{"id":277911,"date":"2026-03-31T12:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/doctors\/melinda-patricio-np\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T05:12:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:12:50","slug":"melinda-patricio-np","status":"publish","type":"doctors","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/melinda-patricio-np\/","title":{"rendered":"Melinda Patricio NP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 maincopy blogCore\">\n<p>A Melinda obteve a sua licenciatura em Enfermagem na Universidade de Massachusetts Dartmouth.  De seguida, aprofundou os seus conhecimentos m\u00e9dicos, obtendo o grau de Mestre em Ci\u00eancias de Enfermagem pela Universidade de Massachusetts Dartmouth.  Os interesses cl\u00ednicos de Melinda consistem em insufici\u00eancia card\u00edaca congestiva e cardiologia.<\/p>\n<p>Desde crian\u00e7a que Melinda estava sempre a ajudar os outros, especialmente aqueles que estavam doentes ou feridos.  Ter uma liga\u00e7\u00e3o pr\u00f3xima com algu\u00e9m que tinha uma doen\u00e7a card\u00edaca ajudou-a a compreender melhor que promover um estilo de vida saud\u00e1vel e o bem-estar do cora\u00e7\u00e3o era extremamente importante e uma das d\u00e1divas mais valiosas que podia partilhar com os outros.<\/p>\n<p>A sua filosofia de cuidados centra-se na promo\u00e7\u00e3o da sa\u00fade e do bem-estar.  Melinda compreende a import\u00e2ncia de desenvolver uma rela\u00e7\u00e3o com o paciente, n\u00e3o se concentrando apenas na sua doen\u00e7a, mas tamb\u00e9m em quem ele \u00e9 como pessoa.  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