Photovoice: An active learning tool with community nursing students.

OBJECTIVE: To assess nursing students' experiences of using photovoice as a pedagogical approach to active learning in the community. METHODS: A descriptive design with a cross-sectional mixed-method questionnaire was used with 108 students following an educational activity, in which their communities were photographed and the impact of the pandemic on vulnerable populations was reflected. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Seventy eight percent of the students felt that photovoice was an interesting and useful tool for nurses, 89% affirmed it helped stimulate reflection on social and health inequities in times of pandemic, 82% described that it developed many emotions and feelings and 86% would like to disseminate their photographs directly to stakeholders, citizens, and politicians. Three themes were identified in the data: "stimulate critical reflection", "develop emotional skills", and "encourage action". CONCLUSIONS: Photovoice is a successful active learning pedagogical approach that engages nursing students to develop critical awareness while connecting with their communities, with the real world. It fosters students' sensitivity and motivation and encourages them to take action. Teachers need to introduce new scaffolds for active learning, such as photovoice, to provide innovative academic support that nurtures and develops the next generation of nurses appropriately.

'It's always difficult for women': an analysis of the life stories of sub-Saharan migrant women.

The aim of this study was to understand the perspectives of female residents of Spain from West Africa in terms of the factors that condition their lives. Pierre Bourdieu's theory and the model of intersectionality formed the framework we used to qualitatively analyse the life stories of these women, which was complemented with life lines. The results showed us that traditional practices such as female genital mutilation and forced marriage are part of the social habitus of this group and they relate to each other through the several types of violence that occurs throughout their lives. In addition, in reference to the African community, these women were no longer African, while in terms of the Spanish community, they did not seem Spanish. At a health, political, and social level, this knowledge can help us to understand this group and to create personalised targeted interventions for them.

Albológica sine die: De vivencias que habitan memorias donde subsiste la figura y la obra de Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez (1957-2023) / Albológica sine die: De experiências que habitam memórias onde vivem a figura e a obra de Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez (1957-2023) / Albológica sine die: Of experiences that inhabit memories where the figure and work of Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez (1957-2023) subsists

The objective of this article is to vividly evoke the shared experiences with Professor and researcher Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez and to explicitly outline the most significant aspects of his contribution to the history of medicine and nursing, based on both historical research and narrative, highlighting his strong commitment and dedication to literary sources. The methodology employed has focused on autobiography, recalling shared moments in academic, artistic, literary, and leisure contexts; that is, the creation of autobiographical life stories focused on the times when various interactions occurred between Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez and the author. The results demonstrate the importance of Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez's contributions to the history of medicine and nursing. Likewise, the great humanistic quality of the mentioned researcher is evident. Conclusions: Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez, through the cultivation of his favorite passions—historical research, literature, drawing, painting, and art in general—emerged as a profound humanist who positively influenced the education of historians in the fields of medicine and nursing.(AU)

El objetivo de este artículo consiste en evocar de forma nítida las vivencias compartidas con el profesor e investigador Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez y explicitar los aspectos más significativos de su aportación a la historia de la medicina y la enfermería basadas tanto en la investigación histórica como en la narrativa resaltando su gran compromiso y dedicación con las fuentes literarias. La metodología empleada se ha centrado en la autobiografía rememorando momentos compartidos en contextos académicos, artísticos, literarios y de puro ocio; es decir en la elaboración de relatos de vida autobiográficos enfocados a los tiempos en los que se han producido interacciones de diversa índole entre Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez y el autor. Los resultados muestran la importancia de las aportaciones de Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez a la historia de la medicina y la historia de la enfermería. Asimismo, queda demostrada la gran calidad humanística del mencionado investigador. Conclusiones: Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez, mediante el cultivo de sus predilectas pasiones: la investigación histórica, la literatura, el dibujo, la pintura y el arte en general; se erigió en un humanista de gran calado que incidió positivamente en la formación de historiadores de la medicina y la enfermería.(AU)

