Nurses' perceptions of discomforts that affect the elderly in the postoperative period

• Main Authors: Rosemary Álvares de Medeiros (Author), Bertha Cruz Enders (Author), Dândara Nayara Azevêdo Dantas (Author), Ana Luisa Brandão de Carvalho Lira (Author), Alexsandro Silva Coura (Author), Ana Cristina Araújo de Andrade Galvão (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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his study aimed to identify the perceptions of hospital nurses about the concept of comfort and discomfort that affect the elderly in the postoperative period. Exploratory, descriptive research, conducted in May and June 2014, with 30 nurses from a university hospital in Natal, RN, Brazil. It was us...