Due to a lack of understanding lesbian and gay lived experiences in counseling, the counseling field is also lacking understanding of the lesbian and gay experiences in counseling that lead to premature termination. Without the knowledge of personal understanding of these experiences, it is difficult to also understand how to retain lesbian and gay clients, provide appropriate counselor training, and even explore cultural humility. The term cultural humility represents the implicit and explicit impact that culture has on the counselor and challenges assumptions made by the practitioner as well as assumptions about client culture (Fisher-Borne et al., 2015). The experiences of the lesbian and gay population are not well documented and are lacking in the research. Utilizing Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT) and the hermeneutic phenomenology of Van Manen (2016), this research study explored insight about lesbian and gay adult lived experiences who have terminated counseling prematurely. Hand coding was used to explore the narratives of 6 participants that generated 4 major themes and 11 subordinate themes. Themes included therapeutic alliance, interpersonal interference, ethical boundaries, cultural humility/cultural misunderstanding, and cultural invalidation. The results of this study gave a voice to the participants' challenges in counseling and offered awareness into what helped retain the participants and what might have implicated early termination. A better understanding of these experiences may equip counselors and counselors in training about the lesbian and gay adult population in counseling, how to retain them, and give clues to understanding ongoing cultural dissonance in counseling.

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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Objetivos: Verificar a existÃncia de associaÃÃo entre a idade materna e o internamento de recÃm-nascidos (RN) na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) em maternidades de nÃvel terciÃrio no estado do CearÃ. Aferir os indicadores peso ao nascimento e idade gestacional, comparando grupos divididos pela idade materna em adolescente precoce, adolescente tardia e nÃo adolescente. Metodologia: estudo observacional, descritivo, do tipo transversal, onde se avaliou o nÃmero de partos simples de nascidos vivos realizados no Hospital Geral Dr. CÃsar Cals (HGCC) e na Maternidade Escola Assis Chateaubriand (MEAC) no perÃodo de 01 de janeiro a 31 de dezembro de 2003 e os 1351 recÃm-nascidos de partos simples internados na UTI destes hospitais foram estudados quanto as variÃveis, idade materna, idade gestacional e peso ao nascer, atravÃs de pesquisa em livros de registro, prontuÃrios e arquivo eletrÃnico. Na anÃlise dos dados foram utilizados os testes de Qui-quadrado de Pearson, da relaÃÃo Linear, e o Exato de Fisher. Foram considerados estatisticamente significantes todos os achados com valor de p< 0,005. Como medida de risco foi calculada a odds ratio, com intervalo de confianÃa de 95%. Resultados: do total de partos (11.429), 24,8% eram de mÃes adolescentes e 11,8% dos recÃm-nascidos (RN) foram internados na UTI. Embora exista indicativo de relaÃÃo linear, p= 0, 097 (<0,100), onde à medida que aumenta a faixa etÃria da mÃe, diminui a incidÃncia de RN em UTI, nÃo se obteve estatisticamente, associaÃÃo significativa entre idade materna e internamento em UTI (p= 0,207). Observou-se maior percentual de prematuridade nos RN de adolescentes precoces (86,1%), quando comparadas com adolescentes tardias (85,2%) e nÃo adolescentes (74,8%), mostrando que estatisticamente existe associaÃÃo entre idade gestacional e idade materna (p< 0,001). Entretanto estatisticamente nÃo se nota diferenÃa entre os dois grupos de adolescentes quanto à prematuridade (OR 1,08; IC 95% 0,51 â 2,27). Embora exista diferenÃa estatÃstica, quando comparamos adolescentes precoces e tardias com nÃo adolescentes (OR 2.08; IC 1.05 - 4.13 e OR 1.93; IC 1.35 - 2.76 respectivamente). Quanto a variÃvel peso ao nascer, observou-se maior percentual de baixo peso ao nascer (BPN) nos filhos de mÃes adolescentes precoces (87,5%) quando comparado com adolescentes tardias (83,0%) e nÃo adolescentes (73,3%), mostrando que existe associaÃÃo estatisticamente significante entre peso ao nascer e idade materna (p< 0,001). Estatisticamente nÃo se nota diferenÃa de BPN entre adolescentes precoces e tardias (OR 1.42; IC 0.66 - 3.66). Quando comparamos adolescentes precoces e tardias com nÃo adolescentes encontramos diferenÃa estatisticamente significante (OR 3.07; IC 1.50 â 6.25 e OR 2.15; IC 1.53 â 3.01 respectivamente). Observou-se tambÃm maior percentual de RN de muito baixo peso ao nascer entre as adolescentes precoces, mas estatisticamente nÃo se nota diferenÃa quando comparadas com as adolescentes tardias, (OR 1.17; IC95% 0.69 â 1.97). Quando comparamos adolescentes precoces e tardias com nÃo adolescentes encontramos diferenÃa estatisticamente significante (OR 1.65; IC95% 1.02 â 2.69 e OR 1.41; IC95% 1.07 â 1.86) respectivamente. ConclusÃes: Estatisticamente, nÃo foi encontrada associaÃÃo significativa entre a idade materna e o fato do RN ir ou nÃo para a UTI. Existe associaÃÃo estatisticamente significante entre idade gestacional e idade materna e entre peso ao nascer e idade materna. Existe diferenÃa estatisticamente significante entre adolescentes e nÃo adolescentes, quanto ao percentual de prematuridade, baixo peso e muito baixo peso ao nascer. O percentual de prematuridade, baixo peso e muito baixo peso ao nascer foi maior nas adolescentes precoces do que nas tardias, entretanto, a odds ratio nÃo alcanÃou significÃncia estatÃstica. / Study Objective: To check existence of association between motherâs age and newbornâs hospitalizing at Intensive Therapy Unit at tertiary level maternity on 2003 on Cearà â Brasil. To measure the variables birth weight and pregnancy age comparing groups by the motherâs age of precocious teenagers, late teenagers and adults. Method: transversal and descriptive study where it was rated the number of simple deliveries of alive newborns on Hospital Geral CÃsar Cals (HGCC) and Maternidade