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Monday, July 11, 2011
Learning Objective 1: The learner will be able to display the international scientific community research produced in Brazil, aiming to contribute to the development of nursing science world-wide.
Learning Objective 2: The learner will be able to gain knowledge and experience through contact with other nursing professionals.
The purpose of this exploratory, descriptive study was to apply a nursing data collection instrument for implementation of the Nursing process to spinal cord injured patients. The instrument was applied in 12 patients with spinal cord injury in a public center for rehabilitation in São Paulo. The conclusions were: 1. the instrument allows the identification of the main universal self care requirements and that the maintenance of the urinary bladder elimination and the risk prevention of death were the self care requisites to be modified. 2. the data collection instrument is suitable to implement the Nursing process, however it is essential its revaluation due to the small sample of application.