[Nursing professionals' knowledge about erythropoietin].

This study was performed with the objective to evaluate the knowledge that nursing professionals have about the process of preserving, preparing and administering erythropoietin (EPO). This exploratory, descriptive study used a quantitative approach. It was performed at a Dialysis Center, from January to March 2009, and consisted on applying a questionnaire to 40 nursing professionals.

[Nursing consultation: space for creation and use of protocol for patients after myocardial revascularization].

A descriptive study aiming to describe a nursing consultation protocol tested for patients after myocardial revascularization. The protocol is implemented in a hospital cardiac unit, has goals that must be achieved during the consultation period or in between. For reaching each goal, it has been established that nursing actions should be implemented by the nurse, displayed in three tables: Strategies for nursing consultation related to the first care; Strategies for nursing consultations related to the second, third and forth nursing visits; Strategies for nursing consultations related to the fifth nursing visit, referring to the sixth month after surgery.

Evaluation of intensivist-nurses' knowledge concerning medication administration through nasogastric and enteral tubes.

This study evaluates the knowledge of nurses working in intensive care units concerning recommendations for the proper administration of medication through nasogastric and enteral tubes. This exploratory-descriptive study with a quantitative approach was carried out with 49 nurses in an intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. A total of 36.

[Evaluation of the adaptation process in elderly patients with arterial hypertension].

We objectified to evaluate the adaptive process of an old-aged person who carries arterial hypertension, establishing nursing diagnoses and implementing nursing actions. The study stages were developed at home, being used for the data collection an Roy's model based instrument. After the behaviors and stimulus evaluation, six diagnoses were elaborated: restricted mobility, gait, and/or coordination; impairment of a primary sense; sleep deprivation; low self-esteem; role transition and loneliness.