Helen Campos Ferreira

Nursing guidelines with regard to high-risk pregnancy: a descriptive study

Objetivo: Descrever o perfil das gestantes de alto risco atendidas na maternidade para o estabelecimento de procedimentos e atitudes adequadas a assistencia; Identificar as acoes de enfermagem necessarias para o atendimento a essa clientela, quando hospitalizada e; Elaborar diretrizes para a gerencia do cuidado de enfermagem na atencao obstetrica de alto risco. Metodo: Pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, tipo exploratoria e descritiva, com utilizacao de analise documental, observacao nao participante e aplicacao de questionario a equipe de enfermagem. O estudo sera realizado em um hospital universitario, referencia para o atendimento a gestante de alto risco. Os sujeitos serao enfermeiros, tecnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem que atuam na assistencia direta a cliente. Os dados da pesquisa serao analisados por meio de estatistica descritiva e discutidos a luz da literatura sobre modelos assistenciais acerca da atencao obstetrica de alto risco.

BODY PERCEPTION AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

Objective: to understand the experience of patients whose body has been invaded by chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods: exploratory and qualitative study based on the social phenomenology of Amedeo Giorgi. A total of 30 patients attending a hemodialysis clinic in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil took part in the study. Phenomenological interviews were held in March 2017. Results: The invasion of one’s body by CKD is characterized by incapacitation in performing daily tasks, as well as something triggering biological and physical-aesthetic body changes, while some participants consider it not to belong to the pathological sphere, whether because they are resilient or because they deny this new condition that causes changes in their way of life. Conclusion: the CKD imposes the re-signification of one’s body and a new way of life. Thus, it is essential to understand the complexity of this occurrence in its subjective sense, in order to provide care that is appropriate to the needs of patients.