Development and validation of a minimum requirements checklist for snakebite envenoming treatment in the Brazilian Amazonia.

BACKGROUND: Currently, antivenoms are the only specific treatment available for snakebite envenoming. In Brazil, over 30% of patients cannot access antivenom within its critical care window. Researchers have therefore proposed decentralizing to community health centers to decrease time-to-care and improve morbidity and mortality. Currently, there is no evidence-based method to evaluate the capacity of health units for antivenom treatment, nor what the absolute minimum supplies and staff are necessary for safe and effective antivenom administration and clinical management. METHODS: This study utilized a modified-Delphi approach to develop and validate a checklist to evaluate the minimum requirements for health units to adequately treat snakebite envenoming in the Amazon region of Brazil. The modified-Delphi approach consisted of four rounds: 1) iterative development of preliminary checklist by expert steering committee; 2) controlled feedback on preliminary checklist via expert judge survey; 3) two-phase nominal group technique with new expert judges to resolve pending items; and 4) checklist finalization and closing criteria by expert steering committee. The measure of agreement selected for this study was percent agreement defined a priori as ≥75%. RESULTS: A valid, reliable, and feasible checklist was developed. The development process highlighted three key findings: (1) the definition of community health centers and its list of essential items by expert judges is consistent with the Brazilian Ministry of Health, WHO snakebite strategic plan, and a general snakebite capacity guideline in India (internal validity), (2) the list of essential items for antivenom administration and clinical management is feasible and aligns with the literature regarding clinical care (reliability), and (3) engagement of local experts is critical to developing and implementing an antivenom decentralization strategy (feasibility). CONCLUSION: This study joins an international set of evidence advocating for decentralization, adding value in its definition of essential care items; identification of training needs across the care continuum; and demonstration of the validity, reliability, and feasibility provided by engaging local experts. Specific to Brazil, further added value comes in the potential use of the checklist for health unit accreditation as well as its applications to logistics and resource distribution. Future research priorities should apply this checklist to health units in the Amazon region of Brazil to determine which community health centers are or could be capable of receiving antivenom and translate this expert-driven checklist and approach to snakebite care in other settings or other diseases in low-resource settings.

Digital educational technology content production and validity about Japanese bathtub (ofurô) in neonatal unit.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the elaboration and content validity stages of a digital educational technology for nursing professionals about Japanese bathtub (ofurô) in newborns in neonatal care units. METHOD: A methodological study conducted between August 2019 and July 2021, in a public maternity hospital in Manaus, Amazonas, developed in two stages. In the first, the e-book images, text and editing were produced. In the second, material content validity was carried out, through the opinion of 15 expert judges, nurses and neonatal care experts. In data analysis, the percentage of agreement was applied with agreement score estimation. Items with 80% or more agreement were considered valid. RESULTS: The e-book "Japanese bathtub: manual for nursing professionals" was produced, organized into nine sessions, which describe the technique execution. Content was considered valid by expert judges (general score 90%). CONCLUSION: The e-book was considered suitable for use in training nursing professionals, with potential for dissemination of knowledge regarding humanization of care for premature babies.

Perceptions of nurses regarding the management of snakebite envenomations: Limits and possibilities.

Snakebites can be caused by harmless or venomous snakes and, according to their severity and frequency, can be considered events of medical importance. In health facilities in remote areas, nurses work in the first line of care of patients that are victims of these envenomations. The aim was to discover the perception of nurses regarding the management of snakebites, its limitations and possibilities, with a view to professional empowerment in the context of primary health care. This is exploratory and descriptive research, with a qualitative approach, developed at FMT-HVD in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, in the year 2021. The participants were nurses who work in basic health units in the municipalities of Careiro da Várzea, Ipixuna and Boa Vista do Ramos in the state of Amazonas. For data collection, the focus group strategy was adopted. Thematic content analysis was employed, which was carried out in the stages of pre-analysis; exploration or coding of the material; treatment of the results, inference and interpretation. After processing the data obtained, four topics emerged from the coding: Topic 1 - limitations in the primary care. Topic 2 - the need for infrastructure and personnel. Topic 3 - the need for continuing education. Topic 4 - the perception of training regarding the management of snakebite envenomations. The results showed a lack of antivenom in the healthcare units where nurses work. Another aspect highlighted by the nurses is the absence of a doctor in situ to perform the primary care or out of hours care in the units. The nurses' perceptions regarding the management of snakebite envenomations revealed the existence of failures in relation to the subject, such as the lack of antivenom, poor infrastructure in the units and the lack of a doctor, which must be solved, since the nurses are the most active professionals in primary health care, in addition to the high incidence of snakebite envenomations in the Brazilian Amazon.