O objetivo deste artigo é evocar de forma nítida as experiências compartilhadas com o professor e pesquisador Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez e explicitar os aspectos mais significativos de sua contribuição para a história da medicina e enfermagem, com base tanto na pesquisa histórica quanto na narrativa, destacando seu grande comprometimento e dedicação às fontes literárias. A metodologia utilizada concentrou-se na autobiografia, recordando momentos compartilhados em contextos acadêmicos, artísticos, literários e de lazer; ou seja, na elaboração de relatos de vida autobiográficos focados nos momentos em que ocorreram interações de diversas naturezas entre Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez e o autor. Os resultados mostram a importância das contribuições de Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez para a história da medicina e enfermagem. Da mesma forma, a grande qualidade humanística do referido pesquisador fica evidente. Conclusões: Francisco Herrera-Rodríguez, por meio do cultivo de suas paixões preferidas - pesquisa histórica, literatura, desenho, pintura e arte em geral - tornou-se um humanista de grande envergadura que teve um impacto positivo na formação de historiadores da medicina e enfermagem.(AU)

The Art of Childbirth of the Midwives of Al-Andalus: Social Assessment and Legal Implication of Health Assistance in the Cultural Diversity of the 10th-14th Centuries.

(1) Background: The role of Al-Andalus's women were the result of Arabization and Islamization in Spain. The 10th to the 14th centuries were a time of significant cultural diversity in the region. Female physicians and midwives were important for providing care to women. Despite existing studies, there is still a lack of focused research on the professionalization of these trades, including their requirements, intervention areas, and treatments. (2) Methods: To address this gap, we conducted a scoping review using the dialectical structural model of care (DSMC). Primary medical and legislative sources were used. (3) Results: two kinds of midwife, or qabila, were discovered, along with a woman physician, or tabiba, who also acted as a midwife. These professions underwent diverse training and fulfilled duties as obstetricians and pediatricians. Midwives were esteemed members of society and were the sole female professionals who needed qualified training. Their performance in the courts was exemplary. Tools for facilitating childbirth and interventions related to female health were discovered in the study. (4) Conclusions: The patriarchal societies suffer from significant inequality in terms of academic training, knowledge transmission, and healthcare provision. Midwives functioned in segregated domestic and legal spaces and were responsible for providing public care to communities from the 10th to 14th centuries.

Perception of care from the perspective of nursing students: A study using photovoice, storytelling and poetry.

BACKGROUND: The Higher Education in Nursing requires providing students with skills such as critical and reflective thinking about the actions to be carried out so that they are capable of providing humanised and quality care in an increasingly complex and technified society. Participatory teaching methodologies promote the development of these skills. OBJECTIVES: to explore the potential of photovoice, storytelling and poetry as instruments capable of encouraging reflection. To identify through images (photovoice) and poetic narratives (storytelling and poetry) the perception that students of the nursing degree express about nursing care. DESIGN: qualitative study in the framework of the socio-critical paradigm, using photovoice, storytelling and poetry in the field of care. PARTICIPANTS: first-year undergraduate nursing students at two Spanish universities in the academic year 2021-2022. METHODOLOGY: 48 images were shown and students were asked to select one, write a narrative and generate a short poem connected to the image. Subsequently, a content analysis was conducted of those poems evoked by the five photographs most chosen by the students. The analysis was supported by qualitative data analysis software. A total of 67 contributions from 67 students were analysed. RESULTS: the concepts addressed in the poems and the compositions generated reveal how critical humanist thinking and reflection on the subject of care developed. The topics identified were care, accompaniment throughout the life cycle, working on the basis of values and caring for small details as subcategories of nursing care. CONCLUSION: The combination of different tools in university education has encouraged reflection and enabled students to identify for themselves the importance of humanised care. Working on the theoretical foundation in an active way can reduce the gap between theory and practice and foster the empowerment of the nursing identity.

Women health providers: materials on cures, remedies and sexuality in inquisitorial processes (15th-18th century).

Background: The first inquisitorial trials were against Muslims and Jews. Later, they focused on women, especially caregivers. Progressively, they were linked to witchcraft and sorcery because of their great care, generational and empirical knowledge. The historiography of health in the 15th-18th centuries still has important bibliographical and interpretative gaps in the care provided by women. Objective: To analyse the care provided by healers as health providers, accused by the Inquisition, justifying the importance of nursing in the diversity of community care in the 15th-18th centuries. Method: A scoping review was conducted following the Dialectical Structural Model of Care (DSMC). A database search was conducted for the period 2013-2022. Bibliographic and legislative resources were used. Cases and convictions from Castilla la Nueva were found in the National Historical Archive and the Diocesan Archive of Cuenca. Results: The concepts of healer, witch and sorceress envolved during the study period. They reflect and reveal the collective imaginary of the social structure. They had healing laboratories, practised psychological and sexual care. They used to accompany their therapeutic action with prayers and amulets. They shared their professional activity with their main denouncers, doctors, apothecaries and priests. They were usually women in socially vulnerable situations, who did not conform to social stereotypes. Conclusions: They were predecessors of today's nursing, they overcame socio-cultural difficulties, although they were condemned for it. Healers did not manage to regulate their profession, but they acted as agents of health in a society that demanded them while participating in the "witch-hunt".

