This study aimed at describing the demographic-social features and the working of the studied population and to identify the variable that presents major risks for the stress. The populations was constituted of 85.1% of nurses workers from a hospital. They answered to the stress scale. Data were analyzed using distribution frequency, relative risk and test c2 (p < 0.05). 87.5% of nurses are female, 33.4% work from 10 a 15 years and 45.8% have double vinculum of work. Facing critical situations was the variable with major risk for stress. It was verified that how bigger is the zone age of nurses bigger will be the stress for the personal management.

RESUMO:O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever os conceitos de idoso e de gerontologia e a contribuição do ensino da gerontologia para a vida profissional, na perspectiva dos discentes de enfermagem das instituições públicas do Estado de Minas Gerais. Os dados foram coletados através de entrevista semi-estruturada. Submeteu-se o conteúdo das questões à análise temática e as variáveis quantitativas foram descritas através da freqüência simples. A amostra foi composta por 55 discentes, dos quais 73% estavam na faixa etária entre 20├ 25 anos e 65,5% cursavam o oitavo período. Após a análise dos dados, emergiram as seguintes categorias temáticas: conceito de idoso, representação social do idoso, conceito de gerontologia, ensino enquanto possibilidade de mudança. Através da perspectiva do discente de enfermagem, pode-se inferir que o ensino da gerontologia nos cursos de graduação é primordial para estimular a formação de recursos humanos especializados na área. ABSTRACT:This study aims at describing from a nursing student's viewpoint the concept of elderly people and of gerontology, as well as the professional contribution of teaching gerontology. These students were from public institutions of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data was colleted through semi-structured interviews. The content of the questions was subjected to thematic analysis, and the quantitative variables were described through the simple frequency. The sample consisted of 55 students, of which 73% were between 20 to 25 years old; 65,5% were enrolled in the eighth term of the nursing undergraduate program. After analyzing the data, the following thematic categories have arisen: concept of the elderly, social representation of the elderly, concept of gerontology, teaching as a possibility for change. In the nursing student's view, it is possible to infer that teaching Gerontology in undergraduate courses is important to stimulate preparation of specialized human resources in the area. RESUMEN:El objetivo de este estudio fue describir el concepto de anciano y de la gerontología, y la contribución de la enseñanza de la gerontología para la vida profesional, según la perspectiva de los discentes de enfermería de las instituciones públicas del Estado de Minas Gerais. Los datos fueron recolectados mediante la encuesta semiestructurada. El contenido de las cuestiones se sometió al analisis temática y las variables cuantitativas fueron descritas por medio de la frecuencia simple. La muestra fue compuesta por 55 discentes, de las cuales el 73% correspondian al grupo etario entre 20├ 25 años y el 65,5% cursaban el octavo período. Después del analise de los datos emergieron las siguientes categorías temáticas: concepto de anciano, representación social del anciano, concepto de gerontología, enseñanza como una posibilidad de cambio. Mediante la perspectiva del discente de enfermería, se puede inferir que la enseñanza de la gerontología en los cursos de graduación es esencial para estimular la formación de recursos humanos especializados en el área. PALAVRAS-CH...

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To report a rare case of a patient with acute obstructive abdômen with a spontaneous type IV hiatal hernia. Case report: 78 year old woman bedridden and with multiple comorbidities, with a history and exams suggestive of acute obstructive abdomen, whose laparotomy demonstrated a large volume hiatal hernia containing a portion of the stomach and omentum. Conclusion: A multidisciplinary view of the patient would have increased the index of suspicion for the pathology and would provide early diagnosis and treatment, given the presence of the atypical picture of hiatal hernia complication.