Educational technology for primigravidae: a quasi-experimental study.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the influence of an educational technology on the knowledge of primigravidae about the signs of labor and obstetric risk. METHOD: A quasi-experimental, before-and-after, non-randomized and non-concurrent study carried out with 90 primigravidae. For data analysis, descriptive statistics was applied,McNemarandStudent's t test. The project was submitted and approved by the Research Ethics Committee in 2020. RESULTS: The profile of the pregnant women corresponded to women with an average age of 23 years, brown, living in a common-law marriage, and with an average of 10 years of education. Half of the pregnant women were in the third trimester of pregnancy and were undergoing usual-risk prenatal care. Only 12.22% of the participants reported having access to information on the subject. Data analysis showed a significant difference in the number of correct answers for the questions, before and after viewing the animated video, especially in questions related to signs of labor, bag of waters, and fetal movement test. CONCLUSION: Educational technology has a positive influence on primigravidae's knowledge about signs of labor and obstetric risk.

Validation of a Culturally Relevant Snakebite Envenomation Clinical Practice Guideline in Brazil.

Snakebite envenoming (SBE) is a neglected tropical disease with significant global morbidity and mortality. Even when antivenom is available in low-resource areas, health workers do not receive adequate training to manage SBEs. This study aims to develop and validate a clinical practice guideline (CPG) for SBE management across Brazil. A panel of expert judges with academic and/or technical expertise in SBE management performed content validation. The content validity index (CVI) score was 90% for CPG objectives, 89% for structure and presentation and 92% for relevance and classified the CPG as valid. A semantic validation was performed by analyzing focus group discussions with doctors and nurses from three municipalities of the Brazilian Amazon, after a 5-day meeting during which the CPG was presented. Two central themes emerged: knowledge acquired during the meeting and recommendations for improving the CPG. Based on these results, the CPG was revised into a final version. This study presents the successful development and validation process of a CPG for SBE management, which is targeted to a specific low-resource, high-burden setting. This development and validation process can be adapted to other settings and/or other neglected tropical diseases.

Nurses' educational practices in Family Health Strategy.

OBJECTIVES: to analyze the nurse's educational practice in Family Health Strategy. METHODS: descriptive study with a qualitative approach, whose data production used the World Café group technique, in two meetings, with 26 nurses of a health district of Manaus-AM. The technique used was Categorial-Thematic Content Analysis. RESULTS: the study generated two units of analysis: Political and Organizational Configuration of Educational Work at ESF and Operational Configuration of Educational Work at ESF, revealing the necessary (re)configurations in co-management, in the centrality of the subject for the planning of educational work, and in (re)pactuation between the management of services and training institutions to overcome contradictions in the implementation of National Policies on Permanent Education and Basic Health Care. CONCLUSIONS: the configuration of nurses' educational practice at ESF works toward interactions, organized to respond to health policies, incorporating creativity in doing, but facing numerous obstacles.

Meanings and perspectives of men on what they lived during the Covid-19 pandemic. / Sentidos e significados atribuídos por homens ao vivido na pandemia da Covid-19.

OBJECTIVE: To understand the meanings and perspectives attributed by men to the period lived in the Covid-19 pandemic. METHOD: Qualitative study structured on the concepts of phenomenology, based on Heidegger's ontic interpretation, carried out with 400 men residing in Brazil. Data was produced through a form made available online. The responses were processed in the NVIVO12 software and analyzed according to the Discourse of the Collective Subject. RESULTS: Two units of analytical meanings revealed in discourse-synthesis emerged. These units were supported by central ideas and ordered in five subunits that represent the collectivity of the investigated phenomenon. The units are: Being and being-in-the-world in the context of the pandemic - experiencing its possibilities and The vigor of the past and the present are presented as possibilities for a new future in the face of the pandemic. CONCLUSION: The meanings and perspectives revealed a being-there in the context of the pandemic based on themselves, with changes in the routine and feelings and willingness to new possibilities and transformations, which generated psychosocial impact and coping and care strategies in the period of the pandemic. As implications, it is necessary to have a new understanding of the man-being, as they demonstrate the need for care, and for a care that goes beyond physical health.

