NURSING KNOWLEDGE OF OXIGENOTHERAPY

The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge of the nurses team about the sequels thatthe oxigentherapy may cause to the newborns and how to make the nurses care. The research was qualitativeaccording to MINAYO (1996) and applied to the nurses team of an intensive care for newborns. The a...

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Main Authors: Liandra Grando, Cláudia Silveira Viera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Goias 2002-12-01
Series:Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.fen.ufg.br/revista/revista4_2/pdf/oxigenioterapia.pdf
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge of the nurses team about the sequels thatthe oxigentherapy may cause to the newborns and how to make the nurses care. The research was qualitativeaccording to MINAYO (1996) and applied to the nurses team of an intensive care for newborns. The analysis wasbased in two categories: the nurses care for the newborn in oxigentherapy and the nurses team perception aboutsome possible sequels to the newborn in oxigentherapy. It was possible to observe that the care was appliedwithout any standardization and the knowledge about this problem is not enough.
ISSN:1518-1944