Midwives in Health Sciences as a Sociocultural Phenomenon: Legislation, Training and Health (XV-XVIII Centuries).

Background and Objectives: The first inquisitorial processes were developed against Muslims and Jews. Then, they focused on women, especially those dedicated to care. Progressively, they were linked to witchcraft and sorcery due to their great assistance, generational and empirical knowledge. The health historiography of the 15th-18th centuries still has important bibliographic and interpretive gaps in the care provided by women. The main objective was to analyse the care provided by midwives in the legislative and socio-sanitary context of New Castile, in the inquisitorial Spain of the 15th-18th centuries. Materials and Methods: A historical review was conducted, following the Dialectical Structural Model of Care. Historical manuals, articles and databases were analysed. Results: The Catholic Monarchs established health profession regulations in 1477, including midwives. However, all legislations were annulled by Felipe II in 1576. These were not resumed until 1750. Midwives assumed a huge range of functions in their care commitment (teaching, care and religion) and were valued in opposing ways. However, many of them were persecuted and condemned by the Inquisition. They used to accompany therapeutic action with prayers and charms. Midwives were usually women in a social vulnerability situation, who did not comply with social stereotypes. Conclusions: Midwives, forerunners of current nursing and health sciences, overcame sociocultural difficulties, although they were condemned for it. Midwives achieved an accredited title, which was taken from them for two centuries. They acted as health agents in a society that demanded them while participating in a "witch hunt".

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Inequities: A Photovoice Study With Nursing Students.

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has an amplified impact on vulnerable populations. Also, aspects related to health inequalities are insufficiently taught in higher education. This study aims to promote reflection in nursing students on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable populations affected by health inequities. METHODOLOGY: A photovoice method was used. Undergraduate nursing students (Spain and United Kingdom) took and explained photographs using SHOWED models. RESULTS: 108 students participated. Two-domain summary themes were created: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted ethnic minorities and socioeconomically vulnerable groups, and Proposals to respond to the negative impact on ethnic minorities and socioeconomically vulnerable groups. DISCUSSION: The students identified negative health scenarios by linking COVID-19 with aspects of work, salary, and housing of these two specific populations. Holistic actions were also proposed to protect their health. As future health professionals, they must recognize these communities and work to eliminate inequalities.

Wet Nurse or Milk Bank? Evolution in the Model of Human Lactation: New Challenges for the Islamic Population.

(1) Introduction: The establishment of milk banks in the Islamic world as well as donation to Islamic families in Western countries remains a challenge in the context of human lactation. Religious reservations established since the Qur'an and regulated at the legal-religious and medical level equate milk kinship with consanguinity, which prevents donation. The aim of the study was to analyse the evolution in the model of breastfeeding and care in Islamic society. (2) Methods: The methodology of comparative history was applied, following the structural-dialectical model of care. Historical manuals, articles and databases were analysed. (3) Results: Paediatric care in medical manuals from the 10th-15th centuries is similar to that practiced by the Muslim population today, some beneficial, some harmful; the wet nurse had to follow a series of dietary habits and have a series of physical, moral and educational characteristics in order to be hired. They constituted a beginning of pseudo-professionalisation, in a domestic-family framework. Human milk was used as a remedy for different health problems. (4) Conclusions: Islamic society and nursing have to evolve towards transnational care adapted to the needs of the population.

