Ciência, Cuidado e Saúde is an electronic journal, open acess, published in a rolling pass format. It was created in July 2002, as the official scientific dissemination body of the Nursing Department of the Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Its mission is to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge in health and nursing, through the deliberated publication of articles, aimed at contributing to the improvement of the profession in its theoretical and practical aspects.