Matrix of interprofessional competencies in multiprofessional health residencies: construction of a proposal.

Objective: To construct a matrix of interprofessional competencies produced in Multiprofessional Health Residencies in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte.

Method: Qualitative study, with a deductive method for theorization and construction of the competency matrix. It was organized into three phases: theoretical, field and analytical phase.

Palliative care in nursing training: higher education course coordinators' perception.

Objectives: to analyze undergraduate nursing course coordinators' perception about nursing training in palliative care.

Methods: a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach and thematic content analysis, carried out with coordinators of nursing courses in Higher Education Institutions in Rio Grande do Norte.

Results: three thematic categories emerged: Nursing training in palliative care; Potentialities for teaching palliative care; and Challenges of teaching in palliative care.

The Diagnostic Accuracy of Delayed Development in Adolescents.

Introduction: The early identification of developmental delay in adolescents by health professionals is relevant for a good prognosis. However, the clinical indicators of development delay are unclear in nursing science.

Purpose: To analyze the clinical indicators of delayed development in school adolescents.

Ineffective Health Management in Hemodialysis Patients: Diagnostic Accuracy Study.

This study analyzed the accuracy of clinical indicators of ineffective health management in hemodialysis patients. A diagnostic accuracy study was performed in 200 chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis during the first half of 2015. Measures of sensitivity and specificity were calculated using latent class analysis.