Diferencias y similitudes generacionales de enfermeras asturianas de los siglos xx y xxi desde la perspectiva de género / Generational Differences and Similitudes among Austrian Nurses from the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Based on a Gender Perceptive

Introducción: El siglo pasado facilita el acceso al legado que pueden aportar diferentes generaciones de profesionales de enfermería en distintos entornos de salud. Cuatro generaciones de enfermeras asturianas pudieron coincidir en un mismo grupo de trabajo y al analizar el tiempo histórico que le ha correspondido a cada una, se observa una gran diferencia tanto a nivel teórico como práctico y tecnológico en la manera de administrar los cuidados. Objetivo: Identificar las diferencias o similitudes generacionales existentes entre la percepción de roles paradomésticos de cuatro generaciones de enfermeras asturianas y su nivel de dependencia del poder médico desde una perspectiva de género. Métodos: Se ha partido de los principios del paradigma hermenéutico orientando la investigación desde la perspectiva aportada por la historia social y cultural. La muestra ha estado integrada por enfermeras asturianas pertenecientes a la generación de Veteranos, Baby Boom, Generación X y Millennials. Se realizaron 40 entrevistas desde febrero de 2018 hasta abril del 2020. Para el análisis de datos se utilizó el modelo estructural dialéctico de los cuidados y para el análisis de datos cualitativo el software Atlas ti 7. Resultados: Emergieron 3 categorías: unidad funcional, marco funcional y elemento funcional. Sobresalen las diferentes expectativas en el uso de la tecnología informática de las distintas generaciones. Las enfermeras Millennials perciben su valoración como miembro importante del equipo de salud, sobre todo por parte de los médicos más jóvenes. Tras la pandemia de la COVID-19 la enfermería se ve reforzada como una fuerza laboral feminizada. Conclusión: Las enfermeras Millennial a pesar de reconocer el servilismo aún vigente dentro de la profesión de enfermería, apuestan por el cambio y la lucha del reconocimiento de su labor, a nivel social y profesional(AU)

Introduction: The past century facilitates access to the legacy that can be provided by different generations of nursing professionals in different health care settings. Four generations of Asturian nurses could coincide in the same work group and, upon analyzing the historical time that has corresponded to each one, a great difference was observed at the theoretical, practical and technological levels regarding the way of providing care. Objective: To identify the generational differences or similarities between perception of paradomestic roles of four generations of Asturian nurses and their level of dependence on medical power from a gender perspective. Methods: The start has been the principles of the hermeneutic paradigm, orienting the research from the perspective provided by social and cultural history. The sample was composed of Asturian nurses belonging to the generation of veterans, baby boomers, generation X and millennials. Forty interviews were conducted from February 2018 to April 2020. The dialectical structural model of care was used for data analysis, while the ATLAS.ti 7 software was used for qualitative data analysis. Results: Three categories emerged: functional unit, functional framework and functional element. The different expectations in the use of information technology by the different generations stand out. Millennial nurses perceive their valuation based on the fact that they are an important member of the healthcare team, especially by the opinion of younger physicians. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing is reinforced as a feminized workforce. Conclusion: Millennial nurses, despite recognizing the subservience that still exists within the nursing profession, are committed to change and the struggle for recognition of their work, both socially and professionally(AU)

Female Genital Mutilation as a Social Norm: Examining the Beliefs and Attitudes of Women in This Diaspora.

In this article, we explore the beliefs, values and attitudes about female genital mutilation in the diaspora of sub-Saharan women and how the migration process has influenced these beliefs. Our qualitative analysis of the life stories and lifelines of 10 women in the sub-Saharan diaspora in light of the Social Convention Theory indicated that making public statements about the topic is complex and that the taboo permeating the practice remains intact even outside of Africa. Furthermore, we discovered that, in our context, this practice was not a requirement and did not improve the chances of marriage, with female behaviours considered 'appropriate' instead gaining value. Any interventions based on this theory must consider the broad networks that help shape marriages in this diaspora. This work opened new lines of research regarding the situation of the diaspora of sub-Saharan women and the relationship of the practice of female genital mutilation with marriage.

Queens and Wet Nurses: Indispensable Women in the Dynasty of the Sun King (1540-1580).

In Spain, the wet nurse had a prominent place in the Court of Philip II (1540-1580), suckling princes. The aim of this review is to identify the role of wet nurses in the Spanish monarchy and the survival of the infants, who were children of Philip II (16th century). A scoping review is presented, studying documents on wet nurses in the Spanish monarchy. The dialectical structural model of care (DSMC) is applied, and three thematic blocks are used to make up the historical-cultural model. Books, chapters and databases were analysed from Cuiden, Pubmed, Scopus, Science Direct and Google Scholar, from January-September 2021. These wet nurses were treated as ladies, as they came from wealthy families related to royalty. The services of wet nurses from neighbouring localities to the court were used. They had to be of good appearance and in excellent health. They were hired because of the need for survival of the infants, children of Philip II. The functions of the four wives of Philip II were relegated to reproduction, childcare, family and monarchical duties. They used empirical medicine in the form of prescriptions for beauty, hygiene and feminine care. The wet nurses were the driving force that promoted the health of babies through breastfeeding.

Structural Dialectic Model of Care: A Guide to Beliefs, Scenarios and Social Actors Analysis in Nursing Research.

The structural dialectic model of care provides a data analysis method that facilitates the identification of beliefs and structural and functional characteristics. To demonstrate the relevance of the structural dialectic model of care for data analysis integrating beliefs, scenarios and social actors. The characteristics and functions of the model are described and explained through an analysis of its application in fifteen doctoral theses (2009-2017). This model has three structures, the functional unit (beliefs), the functional element (social agents), and the functional framework (scenarios). The Structural Dialectic Model of Care constitutes a useful methodological tool for studies of nursing, organizing analysis of the data according to the dynamic and dialectical nature of their structures.

Florencia Nightingale en la literatura y en el cine / Florence Nightingale em literatura e cinema / Florence Nightingale through literature and cinema

En esta editorial se describe laincidencia de la literatura y el cine en lainterpretación de la obra y vida de FlorenciaNightingale.(AU)

This editorial describes the impactof literature and cinema on the interpretationof the work and life of Florence Nightingale.(AU)

Este editorial descreve a incidênciada literatura e do cinema na interpretação da obra e da vida de Florence Nightingale.(AU)

Nursing Professionals within the Intergenerational Context during the 20th and 21st Centuries: an Integrative Review.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the generational differences and similarities existing among nursing professionals of the 20th and 21st centuries and how these have influenced on the evolution of the profession. METHODS: Integrative review according to the methodology by Whittemore and Knafl. The key words used for the search were: nurses, intergenerational relations, Veterans, Baby Boom, X generation, and Millennials. RESULTS: The electronic search process yielded 10 documents (eight articles and two theses), all within the Anglo-Saxon environment (4 in Canada, 5 in the United States, and 1 in Australia). The documents recovered determined three principal themes: the intergenerational nursing workforce (n = 7), recruiting and retention within an intergenerational workforce (n = 2), and tutoring within an intergenerational nursing workforce (n = 1). The four generations of nursing professionals (X, Y, Baby Boomers, and Veterans) have different aptitudes, social and cultural setting, that coexist within the same work staff. CONCLUSIONS: This study establishes the legitimacy of the intergenerational differences as an important variable of social categorization. The findings have the potential to improve generational comprehension and promote a more cohesive culture in clinical practice settings, besides conserving the legacy of the four generations of nursing professionals contributing to outline the identity of the nurses through the conservation of social, cultural, and professional experiences.

Nursing Professionals within the Intergenerational Context during the 20th and 21st Centuries: an Integrative Review / Los profesionales de enfermería en el contexto intergeneracional durante los siglos XX y XXI: una revisión integradora / Profissionais de enfermagem no contexto intergeracional durante os séculos XX e XXI: uma revisão integrativa

Objective. To describe the generational differences and similarities existing among nursing professionals of the 20th and 21st centuries and how these have influenced on the evolution of the profession. Methods. Integrative review according to the methodology by Whittemore and Knafl. The key words used for the search were: nurses, intergenerational relations, Veterans, Baby Boom, X generation, and Millennials. Results. The electronic search process yielded 10 documents (eight articles and two theses), all within the Anglo-Saxon environment (4 in Canada, 5 in the United States, and 1 in Australia). The documents recovered determined three principal themes: the intergenerational nursing workforce (n = 7), recruiting and retention within an intergenerational workforce (n = 2), and tutoring within an intergenerational nursing workforce (n = 1). The four generations of nursing professionals (X, Y, Baby Boomers, and Veterans) have different aptitudes, social and cultural setting, that coexist within the same work staff. Conclusion. This study establishes the legitimacy of the intergenerational differences as an important variable of social categorization. The findings have the potential to improve generational comprehension and promote a more cohesive culture in clinical practice settings, besides conserving the legacy of the four generations of nursing professionals contributing to outline the identity of the nurses through the conservation of social, cultural, and professional experiences.

Objetivo. Describir las diferencias y similitudes generacionales existentes entre los profesionales de enfermería del siglo XX y XXI y cómo han influido en la evolución de la profesión. Métodos. Revisión integradora según la metodología de Whittemore y Knafl. Las palabras clave utilizadas para la búsqueda fueron: enfermeras, relaciones intergeneracionales, Veteranos, Baby Boom, generación X y Millennials. Resultados. El proceso de búsqueda electrónica dio como resultado un total de 10 documentos (8 artículos y dos tesis), todos ellos en el ámbito anglosajón (4 en Canadá, 5 en Estados Unidos y 1 en Australia). En los documentos recuperados se determinaron tres temas principales: la fuerza de trabajo de enfermería intergeneracional (n = 7), el reclutamiento y la retención dentro de una fuerza de trabajo intergeneracional (n = 2) y la tutoría dentro de una fuerza laboral de enfermería intergeneracional (n = 1). Las cuatro generaciones de profesionales de enfermería (X, Y, Baby Boomers y Veteranos) tienen diferentes aptitudes, entorno social y cultural, que conviven dentro de un mismo equipo de trabajo. Conclusión. Este estudio establece la legitimidad de las diferencias intergeneracionales como una importante variable de categorización social. Los hallazgos tienen el potencial de mejorar la comprensión generacional y fomentar una cultura más cohesiva en entornos de práctica clínica, además de conservar el legado de las cuatro generaciones de profesionales de enfermería lo que contribuye a perfilar las señas de identidad de las enfermeras mediante la conservación de experiencias sociales, culturales y profesionales.

Objetivo. Descreva as diferenças e semelhanças geracionais entre os profissionais de enfermagem dos séculos XX e XXI e como elas influenciaram a evolução da profissão. Métodos. Revisão integrativa segundo a metodologia Whittemore e Knafl. As palavras-chave utilizadas para a busca foram: Enfermeiros, relações intergeracionais, Veteranos, Baby Boom, Geração X e Millennials. Resultados. O processo de busca eletrônica resultou em um total de 10 documentos (8 artigos e duas teses), todos da área anglo-saxônica (4 no Canadá, 5 nos Estados Unidos e 1 na Austrália). Três temas principais foram identificados nos documentos recuperados: a força de trabalho de enfermagem intergeracional (n = 7), recrutamento e retenção dentro de uma força de trabalho intergeracional (n = 2) e tutoria dentro de uma força de trabalho de enfermagem intergeracional (n = 1). As quatro gerações de profissionais de enfermagem (X, Y, Baby Boomers e Veteranos) possuem diferentes aptidões, meio social e cultural, que convivem dentro de uma mesma equipe de trabalho. Conclusão. Este estudo estabelece a legitimidade das diferenças intergeracionais como uma importante variável de categorização social. Os resultados têm potencial para melhorar a compreensão geracional e fomentar uma cultura mais coesa no cenário da prática clínica, além de preservar o legado das quatro gerações de profissionais de enfermagem, ajudando a moldar a identidade do enfermeiro por meio da preservação de experiências sociais, culturais e profissional.

Percepciones de los estudiantes de enfermería sobre el uso del portafolio en la integración teórico-práctica / Nursing students' perceptions on the use of the portfolio in theoretical-practical integration

Objetivo: explorar las percepciones de los estudiantes sobre el uso del portafolio y su potencial para integrar la teoría y la práctica. Metodología: estudio descriptivo e interpretativo con un enfoque cualitativo. Se realizó analizando los datos recopilados de los portafolios y cuestionarios de los estudiantes de enfermería de cuarto año, haciendo prácticas durante el año 2014-2015. Resultados: las percepciones de los estudiantes corroboran que el portafolio permite establecer un vínculo entre la teoría y la práctica, así como poner en práctica lo aprendido. Conclusiones: El análisis de los portafolios ha revelado que la teoría y la práctica se retroalimentan mutuamente, lo que hace que los estudiantes tengan el papel principal. El componente reflexivo ha contribuido a reducir el llamado choque de la realidad, permitiendo una transferencia de teoría a una práctica dinámica. (AU)

Objective: exploring the students' perceptions of the use of the portfolio, and its potential to integrate theory and practice. Methods: To illustrate that, a descriptive and interpretative study was carried out with a qualitative approach. The study was carried out analysing the data collected from the portfolios and questionnaires from the 4th year nursing students, doing practicum during the 2014-2015 academic year. Results: The students' perceptions corroborate that the portfolio allows to establish a link between theory and practice, as well as to put into practice what has been learned. Conclusions: The analysis of portfolios has revealed that theory and practice mutually feedback each other, having the students the leading role in that. The reflective component has contributed to reduce the so-called reality shock, allowing a transfer of theory into a fully dynamic practice. (AU)

Photovoice and dramatisation in the classroom with nursing students: An exploratory study to raise awareness of the cultural and social dimensions of violence against women.

BACKGROUND: Active teaching methodologies that incorporate students' feelings and beliefs and encourage them to reflect upon and critically think about certain variables, are extremely useful to teachers. OBJECTIVE: To explore the potential of dramatisation and photovoice technologies as instruments to stimulate nursing students to reflect upon violence against women in society, thereby encouraging critical thinking and debate in a participatory way. DESIGN: This was a qualitative, descriptive-exploratory study which used the participatory action research approach. PARTICIPANTS: Forty fourth-year students enrolled in the Nursing undergraduate degree at the University of Alicante in Spain. METHODS: The photovoice technique was used to record images from a dramatisation which served as the basis to represent scenes from the everyday life of people who are subjected to physical and psychological violence. These photographs were then debated and analysed by the students. We used MAXQDA® software and the guidelines published by Giorgi to aid our data analysis. RESULTS: Four main categories emerged; the 'violence against women'. The 'victim' and 'abuser' categories considered 'emotions', 'feelings', 'attitudes', and 'behaviours'. The fourth category that emerged was 'social viewpoints'. CONCLUSIONS: Photovoice-dramatisation raised awareness among the students and allowed them to reflect upon these behaviours and to critically think about the cultural and social dimensions of violence against women. The use of both of these techniques in practical and theoretical contexts to train students can help to nurture social commitment when faced with this problem.

Y casi sin darnos cuenta... ha pasado el tiempo: Cultura de los Cuidados cumple un cuarto de siglo / Finalmente, quase sem perceber, o tempo passou: a Cultura dos Cuidados tem um quarto de século / And almost without realising it, time has passed: Culture of Care is a quarter of a century old

En esta editorial se hace un repaso a la historia de la revista cultura de los cuidados. Se describen sus antecedentes, factores predisponentes, su origen y evolución a lo largo de un cuarto de siglo.(AU)

This editorial reviews the history of the culture of care publication. It describes its background, predisposing factors, its origin and evolution throughout a quarter of a century.(AU)

Este editorial revê a história da cultura da revista de cuidados. Descreve os seus antecedentes, factores predisponentes, a sua origem e evolução ao longo de um quarto de século.

Men's Positive and Negative Experiences Following Acute Myocardial Infarction.

(1) Objective: To describe men's experiences as acute myocardial infarction sufferers from a social phenomenological perspective, a year after the event (2) Methods: The phenomenological interview was used to capture the participants' discourse. The data were analyzed according to the theoretical methodological approach of social phenomenology. (3) Results: The discourse analysis of the content produced the following categories, set out according reasons "why": personal biography, knowledge set, warning signs prior to the illness, experience at the intensive care unit, and rehabilitation process; and reasons "for": expectations as regards the illness, health professionals, and future social life and work prospects. (4) Conclusions: Participants had not established a healthy condition one year after myocardial infarction, perceiving a very thin line between life and death. Personal biography influences the coping of the disease. They feel like the illness helped them to create new meanings and value of life. They envisage a future full of great restrictions and uncertainty. The results of this study have underlined the need to involve care at all stages of the illness: the physical and emotional dependence upon admittance at the intensive care unit, the need to be cured, the constant demand for information about the illness, the difficulties encountered upon returning home, uncertainty about the future, etc. All these moments indicate that proper nursing care adapted to the specific needs of each individual and their family members must be provided in order to help them to overcome all the stages involved in this process. It is necessary to individualize care because the sense of reality is common and universal, but the ways of expressing are subjective, and it depended on the totality of experiences accumulated throughout life.