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- Title
PROCESSO DE TERAPIA TRANSFUSIONAL EM UNIDADE DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA NEONATAL: O CONHECIMENTO DO ENFERMEIRO.
- Authors
de Oliveira Cherem, Estefânia; Herdy Alves, Valdecyr; Pereira Rodrigues, Diego; de Oliveira Pimenta, Paula Cristina; Lisboa Souza, Fernanda Dalabella; Vieira Guerra, Juliana Vidal
- Abstract
Objective: to analyze the knowledge of nurses from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit regarding the transfusion therapy process. Method: descriptive, exploratory, qualitative study carried out in the second half of 2014 in two hospitals in the city of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais (Brazil), 35 nurses were interviewed. The data were submitted to thematic content analysis. Results: the thematic categories pre-transfusion process for newborns \and its connection to care obtained two subcategories: Contextualizing the practice in the indication for transfusion and in the blood compatibility exams; and Nursing care for the newborn before the transfusion procedure. Nurses cited the importance of blood bag verification, obtaining peripheral venous access, and avoiding the administration of antibiotics at the time of infusion. Conclusion: it was verified that nurses are aware of the pre-transfusion process, although some important steps in the care process have not been mentioned, showing the need for improved training of these professionals in the care related to transfusion therapy.
- Subjects
CLINICAL competence; BLOOD transfusion; INTENSIVE care nursing; INTERVIEWING; NEONATAL intensive care; THEMATIC analysis
- Publication
Texto & Contexto Enfermagem, 2018, Vol 27, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0104-0707
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0104-07072018001150016