Body piercing among Brazilian surgical patients.
The practice of body piercing is becoming more common worldwide. Surgical patients with body piercings require special preoperative assessment to ensure safety during and after surgery. In a study of Brazilian surgical patients at one facility, only 0.6% had body piercings. An RN or nursing student instructed each patient on piercing removal, and piercings were removed by the patients before surgery.
Diccini
Solange
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Federal University of São Paulo School of Nursing, São Paulo, Brazil.
Nogueira
Aline Malheiro da Costa
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Sousa
Valmi D
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D000328:Adult; D046288:Body Piercing / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000451:nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires