Educational interventions for cervical cancer prevention: a scoping review

OBJECTIVES

to identify, map and describe characteristics of educational interventions for cervical cancer prevention in adult women.

METHODS

a scoping review conducted on eleven databases and the gray literature, including studies that described educational interventions aimed at preventing cervical cancer in adult women.

RESULTS

thirty-three articles with 151,457 participants were analyzed. The most used educational strategies were participatory discussions and educational leaflets. Most of the interventions took place in a single session, ranging from 40 to 60 minutes. The most used theoretical model in interventions to improve women's compliance with Pap smear was the Health Belief Model.

CONCLUSIONS

group discussions, lectures and educational brochures can increase knowledge and reduce barriers to cervical cancer prevention. Theory-based and culturally sensitive interventions can have a positive impact on women's health.

Quality management in the COVID-19 pandemic: nursing action plan

OBJECTIVES

to describe the implementation of a nursing action plan to face the pandemic of COVID 19 in a University Hospital in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Methods: this is an experience report, in which two management tools were used: the Ishikawa Diagram to identify problems and the 5W2H spreadsheet to outline the actions according to the situations presented.

RESULTS

four categories were listed in two groups: 1- Actions of the Nurse Manager in the Organization of Logistics, Infrastructure and Care: materials and environment; and 2- Nursing Human Resources Management and Continuing Education: method and human resources.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

the plan developed showed the role of nursing management, with the search for best care practices, development of protocols, carrying out multi-professional training and management of supplies.

Women who live in mining on the French-Brazilian border: daily challenges

OBJECTIVES

to describe the daily life of Brazilian women who work in mining.

METHODS

a descriptive, qualitative study, with analysis based on the theory of Symbolic Interactionism. Non-participant observations, field diary writing, sociodemographic form, non-directive interviews, recorded and transcribed in full, were carried out with 19 women who work in mining areas on the French-Brazilian Amazon border.

RESULTS

two categories emerged: Life trajectories: women's work in mining; Woman, mother and prospector: the multiple facets of gender inequality on the Amazon border.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

assessing the daily experiences of women in the Amazonian mines allowed identifying their health needs, evidencing the need to direct and implement public and social policies and health practices for comprehensive care of these women's health.