Abstract Objective To verify whether breastfeeding promotion was used as a non-pharmacological intervention for pain relief in hospitalized infants. Methods This observational, cross-sectional, retrospective, and descriptive study was conducted with infants older than 24 hours in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary hospital from 2019 to 2021. The data were subjected to descriptive and inferential analysis. Ethical precepts were respected. Results Fifty-three infants were included. Breastfeeding was performed in 79.2% of male infants (57.1%), without congenital malformations (92.9%), […]

Abstract Objective To analyze the evolution of neonatal deaths due to preventable causes in a capital city of the Brazilian center-west region from 2015 to 2018. Methods This descriptive and retrospective study analyzed preventable neonatal deaths occurring in Cuiabá (MT) using data from information systems. Deaths were classified according to the list of preventable causes of death after interventions carried out in the Unified Health System were then analyzed by descriptive statistics. Results A total of 331 neonatal deaths were […]

Abstract Objective: To verify the influence of using a hydrocolloid patch as a skin protector on reading oxygen saturation in newborns. Methods: Observational study, carried out in a neonatal unit of a municipal hospital in São Paulo. Data collection was carried out by the researcher using an instrument organized by Recap® software on neonatal characteristics and the measurement of oxygen saturation carried out by a Dixtal® Model DX 2022 monitor and an extra-thin hydrocolloid plate. Data analysis was performed using […]

Abstract Objective To analyze, in the literature, the interventions and care performed by nurses in the first consultation with newborns in primary care. Methods Integrative review carried out in the second half of 2020, by accessing the data bases PubMed, LILACS, CINAHL and Web of Science. Using the descriptors: Infant, Newborn; Nursing; Primary Care Nursing; Primary Health Care; Physical Examination; Growth and Development; Neonatal Screening; Nursing Care; Education, Nursing; Child Care. Inclusion criteria: period between 1999 and 2019; Portuguese, English […]

Abstract Objective Evaluate the factors that interfere with the skin integrity of the hospitalized newborn. Methods Descriptive, cross-sectional research, quantitative approach carried out with 46 newborns in a conventional neonatal intermediate care unit of a public tertiary hospital, in Fortaleza-Ceará, from August to October 2020. The data was collected using the Scale of Skin Condition of the Newborn and sociodemographic and clinical forms. It was then statistically analyzed using the binomial, Chi-square, likelihood ratio and Fisher-Freeman- Halton tests. Results It […]

Abstract To identify scientific evidence on evaluation methods of infiltration related to peripheral IVT in infants and children. Integrative review aimed to analyze the scientific production of nursing in the evaluation of infiltration in newborns and children in peripheral intravenous therapy. Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane, SCOPUS and Medical Publications were the electronic databases used to search full peer-reviewed papers. The study included 18 articles written by […]