Exposure of Undergraduate Nursing Students to Standing Environments: A Longitudinal Study on Plantar Force and Pressure Distribution.

BACKGROUND: Understanding the link between plantar force, pressure, and foot discomfort is important for nursing students' well-being, given the prevalence of foot and ankle musculoskeletal disorders among nurses. Assessing these factors can inform tailored self-care interventions, supporting holistic nursing education. PURPOSE: To assess the plantar force and pressure distribution of third-year nursing students at baseline and after 5 months of exposure to a clinical setting. METHODS: A prospective cohort study in a Portuguese nursing school measured changes in podiatric profile at 5 months, including peak pressure, maximum force, and contact area. RESULTS: Elevated mean peak pressure in the heel correlated positively with maximum force and contact area. Negative correlations were found between the contact area and edema. Peak pressure correlated positively with thigh pain, indicating pressure transfer to metatarsal heads. CONCLUSIONS: The findings underscore the importance of integrating ergonomic education into nursing curricula and raising awareness of self-care interventions.

Cuidados de enfermeiras à mulher em situação de violência doméstica: Revisão integrativa / Enfermeras atenden a mujeres en situación de violencia doméstica durante la pandemia: Revisión integrativa / Nurses care for women in situation of domestic violence during the pandemic: Integrative review

Objetivo: Discutir os desafios de enfermeiras emergências durante as práticas de cuidado à mulher em situação de violência doméstica. Método: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura que utilizou a estratégia PICo. Foram realizadas buscas por periódicos entre abril a julho de 2021, na BVS, no SciELO, na PubMed e na Embase; nove artigos foram selecionados. Resultados: Foram identificadas fragilidades nas práticas de cuidado de enfermeiras às mulheres na urgência e emergência hospitalar, decorrente da falta de capacitação profissional, medo ou (des) conhecimento sobre a sistematização da assistência de enfermagem. Conclusão: É necessário que as práticas de cuidado sejam realizadas de maneira integral, de forma holística, vislumbrando a garantia da assistência em saúde conforme às necessidades apresentadas pela mulher, de maneira singular. Com fortalecimento das atividades de educação em serviço, com possibilidade de diálogo entre os serviços que compõem a rede de enfrentamento à violência doméstica contra a mulher(AU)

Objective: To discuss the challenges faced by emergency nurses during care practices for women in situations of domestic violence. Method: This is an integrative literature review that used the PICo strategy. Searches for journals were carried out between April and July 2021, in the VHL, SciELO, PubMed and Embase; nine articles were selected. Results: Weaknesses were identified in nurses' care practices for women in hospital urgency and emergency care, due to lack of professional training, fear or (lack of) knowledge about the systematization of nursing care. Conclusion: It is necessary that care practices are carried out in an integral way, in a holistic way, envisioning the guarantee of health care according to the needs presented by the woman, in a unique way. With the strengthening of in-service education activities, with the possibility of dialogue between the services that make up the network to combat domestic violence against women.(AU)

Objetivo: Discutir los desafíos enfrentados por los enfermeros de emergencia durante las prácticas de atención a mujeres en situación de violencia doméstica. Método: Se trata de una revisión integrativa de la literatura que utilizó la estrategia PICo. Las búsquedas de revistas se realizaron entre abril y julio de 2021, en la BVS, SciELO, PubMed y Embase; Se seleccionaron nueve artículos. Resultados: Se identificaron debilidades en las prácticas de atención de los enfermeros a las mujeres en urgencias y emergencias hospitalarias, debido a la falta de formación profesional, miedo o (falta de) conocimiento sobre la sistematización del cuidado de enfermería. Conclusión: Es necesario que las prácticas de cuidado sean realizadas de forma integral y holística, vislumbrando la garantía del cuidado de la salud de acuerdo a las necesidades presentadas por la mujer, de forma única. Con el fortalecimiento de las actividades de educación en servicio, con posibilidad de diálogo entre los servicios que integran la red de combate a la violencia doméstica contra las mujeres.(AU)

Concepção de puérperas sobre violência obstétrica: Revisão integrativa / Concepción de puérperas sobre la violencia obstétrica: Revisión integradora / Conception of puerperal women about obstetric violence: Integrative review

