in this project to attend to the needs of the academic and research environment as well as in the hospital context.

Education, Nursing↗

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[The path of nurses at a university hospital throughout four decades: starting points to innovate their management role].

UNLABELLED: Among the challenges faced by Brazilian nursing, the situation of indefiniteness about the nursing role in the hospital context demands a vigorous determination by nursing leaders. Hospital institutions aim at specific objectives, without satisfactorily considering the needs, values, potential and diversities of different professionals. OBJECTIVE: carry out a comparative data analysis and extract points of congruence, delimitations and possibilities that allow us to point out directions with a view to more efficient actions. The methodology covered a secondary analysis of five classical studies about nurses' functions, developed in Brazilian literature throughout four decades. This analysis resulted in the discussion and proposal of flexible and humanizing presuppositions to guide the role of nurses in hospital care practice.

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