Obstacles to the educational praxis of nurses in the Family Health Strategy.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the obstacles to the educational praxis of nurses in the Family Health Strategy of the Eastern Health District, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. METHOD: Qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive study that used the Word Café technique for data production, with 26 nurses, between June and August 2018. The data were organized in the Atlas.ti8 software, and the analysis was categorical-thematic. RESULTS: The units of analysis "Organizational Obstacles for Educational Praxis in the Family Health Strategy" and "Operational Obstacles for Educational Praxis in the Family Health Strategy" reveal difficulties, tensions, resistances and the impossibilities to adhere to emerging models of work organization, in general, and in particular, in educational work. CONCLUSION: What presents itself in reality as an obstacle is, at the same time, indicative of the possibility of overcoming and potentiality for co-creation of educational work as a strategy to rescue professional motivation, and an alternative on the agenda for the permanent qualification of workers and institutions.

Men's mental health in the COVID-19 pandemic: is there a mobilization of masculinities?

OBJECTIVE: to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic mobilizes masculinities in relation to mental health. METHODS: qualitative study conducted with 400 men, in a virtual environment, in all regions of Brazil. The data were analyzed by the Discourse of the Collective Subject and based on Symbolic Interactionism. RESULTS: the mobilization of masculinities emerged from men towards the recognition of weaknesses and psycho-emotional vulnerabilities, with narratives that reveal the expression of feelings, pain, discomfort and psychological suffering, and showed themselves to be sensitive and engaged in performing practices, including autonomous ones, of health care mental. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the pandemic mobilizes masculinities as men print meanings and senses, in their interaction and interpretation of mental health, and is a marker for the nursing clinic conduct.

The effect of mindfulness meditation on painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy in adults older than 50 years.

This pilot study explored the effect of mindfulness meditation for diabetic neuropathy. Twenty participants (10 in each group) completed the study. No significant differences were found between the groups. However, differences between the means were found on 2 constructs: pain quality of life and symptom-related quality of life. Further studies may show efficacy.

Social representations of masculinities in the short film "Aids, choose your form of prevention". / Representações sociais de masculinidades no curta-metragem "Aids, escolha sua forma de prevenção".

This article aims to understand the social representations of masculinities in the campaign by the Ministry of Health on Combined Prevention/2016, from the short film "AIDS, choose your form of prevention". An exploratory, qualitative approach was conducted at the AIDS Portal, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Viral Hepatitis, Department of Sexually Transmitted Infections, AIDS and Viral Hepatitis. The results pointed out five organizing categories of social representations about masculinities. It was concluded that the social representations of masculinity in the short film reproduced hegemonic values of the masculine social role.

Este artigo tem por objetivo compreender as representações sociais de masculinidades na campanha do Ministério da Saúde sobre Prevenção Combinada/2016, do curta-metragem "Aids, escolha sua forma de prevenção". Realizou-se uma pesquisa exploratória, com abordagem qualitativa, realizada no Portal sobre Aids, infecções sexualmente transmissíveis e hepatites virais, do Departamento de Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis, Aids e Hepatites Virais. Os resultados apontaram cinco categorias organizadoras das representações sociais sobre masculinidades. Concluiu-se que as representações sociais de masculinidades no curta-metragem reproduziram valores hegemônicos do papel social masculino.

Nursing education: challenges and perspectives in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the challenges and perspectives of nursing education in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Reflection study, with theoretical approach based on national and international publications, allied to the experience of researchers in the area of nursing education. RESULTS: Four sections are identified: Nursing education: current affairs and perspectives; Education and technologies in time of pandemic: acceleration, alteration and paralysis; Difference between emergency, intentional and remote teaching; the return to the "new normality": new structuring axes and legal norms. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The conclusion is that longstanding challenges have emerged with the pandemic, and the processes of acceleration, change and paralysis have marked education in these times. Moreover, epidemiological, technological and psychological aspects should be more valued in the return to activities.

