NURSES' KNOWLEDGE OF WOUND DEBRIDEMENT IN AT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN THE AMAZON

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa de Miranda, Joyce Taynara
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: dos Santos Silva, Elizabeth, de Souza Tavares, Walter, Cardoso Moreira, Dirley, Filgueiras de Assis Mello, Maria Virgínia
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Enfermagem Atual In Derme
• Texto Completo: https://revistaenfermagematual.com/index.php/revista/article/view/1550
• topic: Enfermagem; Desbridamento; Ferimentos e Lesões; Cicatrização; Unidade de Terapia Intensiva; Nursing; debridement; Wounds and Injuries; Wound Healing; Intensive care unit; Enfermería; desbridamiento; Heridas y Lesiones; Cicatrización de Heridas; Unidad de terapia intensiva

Objective: To evaluate nurses' knowledge in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital unit in the Amazon about the types of wound debridement. Methods: This is descriptive, exploratory, and qualitative research. Data were collected through a face-to-face interview. The ethical aspects of the National Health Council and the research approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Amapá were respected. Results: Category I: There is some domain on wound evaluation by some professionals, however, others have a little-grounded literary load; Category II: Nurses have specific knowledge about the types of debridement. However, there is a deficiency in understanding all available types; Category III: Nurses perform mechanical and enzymatic debridements with greater predominance, and report fragility and insecurity regarding professional knowledge; Category IV: The nurses' statements described that there is a lack of training and continuing education in the sector where they work; Category V: The narratives show that the lack of adequate material is the main limiting factor to the performance of debridement by the interviewees. Final considerations: an initiative is suggested, through the Permanent Education Center of the hospital unit, which offers free-of-charge training focused on the theme "Debridement of competent wounds to nurses", to meet those who believe they have difficulty or little knowledge about debridement.