OBJECTIVEUnderstanding nursing actions in the practice of inpatient advocacy in a burn unit.METHODA single and descriptive case study, carried out with nurses working in a referral burn center in southern Brazil. Data were collected through focus group technique, between February and March 2014, in three meetings. Data was analysed through discursive textual analysis.RESULTSThree emerging categories were identified, namely: (1) instructing the patient; (2) protecting the patient; and (3) ensuring the quality of care.CONCLUSIONSThis study identified that the nurses investigated exercised patient advocacy and that the recognition of their actions is an advance for the profession, contributing to the autonomy of nurses and the effectiveness of patients' rights and social justice.

Objective: To know the facilities and difficulties the palliative care team professionals experience in the implementation process of advance healthcare directives. Method: Exploratory-descriptive study with a qualitative approach, involving 51 professionals from seven palliative care teams in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The data were collected between December 2018 and April 2019 and discursive textual analysis was applied. Results: The facilities found were: the approach by the palliative care team; listening and respecting patients' wishes; effective communication between professionals, patients, and family members and resolution of difficult situations. The difficulties reported were: legal issues; the lack of knowledge of professionals about the subject; the lack of institutional protocols; the difficulty in talking about death and the family barrier. Conclusion: Despite the perceived facilities and difficulties, palliative care professionals intend to work based on the patients' desires and will, aiming to offer dignity in the dying process.

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RESUMO Objetivo: conhecer os fatores que determinam a satisfação com a experiência acadêmica entre estudantes de graduação em enfermagem. Método: pesquisa qualitativa, descritiva, desenvolvida com 27 estudantes de graduação em enfermagem de uma universidade pública do Sul do Brasil, mediante entrevistas semiestruturadas. A coleta de dados ocorreu nos meses de fevereiro e março de 2013. Os dados foram analisados através da análise textual discursiva. Este estudo, cumprindo o recomendado na Resolução n o 466/12 do Conselho Nacional de Saúde, foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa local (Parecer n o 59/2012). Resultados: emergiram três categorias referentes aos determinantes da satisfação acadêmica-determinantes acadêmicos e curriculares, determinantes institucionais e determinantes sociais. Constatou-se que os estudantes, de modo geral, encontram-se satisfeitos no que tange às três dimensões analisadas. Conclusão: espera-se que o reconhecimento dos fatores determinantes da satisfação acadêmica possa contribuir para o planejamento e implementação de estratégias que visem qualificar a formação profissional desses estudantes. Palavras-Chave: Estudantes de enfermagem; satisfação pessoal; educação em enfermagem; enfermagem.

Objectives: to investigate the process of implementing advance directives in palliative care teams in southern Brazil. Methods: an exploratory-descriptive study with a qualitative approach conducted with 51 professionals from seven palliative care teams from December 2018 to April 2019. Data were collected through semi-structured online interviews and submitted to discursive textual analysis. Results: the implementation process starts on approach of the advance directives with patients, so that their wishes and desires are the guiding axis for planning care and conduct. Final Considerations: the palliative philosophy is important with regard to advance directives, due to the preparation of these professionals in the search for dignity, quality of life and respect for patient autonomy, in addition to reducing suffering and offering dignified death, based on the understanding of human finitude as a natural process that belongs to life.