Validation of educational booklet: an educational technology in dengue prevention.

OBJECTIVE: to validate a booklet on dengue prevention in order to make it an educational technology to be used with the population. METHOD: methodological study, carried out with two groups of judges specialized in health and other areas. For data analysis, the calculation of Content Validity Index was carried out. RESULTS: the booklet, in general, was considered valid by the expert judges, since it obtained an overall CVI of 70%. However, it has undergone a textual and aesthetic re-elaboration. The changes were based on the substitution of expressions, phrases, information additions and language adequacy. The illustrations were redone, adding clarity, expressiveness, movement, interaction and contextualization. CONCLUSION: the booklet is valid to be used for the population, with the purpose of informing, in a playful way, the forms of prevention and combat to mosquito transmitting dengue.

Guia cuidativo-educacional manejo do óbito neonatal: produção a partir do itinerário de pesquisa freiriano* / Care-educational guide to neonatal death management: production based on Freire's research itinerary / Guía educativa y de cuidados para el manejo de la muerte neonatal: producción a partir del Itinerario de investigación de Freire

Objetivo: produzir um guia cuidativo-educacional para e com os profissionais de saúde de uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, a partir da compreensão de suas práticas vivenciadas no manejo do óbito neonatal. Método: estudo metodológico, qualitativo, guiado pelo Itinerário de Pesquisa de Paulo Freire, constituído por três etapas: Investigação temática, Codificação e Descodificação e Desvelamento crítico. Realizado em uma maternidade pública em Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil, com a participação de 24 profissionais. Resultados: o guia foi organizado em três capítulos sobre os cuidados e preparo do bebê; orientações para a equipe de saúde do que fazer diante da perda neonatal; apoio a equipe e direitos maternos diante da perda. Conclusão: a tecnologia foi produzida com uma estratégia metodológica que contribuiu para a compreensão das práticas de cuidado no manejo do óbito neonatal, marcadas por sentimentos traumáticos, que de forma coletiva, os participantes se sentirem estimulados a buscar intervenções sistematizadas, acolhedoras e humanizadas.

Objective: to produce a care-educational guide for and with health professionals in an Intensive Care Unit, based on an understanding of their practices in neonatal death management. Method: a qualitative and methodological study guided by Paulo Freire's Research Itinerary, consisting of three stages: Thematic investigation; Coding and Decoding; and Critical Unveiling. It was carried out at a public maternity hospital in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, with the participation of 24 professionals. Results: the guide was organized into three chapters on care and preparation of the neonate; guidelines for the health team on what to do in the face of neonatal loss; support for the team; and maternal rights facing the loss. Conclusion: the technology was produced with a methodological strategy that contributed to understanding care practices in neonatal death management, marked by traumatic feelings, which collectively encouraged the participants to seek systematized, welcoming and humanized interventions.

Objetivo: crear una guía educativa y de cuidados para y con los profesionales de la salud de una Unidad de Cuidado Intensivo, a partir d comprender las prácticas que experimentan en el manejo de la muerte neonatal. Método: estudio metodológico y cualitativo, guiado por el Itinerario de Investigación de Paulo Freire, constituido por tres etapas: Investigación temática, Codificación y Descodificación, y Desvelamiento crítico. El estudio se realizó en una maternidad pública de Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil, con participación de 24 profesionales. Resultados: la guía se organizó en tres capítulos sobre los cuidados y la preparación del neonato; pautas para el equipo de salud sobre qué hacer frente a una muerte neonatal; apoyo para el equipo; y derechos maternos frente a la pérdida. Conclusión: la tecnología se produjo con una estrategia metodológica que ayudó a comprender las prácticas de cuidado en el manejo de la muerte neonatal, marcadas por sentimientos traumáticos y que, en forma colectiva, los participantes se sintieran estimulados a buscar intervenciones sistematizadas, acogedoras y humanizadas.

Feedback on research results to healthcare professionals in the context of HIV.

