Occupational hazards for nursing professionals related to the reuse and single use of the dialyzer.

Objective: To compare the reports of occupational events recorded by nursing professionals during the periods of reuse and single use of the dialyzer.

Method: Retrospective longitudinal study with electronic medical records from nursing technicians of a hemodialysis service. Data were analyzed descriptively and Rate ratio.

[The CIPESC-Brazil Project: characterization of nursing in Porto Alegre].

This paper was written using data collected to characterize the labor force of nursing and its developed practices on a major project called "Project of Classification of Nursing Practices in Collective Health in Brazil". The study took place at the Sanitary Districts V and VI of Porto Alegre. The data was collected in 1998, through the application of two forms.