[Risks of drug-nutrient interaction for the elderly in long-term care institutions].

This study was aimed at verifying the risks of drug-nutrient interactions in the elderly residents of a long-term care institution. Descriptive study of quantitative approach, performed in 73 elderly people. Data collection occurred in 2008 through analysis of medical records, diet history and evaluation of the BMI.

[Peripheral venipuncture: evaluating the performance of nursing professionals].

This inferential comparative study aimed to evaluate the performance of nursing professionals during the execution of the peripheral venipuncture procedure with a view to verifying convergences and identifying risk factors that can predispose to the occurrence of complications. Data were collected through structured observation, by means of a checklist with 25 items. In order to evaluate the average number of correct performances in the three professional categories, the Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric statistical test was used with a 5% significance level.