OBJECTIVE: Reporting the feedback on the results of a multicenter research for healthcare professionals that attend people living with HIV and AIDS in a Specialized Healthcare Center at Belém, state of Pará, Brazil. METHOD: Case report of the presentation and interpretation of research results, in 2015, totaling 25 participating professionals. The visual resource used was a data projector. RESULTS: Participants reported the importance of the initiative, since, even though it is their right, feedback on research results is uncommon. Among the discussed issues, emerged the need for a culturally appropriate device for adequately strengthening educational practices carried out by healthcare professionals. CONCLUSION: Feedback on the research results enabled exchange of knowledge about the findings and production of new knowledge. In addition to achieving the social and ethical commitment of research, by promoting dissemination of results, enabling reflections on the reality in which they work.

Aplicativo móvel de auxílio à captação de materiais recicláveis: desenvolvimento centrado no usuário / Mobile application to assist recyclable materials: user-centred development / Aplicación móvil para ayudar a materiales reciclables: desarrollo centrado en el usuario

Objetivo: Desenvolver um aplicativo móvel de auxílio à captação de materiais recicláveis. Métodos: Estudo metodológico, de desenvolvimento tecnológica centrado no usuário, realizado entre março e dezembro de 2020, a partir de cinco fases sequenciais: reconhecimento do contexto; idealização; prototipação; teste de usabilidade, complementado por um processo de validação e implementação. Participaram dessa produção tecnológica pesquisadores, desenvolvedores e integrantes de uma Associação de Materiais Recicláveis de Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. Resultados: As três fases iniciais resultaram num protótipo de aplicativo móvel. Na fase do teste de usabilidade verificouse, por meio de simulação intuitiva do protótipo, que o aplicativo é de manejo acessível, rápido e prático, podendo ser acessado por qualquer cidadão que dispõem de celular. Constatou-se, no processo de validação, que o dispositivo possui os requisitos necessários para o adequado funcionamento e interlocução entre doadores e associações receptoras de materiais recicláveis. Está disponível online após obter registro no Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial. Conclusão: Revela-se que o desenvolvimento centrado no usuário é uma estratégia que amplia a difusão de conhecimento, possibilita a inclusão social e favorece o empoderamento. Como tecnologia social, o dispositivo móvel é capaz de potencializar melhores condições de trabalho e renda às associações de reciclagem. (AU)

Objective: To develop a mobile application to help the collection of recyclable materials. Methods: This is a methodological study, of user-oriented technological production, carried out between March and December 2020, from five phases: context recognition; idealization; prototyping; usability testing, complemented by a process of validation and implementation. Researchers, developers, and members of a Recyclable Materials Association in Santa Maria, RS, Brazil, participated in the collaborative production. Results: The three initial phases resulted in a prototype mobile application. In the usability test phase it was verified, through intuitive simulation of the prototype, that the application is accessible, fast and practical, and can be accessed by any citizen with a cell phone. It was verified, in the validation process, that the device has the necessary requirements for the proper functioning and dialogue between donors and associations that receive recyclable materials. It is available online after being registered with the National Institute of Industrial Property. Conclusion: It is revealed that user-centered development is a strategy that expands the dissemination of knowledge, enables social inclusion, and favors empowerment. As a social technology, the mobile device is capable of potentiating better work and income conditions for recycling associations. (AU)

Objetivo: Desarrollar una aplicación móvil para ayudar a capturar materiales reciclables. Métodos: Consiste en un estudio metodológico de producción tecnológica orientada hacia el usuario, ocurrido entre marzo y diciembre de 2020, basado en cinco fases: reconocimiento del contexto; idealización; creación de prototipos; prueba de usabilidad, complementada un proceso de validación e implementación. Participaron en la producción colaborativa investigadores, desarrolladores y miembros de una Asociación de Materiales Reciclables de Santa María, RS, Brasil. Resultados: Las tres fases iniciales resultaron en un prototipo de aplicación móvil. En la fase de prueba de usabilidad, se verificó, por medio de una simulación intuitiva del prototipo, que la aplicación es de uso accesible, rápida y práctica, y puede ser accedida por cualquier ciudadano que disponga de un teléfono celular. Se constató, en el proceso de validación, que el dispositivo cuenta con los requisitos necesarios para el correcto funcionamiento y diálogo entre donantes y asociaciones receptoras de materiales reciclables. Está disponible en línea tras obtener el registro en el Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial. Conclusión: Resulta que el desarrollo centrado en el usuario es una estrategia que amplía la difusión del conocimiento, posibilita la inclusión social y favorece el empoderamiento. Como tecnología social, el dispositivo móvil es capaz de mejorar las condiciones laborales y los ingresos de las asociaciones de reciclaje. (AU)

