Publications by authors named "Alessandra Vaccari"

Objective: Reflect on the influence of Florence Nightingale's teachings to face the COVID-19 pandemic and its repercussions for the future of the profession.

Methods: Descriptive reflective study, carried out between May and July 2020, through narrative review on the theme and debates between the authors.

Results: The findings are divided into two chapters, namely: Environmental Theory and the teachings of Florence Nightingale in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic; and Florence Nightingale: legacy, present and perspectives.

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Objective: To describe the experience of developing and operating an extension course to qualify nurses in the care of children with genetic diseases.

Method: An experience report about the conduction of a university extension course with eight participants, developed at a public university in southern Brazil. It was a face-to-face course in November 2019.

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Objective: To describe the trajectory of the insertion of obstetric nurses in the care of planned home childbirth in Rio Grande do Sul.

Method: An exploratory and qualitative study, with application of thematic oral history. Thirteen obstetric nurses who worked in planned home childbirth in the state participated in the study.

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Objective: To describe the experience of implementing a lesson plan model for skills training as a learning tool in undergraduate nursing.

Method: An experience report on the implementation of a structured plan model for skills training in a nursing laboratory at a public university in southern Brazil. The activities were developed between May/2018 and April/2019.

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Objective: To know the main safety incidents reported by relatives of patients hospitalized in pediatric units.

Methods: This is a qualitative research with exploratory-descriptive design. Data were collected between April 2016 and December 2017, in three hospitals in Porto Alegre/RS.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate clinical features and outcomes of children treated for congenital syphilis (CS).

Methods: Infants born alive in the public sector of São Lucas Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1997 to 2004, whose mothers had syphilis and neonates with CS born in other facilities and admitted during this period were included. Follow-up was performed from birth up to 5 years.

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