Escola Assis Chateaubriand (MEAC) since January 1s until December 31 on the year of 2003 and the 1351 simple deliveries newbornâs hospitalizing at Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) of those hospitals were studied about motherâs age, pregnancy age and birth weight, through searches on books of maternity hospital, medical register and registers on electronics archives. Pearsonâs chi-square, linear relation and Exact of Fisher tests were used on analysis of data. Chi-square test and odds ration (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were used to compare quantitative variables. Results: Eleven thousand four hundred twenty nine (11.429) women delivered at maternities hospitals studied, 24,8% were teenagers mothers , 11,8% newborns were hospitalized at ITU. Although there was indicative of linear relation, p= 0, 097 (<0,100), there wasnât significant statically association between mother age and hospitalizing at ITU (p= 0,207). Was observe highest percentages of prematurely on newborns of precocious teenagers, (86,1%), when compared with late teenagers (85,2%) and adults. (74,8%), evidence that there was statically association between pregnancy age and mothers age (p< 0,001). However there wasnât statically difference between precocious teenagers and late teenagers when prematurely was studied (OR 1,08; IC 95% 0,51 â 2,27). Although, there was statically difference when precocious and late teenagers were compared with adults. (OR 2.08; IC 1.05 - 4.13 e OR 1.93; IC 1.35 - 2.76). When birth weight was measured, there was highest percentages of low weight on children of precocious teenagers (87,5%) than late teenagers (83,0%) and adult (73,3%), evidence that there was significant statically association between birth weight and mothers age (p< 0,001). Statically there wasnât difference of low weight between precocious and late teenagers (OR 1.42; IC 0.66 - 3.66). When precocious and late teenagers were compared with adults there was significant statically difference (OR 3.07; IC 1.50 â 6.25 e OR 2.15; IC 1.53 â 3.01 respectively). It was observed highest percentages of newborns with very low birth weight on precocious teenagers, but there wasnât statically difference when they were compared with late teenagers, (OR 1.17; IC95% 0.69 â 1.97). When precocious and late teenagers were compared with adults there was significant statically difference (OR 1.65; IC95% 1.02 â 2.69 e OR 1.41; IC95% 1.07 â 1.86 respectively). Conclusions: It wasnât found significant statically association between mother age and hospitalizing at ITU. There was significant statically association between pregnancy age and mother age and birth weight and mother age. There was significant statically difference between teenagers and adults about prematurely, low birth weight and very low birth weight percentages. The percentages of prematurely, low birth weight and very low birth weight were more frequent on precocious teenagers than late teenagers. However the odds ratio wasnât significant statically.

The number of new born babies with very low birth weight (VLBW) is increasing. The percentage of those who survive is rising due to developments in modern technologies and science. While dealing with the problem of premature birth the medical, social, psychological and economical aspects needs to be considered. Therefore, the attention is primarily not only on to the question of saving the life but also to ensure the upmost quality of life and health. The care of the child provides a multidisciplinary team, where each role within the team is irreplaceable and their co-operation is necessary to ensure physical and psychological wellbeing of the child. An important role within the team has the surgery of the paediatric practitioner inclusive of the paediatric nurse and a quality follow-up care after the home discharge of the VLBW child. The following objectives were defined in the diploma thesis. To identify how nurses contribute to the care of the VLBW children in the paediatric practitioners surgery. To identify whether nurse given health education is sufficient to families of these children. To find out what are the most common health complications in VLWB children in the paediatric practitioner?s surgery. To find out how VLBW children influence the family psycho-social and economic status. To meet the theses objectives three research question were determined. Which of the nurse?s roles participates most in the care of the VLBW children in the paediatric practitioner?s surgery? Do parents apprehend the field nurse education activity as conductive to solutions to the VLBW issues? Threatens the birth of a VLBW child the family psycho-social and economic stability? The theoretical part of the theses laid out current knowledge in the care of the prematurely born in paediatrics institutions. It stressed out the importance of the elementary presumptions of a successful development such as nutrition, adjusted immunization schedule and differences in multidisciplinary care. Furthermore it explained the nurses? role and outlined the elementary problems premature birth can cause in a family. The practical part focused on qualitative research. The data were gathered via in-depth structural interviews with mothers of VLBW children who reached at the time of the interview 2 years of age and with nurses. The interviews were supplemented with observation. The research results suggest that like mothers like nurses understand the need for a specialized care of the prematurely born children. However, it further suggests differences in their understanding of the nurses? importance and nurses role in this care. The research identified areas which needs improvement in order to provide better care and to improve the mother-nurse relationship in the paediatric practitioner?s surgery. Furthermore, it demonstrated the need for further nurses? education and need for evidence based practice. Moreover, it emphasised the importance of the VLWB children multidisciplinary follow-up care and proved the hypothesis that the birth of a child with VLWB is a great interference with family life, especially in psycho-social domain.