OBJETIVO: conhecer o significado que profissionais de saúde atribuem ao cuidado de pessoas idosas institucionalizadas. MÉTODO: pesquisa qualitativa, exploratório-descritiva, realizada em uma instituição de longa permanência para idosos localizada na região central do Rio Grande do Sul. Participaram do estudo 14 profissionais de saúde: enfermeiros, farmacêutico, fisioterapeuta, médico, nutricionista e técnicos de enfermagem. Os dados foram coletados entre agosto e setembro de 2009, por meio de um questionário semiestruturado. RESULTADOS: os dados analisados resultaram em três categorias: Cuidando de pessoas idosas, Percebendo a equipe multidisciplinar e Enfrentando a nova realidade. CONCLUSÃO: o cuidado de pessoas idosas institucionalizadas constitui um desafio crescente para os profissionais de saúde, a ser superado por meio do trabalho multidisciplinar.

RESUMO Objetivo: realizar uma reflexão acerca das barreiras, facilitadores e possíveis implicações do exercício da advocacia do paciente pelos enfermeiros. Resultados: essa reflexão resulta de uma leitura minuciosa da literatura internacional acerca da advocacia do paciente, acrescida de estudos nacionais e internacionais acerca do sofrimento moral e suas relações com o exercício da advocacia. Conclusão: as barreiras diante do exercício da advocacia do paciente são notórias, pautando-se na própria estrutura organizacional das instituições de saúde e nas relações de poder entre equipes médica e de enfermagem, desafiando e desencorajando os enfermeiros a agirem de acordo com seus conhecimentos e consciências, implicando, muitas vezes, em situações reconhecidas como de sofrimento moral.

Objectives: to know the repercussions of a Reiki therapy intervention on the sleep quality of nursing professionals working in a general hospital. Methods: a qualitative-quantitative study conducted with 16 professionals from the nursing team of a hospital in northwest Paraná, who participated in an intervention consisting of six weekly Reiki sessions. Data collected from September, 2019 to March, 2020 through semi-structured interviews and application of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index before and after the intervention. Results: better sleep quality, characterized by a reduction in the time to fall asleep and in nightmares, and an increase in sleeping hours. Conclusions: reiki intervention had a positive impact on the sleep quality of participants.

Objetivo: identificar a ocorrência de isolamento social e solidão e sua relação com fatores sociodemográficos e de saúde em graduandos de enfermagem no contexto da pandemia de COVID-19. Método: estudo transversal, descritivo e correlacional, desenvolvido com 147 estudantes de enfermagem que responderam um formulário eletrônico, contendo Questionário de caracterização, Escala de Solidão da Universidade de Califórnia e Escala de Depressão, Ansiedade e Estresse. Resultados: evidenciou-se a ocorrência de isolamento social percebido em 42,2% dos estudantes, e que, 8,8% dos estudantes apresentaram isolamento social conforme indicador rede de discussão, e 6,8% de acordo com o indicador de apoio social. Observou-se a solidão em 49,7% dos estudantes. Ambos foram associados com depressão, ansiedade e estresse, além de outras variáveis. Conclusão: identificou-se isolamento social e solidão e a relação destes com outras variáveis durante a pandemia de COVID-19, demandando intervenções por parte das instituições de ensino e dos formuladores de políticas de saúde.ABSTRACTObjective: to identify the occurrence of social isolation and loneliness and their relationship with sociodemographic and health factors in nursing undergraduates in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: in this cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study, 147 nursing students answered an electronic form comprising a characterization questionnaire, the University of California Loneliness Scale and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. Results: perceived social isolation was found to occur in 42.2% of the students, and 8.8% experienced social isolation according to the discussion network indicator, and 6.8%, according to the social support indicator. Loneliness was observed in 49.7% of students. Both were associated with depression, anxiety and stress, and other variables. Conclusion: this study found isolation and loneliness and their relationship with other variables during the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring interventions by educational institutions and health policymakers.RESUMENObjetivo: identificar cómo ocurre el aislamiento social y la soledad y su relación con factores sociodemográficos y de salud en estudiantes de enfermería en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19. Método: estudio transversal, descriptivo y correlacional, desarrollado junto a 147 estudiantes de enfermería que respondieron un formulario electrónico, que contenía un cuestionario de caracterización, la Escala de Soledad de la Universidad de California y la Escala de Depresión, Ansiedad y Estrés. Resultados: resaltó la incidencia de aislamiento social percibido en el 42,2% de los estudiantes, y que el 8,8% de los estudiantes presentó aislamiento social según el indicador de red de discusión, y el 6,8% según el indicador de apoyo social. La soledad se verificó en el 49,7% de los estudiantes. Ambos fueron asociados con depresión, ansiedad y estrés, además de otras variables. Conclusión: se identificaron el aislamiento social y la soledad y su relación con otras variables durante la pandemia de COVID-19, requiriendo intervenciones por parte de las instituciones de enseñanza y de los formuladores de políticas de salud.

The present study aimed to identify the profile of diseases and injuries that affect casual dock workers and identify casual dock workers’ perceptions of positive and negative work influences on their health. This study consisted of two phases. The first phase was a quantitative study composed of a retrospective analysis, conducted with 953 medical records. The second phase of the research is a non-random sample with 51 casual dock workers. Data analysis was performed with SPSS 19.0. The average age of the casual dock workers was 48.7. Concerning working time, the majority had more than 19.6 years of dock work experience. In the first phase, 527 pathologic diagnoses were identified. The diagnoses that affected the musculoskeletal system (15.8%, N = 152; p < 0.01) were highlighted. Consequences to physical health produced by accidents stood out, with fracture registration predominating (12.8%, N = 122; p < 0.05). Significant differences were found for positive work influence on the cardiovascular system and family health. It was concluded that the diagnoses obtained are related to the influence of dock work perception and have motivated an introduction of preventive measures.

Objective: to analyze the profile of nurses regarding integrative and complementary practices in health (ICPH) and understand how they are used in the care of people with arterial hypertension. Method: mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. The cross-sectional quantitative stage included 386 nurses who completed an online questionnaire addressing sociodemographic and professional information, training, and practice, with a descriptive and inferential analysis. The qualitative stage was performed via 18 online interviews with professionals who had ICPH training and implemented it in the care provided to individuals with hypertension, with a participatory analysis. Integration occurred through a connecting approach. Results: 36.8% had ICPH training; most were women, Caucasian, married, public servants, aged 37 (+ 9.4) on average; 14.2% incorporated ICPH into the care provided to people with hypertension; predominantly auriculotherapy (28.2%) and bloodletting in hypertensive crises. The results show that nurses integrally approached patients, and their approach was not limited to the vital sign altered at the time, but they also intervened in anxiety, stress, sleep, and rest. A potentiality observed concerns support treatment adherence. Conclusion: the profile of nurses with ICPH training is presented, and such practice has implications for lowering blood pressure. ICPH has been incorporated into the care of people with hypertension, but its use is still incipient, considering its potential in nursing care.