Redes sociais institucionais frente à infodemia causada pela covid-19: uma análise das interações dos usuários / Institutional social networks against the infodemia caused by covid-19: an analysis of user interactions / Redes sociales institucionales ante la infodemia provocada por covid-19: un análisis de las interacciones de los usuários

Objetivo: Analisar a interação dos usuários em publicações de saúde com informações sobre covid-19 nas redes sociais da Prefeitura Municipal de Macapá (capital do estado do Amapá). Métodos: Trata-se de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, do tipo descritivo-exploratório, realizada com os usuários que interagiram com as publicações sobre covid-19 das redes sociais do Facebook, Instagram e Twitter da Prefeitura de Macapá. A coleta de dados ocorreu através de entrevista semiestruturada e os dados foram analisados por meio da análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Resultados: Com base nos discursos dos participantes, emergiram quatro categorias: 1 - Importância de informação clara e de fácil compreensão para todos os tipos de público; 2 - O compartilhamento de informações nas redes sociais como incentivo à prevenção; 3 - A responsabilidade de checar as informações nas redes sociais de fontes não oficiais; e 4 - A comunicação como uma via de mão dupla: postagem e resposta. Conclusão: As redes sociais institucionais podem ser um importante espaço para a disseminação de informações relacionadas à covid-19, porém se torna necessário qualificar o trabalho dessas redes através de estratégias que articulem a gestão destas em todos os âmbitos. (AU)

Objective: To analyze the interaction of users in publications of health with informations about covid-19 in Macapá's city hall (capital of the state of Amapá) social media. Methods: It is about a qualitative approach research, exploratory-descriptive type, performed with users that interacted with publications about covid-19 at this social medias: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter's city hall. The data collection occurred through semi-structured interviews and the data were analyzed through the Bardin' content analysis. Results: Based on the participants' speeches, four categories emerged: 1 - Importance of clear and easy-to-understand information for all types of public; 2 - Sharing information on social networks as an incentive for prevention; 3 - The responsibility to check information on social networks from unofficial sources; and 4 - Communication as a two-way street: post and reply. Conclusion: The institutional social medias are able to be an important space for the dissemination of information related to covid-19, however, it becomes necessary to qualify the work of those networks through strategies that can articulate better with the management of those in the whole sphere. (AU)

Objetivo: Analizar la interacción de los usuarios de publicaciones de salud con información sobre covid-19 en las redes sociales del Municipio de Macapá (capital del estado de Amapá). Métodos: Se trata de una investigación cualitativa, de tipo descriptiva-exploratoria, realizada con usuarios que interactuaron con las publicaciones sobre covid-19 de las redes sociales de Facebook, Instagram y Twitter del Municipio de Macapá. La recolección de datos ocurrió a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas y los datos fueron analizados utilizando el análisis de contenido de Bardin. Resultados: Con base en los discursos de los participantes, surgieron cuatro categorías: 1 - Importancia de la información clara y fácil de entender para todo tipo de público; 2 - Compartir información en las redes sociales como incentivo para la prevención; 3 - La responsabilidad de verificar la información en las redes sociales de fuentes no oficiales; y 4 - La comunicación como vía de doble sentido: post y respuesta. Conclusión: Las redes sociales institucionales pueden ser un espacio importante para la difusión de información relacionada con Covid-19, sin embargo, se hace necesario capacitar el trabajo de estas redes a través de estrategias que articulen su gestión en todos los ámbitos. (AU)

Simplesmente mães: construção compartilhada de tecnologias sobre pré-natal de mulheres com deficiência visual / Simply mothers: shared elaboration of technologies on prenatal care of visually impaired women / Simplemente madres: creación compartida de tecnologías sobre el control prenatal para mujeres con discapacidad visual

