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Enfermería Global
On-line version ISSN 1695-6141
Abstract
LOPES DE FIGUEIREDO, M. and BONATO ZUFFI, F.. Atención a pacientes con úlcera venosa: percepción de los enfermeros de Estrategia de Salud Familiar. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.28, pp.137-146. ISSN 1695-6141.
This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, which aimed to identify the knowledge on the care necessary for bearer people of venous ulcer, presented by nurses from the teams of the Estratégia de Saúde da Família do Distrito Sanitário 2 from Uberaba-MG, and to describe the perceptions of those nurses on the care. After the approval of the Ethics Committee and approval by the department of health from the city, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 13 nurses. The technique of analysis used was the one proposed by Minayo, where have appeared three categories: adequate knowledge, insufficient and illiteracy in relation to the etiology of venous ulcer, the care and guidance to the bearer, and if there is an integral approach. The data indicate the need for a training of the professionals in relation to the topic, better working conditions, the adoption of a protocol of treatment and replacement of the biomedical model by a more integral vision from the care.
Keywords : nursing; leg ulcer; varicose ulcer; Family Health.