Violence against the elderly: the conceptions of nursing professionals regarding detection and prevention.

Objective: To analyze the conceptions of the nursing professionals working in Basic Health Units regarding the detection and prevention of violence against the elderly.

Methods: Descriptive, exploratory, qualitative study. Performed in two BHUs in Mossoró/RN, using a semi-structured interview script, from March to August of 2013.

Understanding "patient discharge in leprosy": a concept analysis.

Objective: To analyze the concept of patient discharge in leprosy.

Methods: Theoretical study guided in the methodological framework of concept analysis. A bibliographical survey was held from December 2015 to January 2016 using the following bases: SCOPUS, CINAHL, PubMed, LILACS, SCIELO and BDENF, by use of the descriptors "Leprosy" and "Patient Discharge", resulting in 13 studies.

[Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with leprosy-related reactions].

Objective: To identify the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients under treatment for leprosy-related reactions.

Method: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study, conducted from October 2013 to April 2014 with 61 individuals in a reference center in the Brazilian northeast region. The statistical test used considered a significance level of 0,05.