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Cooperatives societies are seen as dependable and quick financial bailout institutions which can be used by business owners to secure quick and minimum interest on loans. This ethnographic study provides an understanding of the lending activities and criteria of obtaining a loan from co-operative societies in Ibadan, Nigeria as well as the social factors influencing how people access these loans. This empirical study gathered data using unobtrusive observation by attending weekly meetings of the cooperative (comprising of 102 members), asking questions during discussion times in the meeting as well as interacting with members of the co-operative society for 18 months. Additionally, 10 key informant interviews were done. Findings show that a strong social capital is needed and vital in obtaining loans in a co-operative society. The study concluded that cooperative societies are effective in lending business loans and supporting entrepreneurship but intending members must plan to join alongside others who can stand as guarantors for them in order to access loans easily and quickly. It is recommended that cooperative societies should find a modality of assisting those with no social resource to stand for them as guarantor in order to be able to help more people to start or grow their business enterprise. Those with no social resources should mingle well with other members in order to build one.

Objective: to propose the implementation of the nursing process in the care of an elderly woman from a public health unit in natal/rn. Method: case study that used three instruments for the collection of dependency and selfcare data for the construction of the care plan. Results: four nursing diagnoses were identified based on nanda-i and the selfcare deficit theory: impaired physical mobilty, impaired sleep pattern, home care impaired, and selfcare defcit for dressing and selfcare. corresponding interventions were identified thereby formulating a nursing care plan. Conclusion: the use of instrumentos for the evaluation of dependency and selfcare while conducting the nursing process with elderly people that have spinal cord injury in the home is proposed as a contribution for nursing practice with this population.

Objective: To analyze the process of self-care in nursing. Method: it is a reflective study and integrative review of the literature held in BDENF, LILACS, SciELO and MEDLINE databases, using controlled keywords "self-care", "nursing", "work" and "hospital" and not controlled "take care of himself". Results: 5 scientific productions were analyzed and the results were grouped into two pillars: characterization of the studies found; and theoretical issues brought by the studies, such as the interface between the self-care and the careless of nursing, self-care for through theories and spiritual conception and, the implications of the self-care for nursing. Conclusion: it was concluded that self-care should be incorporated into practice by the nurses and academics so that they do not suffer wear through the everyday experiences of work, so this habit favors themselves and the caring for others.

Objective: to verify the contribution of professional Primary Health Care (PHC) supported self-care to patients with active tuberculosis (TB). Methods: quantitative study, cross-sectional conducted with 100 phc practitioners in the city of Natal /RN. We used structured instruments to collect data. Results: 80% of interviews were answered by family health unit professional's; 41% worked in the unit for more than 10 years; 44% reported great capacity for bonding and health education; 55% rated the care as reasonable. Conclusion: we feel the need to meet the patient holistically, addressing their individual social aspects and considering the health services in order to strengthen the bond between patient and professional service.

This article presents the results of a collaborative action research conducted with people living with intellectual disabilities (ID) who were going through a community integration process. To be successfully integrated into a community, they need to develop basic life skills as much as they need to learn to use mobile technologies for authentic interactions (Davidson, 2012) and to be self-advocates online (Davidson, 2009a). This study used the Capability Approach pioneered by Sen (1992) and Nussbaum (2000), which focusses on what people can do rather than on their deficiencies. I recruited a group of eight people with ID who wished to set goals, engage in developing new capabilities, share their goals and act as models for others with ID who want to learn to live on their own. In this article, I examine the process of developing self-advocacy videos with mobile technologies using the Capability Approach and I analyze the inventory of capabilities collected through this study. I provide recommendations for intervention through mobile technologies with the long term-goal of helping people with ID to become contributing citizens. I discuss the innovative action research methodology I used to help people with ID become self-advocates and take control of the messages they give through producing their own digital resources. (author's abstract)