Objetivo: Descrever a concepção de puérperas sobre violência obstétrica. Método: Trata-se de revisão integrativa da literatura que utilizou a estratégia PICo. A busca ocorreu entre novembro e dezembro de 2020 na Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde, Medline e SciELO com recorte temporal de artigos publicados de 2010 a 2020. Resultado: Foram analisados 12 artigos que se adequaram aos critérios de inclusão e responderam à questão norteadora da pesquisa. A análise do corpus proporcionou identificar que a maioria das puérperas desconhecem o termo violência obstétrica fato que obscurece a identificação que determinadas práticas realizadas em unidades hospitalares não condizem com as evidências científicas podendo ser consideradas como maus-tratos. Conclusão: Dentre os fatores que aumentam a vulnerabilidade para a ocorrência da violência obstétrica pode-se considerar a escassez de ações de educação em saúde durante o período pré-natal que viabilizem o reconhecimento dos direitos sexuais e reprodutivos das mulheres.(AU)

Objective: To describe the conception of puerperal women about obstetric violence. Method: This is an integrative literature review that used the PICo strategy. The search took place between November and December 2020 in the Virtual Health Library, Medline and SciELO, with a temporal cut of articles published from 2010 to 2020. Result: 12 articles were analyzed that met the inclusion criteria and answered the guiding question of the research. The analysis of the corpus made it possible to identify that most of the puerperal women are unaware of the term obstetric violence, a fact that obscures the identification that certain practices carried out in hospital units do not match the scientific evidence and can be considered as maltreatment. Conclusion: Among the factors that increase vulnerability to the occurrence of obstetric violence, one can consider the scarcity of health education actions during the prenatal period that enable the recognition of women's sexual and reproductive rights.(AU)

Objetivo: Describir la concepción de las puérperas sobre la violencia obstétrica. Método: Se trata de una revisión integrativa de la literatura que utilizó la estrategia PICo. La búsqueda se realizó entre noviembre y diciembre de 2020 en la Biblioteca Virtual en Salud, Medline y SciELO, con corte temporal de artículos publicados de 2010 a 2020. Resultado: se analizaron 12 artículos que cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión y respondieron a la pregunta orientadora de la investigación . El análisis del corpus permitió identificar que la mayoría de las puérperas desconocen el término violencia obstétrica, hecho que oscurece la identificación de que ciertas prácticas realizadas en las unidades hospitalarias no concuerdan con la evidencia científica y pueden ser consideradas como maltrato. Conclusión: Entre los factores que aumentan la vulnerabilidad a la ocurrencia de violencia obstétrica, se puede considerar la escasez de acciones de educación en salud durante el prenatal que posibiliten el reconocimiento de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos de las mujeres.(AU)

Salivary flow rate and biochemical composition analysis in stimulated whole saliva of children with cystic fibrosis.

OBJECTIVE: It is recognized that cystic fibrosis (CF) patients present a risk for oral diseases, since it affects exocrine glands, and the treatment consists of a carbohydrate-rich diet. Recognizing the protective function of saliva on maintaining oral health, the aim of the study was to evaluate salivary parameters in stimulated whole saliva from children with CF. METHODS: A case-control study was conducted comparing stimulated whole saliva of healthy (n=28; control group) and CF children (n=21; experimental group). Salivary flow rate, initial pH, buffer capacity (total and in each range of pH), total protein and sialic acid (total, free, and conjugated) concentration, α-amylase and salivary peroxidase activities were evaluated. Data were compared by two-tailed Student t test (95% CI; p ≤ 0.05). RESULTS: CF patients presented a significant reduction in salivary parameters compared with the control group (p ≤ 0.05): salivary flow rate (36%), buffer capacity (pH range from 6.9 to 6.0), sialic acid concentration (total 75%, free 61%, and conjugated 83%); α-amylase and salivary peroxidase activities (55%). Additionally, a significant increase in total protein concentration (180%) of stimulated whole saliva from CF patients was verified compared with the control group (p ≤ 0.05). CONCLUSION: Children with CF presented significant changes in salivary composition, including salivary flow rate, buffering capacity and protective proteins of the oral cavity, compared with children without CF.