NUNES, Sofia; REGO, Guilhermina    NUNES, Rui. The professional and personal behavior of nurses in the cardiovascular context. []. , serIII, 4, pp.97-105. ISSN 0874-0283.

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are very common, and include risk factors that may be exacerbated if there is no control of the situation. Knowing what is done at the care level, including health education measures, is essential. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out to examine the facts about the professional and personal behavior of nurses in the cardiology service. Aims: To analyze several aspects related to the professional and personal of nurses regarding the control of cardiovascular personal risk factors. Results: The results of this study demonstrate that nurses think that is important to maintain personalized care to cardiovascular patients, teaching and educating in order to empower the person to control risk factors. Nurses and all health professionals are very important because their competence, thoughtfulness and educational capacity are an essential aspect of this whole process. Conclusions: For the patient the process of rehabilitation and health promotion is essential, because he will be limited at various levels. Health professionals have a major role throughout the process, but especially in the phase of health education and prevention of risk behaviors.

: nursing; cardiovascular diseases; health education; health promotion.

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