Nowadays the vertiginous flow of information and knowledge brought about the need for resources and tools to deal with the complexity of such data. From this perspective, we are witnessing today, the concern not only to produce knowledge, but how…

This paper, while focusing on a historical-structural context of a school hospital, describes the process of implementing the Group for Research in Nursing (NUPE), a research consulting service at a school hospital, highlighting its performance and identifying structural and educational…

Pain is a multidimensional phenomenon that results from the interrelation between sensitive, emotional and cultural aspects. It is also a social construction, considered that each society has a pain culture in a given moment and historical perspective. The objective of…

The “Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative” is a worldwide strategy endorsed by the World Health Organization and by the United Nations Children’s Fund to promote, protect and support breastfeeding through hospital actions known as “10 Steps to successful breastfeeding”. The aim of…

An epidemiologic description of adult patients with HIV/AIDS at the University Hospital of Londrina-PR, from 2002 to 2006, based on the analysis of 497 medical records. Guided by a previously designed instrument, regarding demographic data research reveals considerable prevalence of…

The precariousness of professional education of nurses is an issue that follows the history of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Nursing since the inauguration of the first Brazilian psychiatric hospital. Since the sixties, professors were concerned regarding methodology in Psychiatric Nursing. This…

The objective of the study was to identify factors of risk for complications in the feet of individuals with diabetes mellitus. Took part on the study 117 workers of a public institution in Londrina, Paraná State. Data was collected by…

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of chronic pain in the daily life activities of elderly. This was a cross-sectional study, carried out with 451 elderly municipal employees. Data was collected through home interview and analyzed…

This study approaches the learning evaluation practices experienced by students and teachers in the educational environment of the integrated curriculum in nursing under the phenomenological view. The aim of the study was to comprehend the caretaking manners of students and…

This study is part of a prospective case study carried out to assess the required faculty activities (no student contact hours) identified with the Model to Estimate the Total Educational Costs (MECEE) of an Integrated Nursing Curriculum Program at a…