The role of the nurse in caring for the critical patient with sepsis

• Autor(a) principal: Branco,Maria João Chambel
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Lucas,Ana Paula Mirco, Marques,Rita Margarida Dourado, Sousa,Patrícia Pontífice
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672020000400304
• topic: Nurse’s Role; Critical Care; Patient; Prevention and Control; Sepsis

ABSTRACT Objectives: to know the nursing interventions in the identification, prevention and control of sepsis in critical patients. Methods: integrative review of the literature, with two parallel researches using different MesH terms, using the EBSCO database and Google Scholar. Nine studies were included in the sample. Results: nursing interventions are centered on the creation/implementation of protocols for the early recognition of sepsis, the training of teams to ensure a safe and effective approach and the adoption of measures for infection prevention and control as a way to prevent sepsis. Final Considerations: the evidence shows that nurses are fundamental in the early identification, control and prevention of sepsis, preventing disease progression and contributing to decreased morbidity and mortality.