RESUMO Objetivo: Desenvolver tecnologias educacionais sobre pré-natal com e para mulheres deficientes visuais. Método: Estudo metodológico com interface participativa e abordagem qualitativa. Realizado em uma Unidade Técnica Especializada no município de Belém, Pará, Brasil. A produção de dados ocorreu entre agosto e setembro de 2021 com seis mulheres. Utilizou-se o DOSVOX como recurso de comunicação para que as participantes respondessem quatro instrumentos com vistas ao desenvolvimento das tecnologias. A análise foi de conteúdo temático. Resultados: As mulheres com deficiência visual querem respeito à sua autonomia, inclusão e informação dos profissionais. As tecnologias produzidas apontam as demandas específicas de mulheres com deficiência visual e a importância de preservar a autonomia durante a realização do pré-natal. Conclusão: Tecnologias produzidas de forma participativa apontam perspectivas e necessidades específicas das mulheres sobre o pré-natal e poderão subsidiar tanto o agir dos enfermeiros nas consultas como favorecer mulheres com deficiência visual durante o pré-natal.

ABSTRACT Objective: To develop educational technologies on prenatal care with and for visually impaired women. Method: A methodological study with a participatory interface and qualitative approach. It was carried out at a Specialized Technical Unit in the municipality of Belém, Pará, Brazil. Data production took place between August and September 2021 with six women. DOSVOX was used as a communication resource for the participants to answer four instruments with a view to developing the technologies. The analysis was of the thematic content type. Results: Women with visual impairment want respect for their autonomy, inclusion, and information from the professionals. The technologies produced point to the specific demands of visually impaired women and to the importance of preserving autonomy during prenatal care. Conclusion: Technologies produced in a participatory way point out women's specific perspectives and needs regarding prenatal care and may support both the nurses' actions in consultations and favor women with visual impairment during prenatal care.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Desarrollar tecnologías educativas sobre el control prenatal con y para mujeres con discapacidad visual. Método: Estudio metodológico con interfaz participativa y enfoque cualitativo. Realizado en una Unidad Técnica Especializada de la ciudad de Belém, Pará, Brasil. La producción de datos se realizó entre agosto y septiembre de 2021 con seis mujeres. Se utilizó DOSVOX como recurso de comunicación para que las participantes respondieran a cuatro instrumentos a fin de desarrollar las tecnologías. El análisis fue de contenido temático. Resultados: Las mujeres con discapacidad visual quieren que se respete su autonomía, inclusión e información por parte de los profesionales. Las tecnologías creadas ponen de manifiesto las demandas específicas de las mujeres con discapacidad visual y la importancia de preservar la autonomía durante el control prenatal. Conclusión: Las tecnologías creadas de manera participativa señalan las perspectivas y necesidades específicas de las mujeres con respecto al cuidado prenatal y pueden ayudar a los enfermeros en las consultas y a las mujeres con discapacidad visual durante el control prenatal.

[An overview of the evaluation of nursing graduation courses]. / Um olhar sobre as avaliações de cursos de graduação em enfermagem.

This study aimed, starting from the index of adherence of the Pedagogical Projects of the Undergraduate Nursing Courses to the National Curriculum Rules for these Courses, to analyze qualitatively potentialities and weak points of the courses. It is a descriptive, comparative study, between the present data in the PP/UNC and the proposed in the NCR/UNC, having as basis the reports of the evaluation processes conducted by the INEP/MEC. The sample was composed by the reports used for approval and reapproval, conducted in the period from 2002 through 2006, concerning 12 undergraduate courses. One analyzed 8 courses located in the superior part and 4 in the inferior. The study revealed strong and weak points of the courses in the three dimensions of the evaluation reports, and shows needs in the colleges/courses to search for a better use of the epistemologic bases present in the NCR/UNC and proposed in the PP/UNC.

Educational technology to mediate care of the "kangaroo family" in the neonatal unit.

OBJECTIVE: to validate the content of an educational technology in the form of a booklet developed to mediate care of family members of newborns hospitalized in a neonatal unit. METHOD: Methodological research with content validation. Data collected from October 2011 to February 2012; research developed in three steps: development, evaluation and adaptation. The study population was 15 judges, health professionals and other professionals. The participants answered a Likert-type questionnaire with 3 blocks of evaluative items. Data were analyzed statistically. RESULTS: validation reached the results proposed in most responses (80%); 16 items exceeded the parameter, 4 were equal to the score established and 2 were below the parameter. CONCLUSION: the content of educational technologies need to be validated. The booklet, after the evaluation, constitutes an adequate device to mediate care of the family members in the NICU.