CONCEPTIONS OF NURSES WHO WORK IN A GENERAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT REGARDING SEPSIS

Authors

  • José Melquiades Ramalho Neto Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Daniela Alves Campos Faculdade de Enfermagem Nova Esperança
  • Lailma Bento de Araújo Marques Faculdade de Enfermagem Nova Esperança
  • Carla Regina de Oliveira Couras Ramalho Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Maria Miriam Lima da Nóbrega Universidade Federal da Paraíba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i4.41963

Keywords:

Nursing, Sepsis, Intensive care units, Patient-centered care.

Abstract

This exploratory study aimed to ascertain the understanding of six nurses of a General Intensive Care Unit regarding sepsis. The data were collected in the months of April and May 2012 using a structured questionnaire, the Discourse of the Collective Subject technique being used for analyzing the data. The results revealed the nurses’ knowledge regarding understanding of sepsis and the identification of clinical manifestations related to this in the professional practice, as well as the professional attitudes based in this knowledge, causing the emergence of intensive nursing care which is interlinked with the bundles of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. The importance is emphasized of the nurse in the early recognition of the different clinical spectrums relating to sepsis – thus supporting a rapid definition of therapeutic plans and appropriate strategies for the monitoring and care of seriously ill patients.

Author Biographies

José Melquiades Ramalho Neto, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Enfermeiro. Mestre e Doutorando em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem/ PPGENF/UFPB. Plantonista da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Geral do Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley/HULW/UFPB. Preceptor da Residência Integrada Multiprofissional em Saúde Hospitalar na Ênfase de Atenção ao Paciente Crítico/RIMUSH/HULW/UFPB.

Daniela Alves Campos, Faculdade de Enfermagem Nova Esperança

Enfermeira graduada pela Faculdade de Enfermagem Nova Esperança/FACENE, João Pessoa-PB-Brasil.

Lailma Bento de Araújo Marques, Faculdade de Enfermagem Nova Esperança

Enfermeira. Especialista Residente Multiprofissional com Ênfase na Atenção ao Paciente Crítico/ RIMUSH/HULW/UFPB. Plantonista da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Geral do Complexo Hospitalar Gov. Tarcísio de Miranda Burity. João Pessoa-PB-Brasil.

Carla Regina de Oliveira Couras Ramalho, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Médica. Plantonista do Serviço de Pronto Atendimento Pediátrico do Hospital Maria Alice Fernandes, Natal-RN-Brasil.

Maria Miriam Lima da Nóbrega, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem, Professora Titular do Departamento de Enfermagem em Saúde Pública e Psiquiatria/Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem/PPGENF/UFPB. Pesquisadora CNPq. João Pessoa-PB-Brasil.

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Published

2015-11-20

How to Cite

Ramalho Neto, J. M., Alves Campos, D., Bento de Araújo Marques, L., de Oliveira Couras Ramalho, C. R., & Lima da Nóbrega, M. M. (2015). CONCEPTIONS OF NURSES WHO WORK IN A GENERAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT REGARDING SEPSIS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i4.41963

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Research

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