Assessment of a neonatal unit nursing staff: application of the Nursing Activities Score.

Objective: The study proposes to analyze the nursing staff workload of the sectors of a neonatal unit by means of the Nursing Activities Score - NAS and to calculate the quantitative ideal for the team, comparing it with the current workload.

Method: The NAS tool was applied for all newborns interned for at least 24 hours; the sum of the NAS points provided the unit workload which was used for calculating the team assessment by means of mathematical equation.

Results: The sector of Low Risk presented a workload of 267 NAS points and an imbalance of 8.

[Evaluation of practices for the prevention and control of bloodstream infections in a government hospital].

The aim of this study was to observe clinical procedures in order to evaluate the practices used for the control and prevention of bloodstream infections associated with short-term central venous catheters (BSI-ACVC). The study data came from 5877 assessments distributed among selected practices. The results revealed the following adherence rates among the practices selected: 91.

[Evidence-based practices published in Brazil: identification and analysis studies about human health prevention].

Integrative review of Brazilian studies about evidence-based practices (EBP) about prevention in human health, published in Web of Science/JCR journals, between October 2010 and April 2011. The aim was to identify the specialties that most accomplished these studies, their foci and methodological approaches. Based on inclusion criteria, 84 studies were selected, mainly published in public health journals, focusing on primary care and also addressing clinical issues and different specialties.

[Systematic review and meta-analysis of the predictive value of C-reactive protein in postoperative infections].

This systematic review on C-reactive protein (CRP) was performed with the purpose to identify its predictive value in the prognosis/diagnosis of infection in surgical patients. The sources used in the search were: COCHRANE, EMBASE, LILACS, MEDLINE and OVID, and bibliographic references of the located studies. All studies found increased CRP levels after surgery in cases of postoperative infection (PO), in eight studies a CRP peak between the second and third PO was reported as normal aspect of the CRP curve, reducing in patients without postoperative complications and increasing in patients with complications.

[Evidence-based practices published in Brazil: identification and analysis of their types and methodological approches].

This is an integrative review of Brazilian studies on evidence-based practices (EBP) in health, published in ISI/JCR journals in the last 10 years. The aim was to identify the specialty areas that most accomplished these studies, their foci and methodological approaches. Based on inclusion criteria, 144 studies were selected.