Vulnerabilidade a desastres naturais: implicações para a enfermagem / Vulnerability to natural disasters: implications for nursing

A crescente ocorrência de desastres naturais na contemporaneidade e o aumento de sua intensidade e gravidade colocam o desafio, para gestores, profissionais e população, do preparo para enfrentá-los, considerando as medidas que devem ser tomadas em relação a vulnerabilidade. Organizações internacionais indicam a necessidade de maior consciência da importância da redução de desastres, a fim de tornar as comunidades resilientes ao risco natural. Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar uma reflexão sobre asimplicações para a enfermagem, baseada nos tipos de vulnerabilidade. A situação de desastre mobiliza vários atores, representantes da sociedade civil organizada, serviços de saúde, os quais desempenham papel relevante na prevenção, preparo, resposta e reconstrução. Essas situações têm repercutido internacionalmente, devido à disseminação de informações a respeito da vulnerabilidade das vítimas. Para o enfrentamento dessas problemáticas, apresentamos as implicações para a enfermagem nesses cenários, visto que esses profissionais compõem os recursos humanos da área da saúde em qualquer nível de atenção. Sua atuação deve dar-se tanto no preparo como na resposta à situação de desastre, que demanda atendimento imediato, eficaz e de qualidade, a fim de minimizar o risco às vítimas.

The increasing occurrence of natural disasters in contemporary times and their increased intensity and severity bring the challenge, for managers, professionals, and the population, to be prepared for facing them, considering the measures that must be taken regarding vulnerability. International organizations point out the need for greater awareness of the importance to reduce disasters, in order to make communities resilient to natural hazards. This article aims to present a reflection on the implications for nursing, based on the types of vulnerability. The disaster situation mobilizes various actors, representatives of the organized civil society, health services, which play a significant role in prevention, preparation, response, and reconstruction. These situations have reverberated internationally, due to the dissemination of information regarding the vulnerability of victims. To face these problems, we introduce the implications for nursing in these scenarios, since these professionals make up the human resources in the health care field at any level of care. Their work must be observed both in the preparation and response to a disaster situation, which demands immediate, effective, and good quality attention, in order to minimize risk to victims

Adherence to immunosuppressive treatment in post-renal transplant patientes: a descriptive-exploratory study

Aim: To check the adherence to the immunosuppressive treatment of post-renal transplant patients. Method: This is a quantitative, transversal, descriptive-exploratory study performed using 50 patients in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The study involved a semi-structured interview based on the “Measurement Test of Adherence to Treatments”. Results: It was observed that 76% of the patients were considered to be non-adherent to the immunosuppressive treatment; in 62% of the cases it was unintentional behavior; 2% of the cases mentioned lack of motivation to continue treatment; 44% of the cases ingested from 11 to 15 pills/day. The complications reported were hypertension, diabetes and graft rejection. Discussion: Besides the non-adherence, patients demonstrated understanding and motivation regarding the medication. The excessive umber of drugs ingested on a daily basis influenced the adherence to the treatment. There were two chronic rejections, one of which presented a connection to non-adherence to the immunosuppressive treatment. Conclusion: The number of medications contributed to non-adherence.