Involuntary Admission From the Perspective of RNs and Nursing Assistants at a Mental Health Facility.

The current qualitative research study was performed in a psychiatric hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. The study aimed to identify RNs' and nursing assistants' (NAs) ( = 21) knowledge regarding different types of admission to psychiatric hospitals established by Brazilian legislation. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed through content analysis resulting in the following theme: ; and five subthemes: ; ; and .

RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES' ANALYSIS OF NURSING PROJECTS IN BRAZIL.

The objective in this exploratory study is to consider the demand for nursing related projects in the Ethics Committees registered on the website of the National Information System Commission about Ethics in Research Involving Human Beings (SISNEP) between 2003 and 2010. The data were collected in two phases: research projects approved in specific Ethics Committees of Nursing Schools/ Faculties registered for at least four years, and projects whose title contained the keywords Nurse and/or Nursing, approved in general Ethics Committees. In total, 2576 projects were approved in the six Committees analyzed.

Rethinking ethical and legal issues at the end of life in the U.K. and Brazil: a role for solidarity?

There are currently high profile debates about legal and ethical aspects of end of life care and treatment in the U.K. and Brazil.