Diná de Almeida Lopes Monteiro da Cruz obtained a Nursing Baccalaureate Degree in 1979, a Master in Nursing Science in 1989, and a PhD in 1995 from the University of São Paulo, and attended a post-doctorate program at School of Nursing, Boston College, Massachussets, in 2004. Currently she is a Full Professor - Senior at the Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, teaches at master and doctoral programs, prepares researchers at masters, doctoral and post-doctoral levels. In the research and extension fields, she coordinates projects on clinical reasoning, nursing classifications and concepts, nursing process, and evidence based health care, on topics predominantly related to cardiovascular and other chronic illnesses. She has served as the Director of the School of Nursing of the University of São Paulo from 2011 through 2015, as well as the Director of the Brazilian Centre for Evidence-based Healthcare: A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence from 2009-2011, and from 2015-2017. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Heart failure (HF) is a chronic syndrome with negative impacts on quality of life of people who lives with the syndrome. Self-care, including behaviors to maintain health, monitor and handle illness symptoms, is needed to control the syndrome progression. Although self-care has positive effects patients' outcomes, it is still inadequate among people with HF in the world. Interventions to …
Cardiovascular diseases include a wide range of nosological entities, including heart failure (HF). Based on the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), the nursing outcome related to knowledge about HF provides subsidies for the evaluation of the patient's understanding of his / her illness and changes in health behavior. This outcome was proposed based on literature and, therefore, shoul…
In Latin America, the health system does not respond to the demands and needs of familiar caregivers. Have evidence from research strictly delineated and conducted to inform the care of caregivers with the diagnosis of Caregiver Role Strain will contribute to the development of programs capable of meeting the needs and demands of this population. Objective. Determine the effectiveness of …
Visiting program for Professor Margaret Heitkemper (University of Washington), from 07/18/2011 through 08/16/2011, has the aims: 1. To improve methods of research on clinical nursing issues, particularly those on stress management, sleep disturbance, and other symptoms 2. To improve skills on reporting research findings to be submitted to peer reviewed journals; 3. To discuss key issues r…
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Objective: to verify the effectiveness of clinical simulation activities in a nursing undergraduate program. Method: It is a quantitative descriptive study. Sample will be comprised by Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo undergraduate students, who are 18-year-old or more, and participated in clinical simulation activities. Three self-reported instruments will be used to col…
The validation of defining characteristics provides evidence to the evaluation of the patient and definition of reliable clinical diagnoses. The objective of this study is to validate the content of the defining characteristics for the nursing diagnosis of noncompliance in post heart transplantation patients. Operational definitions to the defining characteristics of the diagnosis of nonc…
Increasingly, the quality of care and patient safety have been researched focuses. The knowledge development on this topic is needed to reduce errors, risks, and consequential damages to the patient. Falls in hospitalized patients can cause serious consequences. Therefore, the appropriate management of patients at risk of falls is important for their safety. The selection of effective int…
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