Candelaria de la Merced Díaz-González

University of Las Palmas de · Nursing

Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) is commonly used as an antithrombotic in patients with reduced mobility. Its administration is performed by invasive technique (injections) that can cause pain: (1) Background: Pain and bruising are the most common side effects in patients treated with LMWH, but the skin phototype (PT) has never been included; (2...

The elderly suffer a greater number of health problems and have greater need for assistance and care. (1) Background: to determine the profile of the elderly who live alone, identified according to the Primary Care Health Record of Gran Canaria, and to analyze the sociodemographic data of the target population and determine the characteristics rela...

I Congreso Virtual Interdisciplinar Iberoamericano de enfermería y fisioterapia, España. 14 al 21 de octubre de 2020.

I Congreso Virtual Interdisciplinar Iberoamericano de Enfermería y Fisioterapia. 14 al 21 de octubre 2020.

I Congreso Iberoamericano Virtual de Enfermería y Fisioterapia.

Comunicación. IX Congreso Internacional ASANEC, España.

Comunicación. IX Congreso Internacional ASANEC, España.

Comunicación en IX Congreso Internacional ASANEC, España.

Aims: This study evaluates both concordance among those measurements obtained by three different pulse oximeters currently used by nursing professionals in hospital units and the factors which can influence this concordance. Background: Many models of wireless pulse oximeters in the present market do not offer possibility of calibration and, the...

The present society requires the individuals the ability to adapt to changes, as an instrument to achieve the full integration of all of its members. Problems related to health care, both individual and collective, are considered as an essential aspect in the set of social values. Thus, the value attributed to health and wellbeing is a relevant asp...

The fact of providing the adequate attention to the educational needs of students in the school context is a challenge that requires both from teachers and parents the development of a set of competencies to let them maximize their capacities both individually and socially. Objective: To design an instrument to evaluate the teachers' degree of know...

Introduction: Oxygen saturation is considered as the 5(th) vital sign. Presently, there exist fixed and wireless pulse oximeters, being the latter most widely used in the last years. Some of them have no possibility of calibration. This situation leads the health staff to adopt therapeutic attitudes which can be wrong. Therefore, it is extremely i...

This study shows the evolution of the demand and assistance in a municipal therapeutic service portfolio in Tenerife. It is a descriptive, qualitative and quantitative study. The sample is made up of 1175 patients assisted in this program in the period of time which ranges from 2005 to 2012. The results show the high demand of this program. Moreove...

Las embarazadas están consideradas por la legislación actual trabajadoras especialmente sensibles. El personal de enfermería, es un colectivo donde la mayoría son mujeres que se enfrentan en su medio de trabajo a múltiples factores de riesgos, entre ellos los turnos, cargas de trabajo, contacto con determinados agentes peligrosos. La no adaptación...

Realizamos un estudio en usuarios fumadores valorando sus posibles alteraciones respiratorias con la introducción de la prueba funcional de espirometría forzada en Atención Primaria, con un diseño metedológico integrado por el método de Aprendizaje: Ver, Juzgar y Actuar.

Objective To find out the wishes of nurses in the Canary Islands in light of the new academic and professional changes, and to identify whether the sociodemographic variables can influence their decisions.

To find out the wishes of nurses in the Canary Islands in light of the new academic and professional changes, and to identify whether the sociodemographic variables can influence their decisions. We chose a cross-sectional descriptive study using a questionnaire with 5 questions over a period of three months in 2008. A total of 1070 nurses responde...