Validity and reliability of the italian-Neonatal skin risk assessment scale (i-NSRAS).

Background: The skin of infants has important anatomical and physiological differences from that of children and adults. Because of skin immaturity, reduced mobility, neurological changes, and the need for medical devices, infants are at high risk for pressure injuries. Specific, validated tools are needed to assess the risk of pressure injuries in this population.

Reflections of nurses in search of a theoretical framework for maternity care.

Objective: To define a theoretical framework to guide the systematization of nursing care in a maternity unit in the South of Brazil.

Method: This was the preliminary stage of a qualitative methodological study, based on an educational activity and the assumptions of Paulo Freire, involving 15 nurses, between August and November 2015. The aim of data analysis was to identify emerging themes.

The principle of integrality of care in the political-pedagogical projects of nursing programs.

Objective: to identify the political-pedagogical projects of the undergraduate nursing programs in Santa Catarina, Brazil according to the guidelines of the Ministries of Health and Education, considering the education of professionals under the principle of integrality.

Method: documentary study with a qualitative approach. Nine projects were analyzed.