Experiências exitosas de enfermagem no cuidado à pessoa em diálise

The objective was to share successful experiences of nursing students when experiencing the care of the person undergoing dialysis. METHOD: This is a descriptive study of the experience report, shared by nursing students who make up the extension project experiencing nursing care in a dialysis unit, performed at a nephrology clinic in the Northeast of Brazil, from September to November 2016. RESULTS: It was possible to perceive the relevance of the nursing practices to the hemodialysis patient, as well as the competencies and autonomy of the professionals. CONCLUSION: The experiences lived by the students gave the students a greater dimension on the ethical, scientific responsibility of actions and nursing interventions to the patient in the dialysis unit.El objetivo fue compartir experiencias exitosas de estudiantes de enfermería cuando experimentan el cuidado de la persona sometida a diálisis. MÉTODO: Es un estudio descriptivo del relato de experiencia, compartido por los estudiantes de enfermería que componen el proyecto de extensión que experimenta la atención de enfermería en una unidad de diálisis, realizada en una clínica de nefrología del noreste de Brasil, de septiembre a noviembre de 2016. RESULTADOS: Fue posible percibir la relevancia de las prácticas de enfermería para el paciente de hemodiálisis, así como las competencias y autonomía de los profesionales. CONCLUSIÓN: Las experiencias vividas por los estudiantes dieron a los mismos una mayor dimensión en la responsabilidad ética y científica de las acciones e intervenciones de enfermería al paciente en la unidad de diálisis.Objetivou-se compartilhar experiências exitosas de acadêmicos de enfermagem ao vivenciarem o cuidado à pessoa em tratamento dialítico. MÉTODO: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo do tipo relato de experiência, compartilhada por acadêmicos de enfermagem que compõem o projeto de extensão vivenciando o cuidado de enfermagem em unidade de diálise, realizado em uma clínica de nefrologia no Nordeste do Brasil, de setembro a novembro de 2016. RESULTADOS: Foi possível perceber a relevância das práticas de enfermagem direcionadas ao paciente em hemodiálise, como também foram observadas as competências e autonomia dos profissionais. CONCLUSÃO: As experiências vivenciadas pelos acadêmicos proporcionaram aos discentes um maior dimensionamento sobre a responsabilidade ética, científica das ações e intervenções de enfermagem destinadas aos pacientes renais na unidade de diálise

Health Demands Characteristics and Quality of Life in the Elderly Monitored in the Primary Care

Background: To characterize the demands of health and quality of elderly peoplemonitored in the primary care of Rio Grande do Norte/Brazil. Methods and Findings: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study of a quantitative approach with elderly patients monitored by the primary care. The sample was given for convenience, obtaining 120 participants. The research was conducted through an interview with theapplication of the following questionnaires: Mini Mental State Examination, Socio-demographic Data and Pain Characteristics, Short-Form-36, Mini Nutritional Assessment, the primary activities of daily living, the instrumental activities of daily living, Prism 7 and the Geriatric Depression Scale. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS statistical program, in which descriptive and association tests were used.The main demands were related to functionality, followed by nutritional and geriatric depression. The quality of life presented worse results in the domain of general health status and better scores in the emotional and mental health aspects. Regarding the dimensions, the physical health obtained aworse score. Conclusion: Based on the characterization of the health demands found, it is suggested to perform other studies with the same population, enabling to plan and implementing a multidimensional intervention and improving the quality of life of the elderly people. Keywords: Elderly; Quality of Life; Aging; Elderly Health; Nursing

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora