Atuação do enfermeiro da atenção primaria à saúde na assistência à pessoa com úlcera venosa.

Abstract

The skin is a continuous coating that surrounds the body, also called the integument, consists of the epidermis, dermis and hypodermis. When is the disruption of the coating, either by a chemical, physical or biological agent, called the wound. Among these wounds are venous ulcers addressed (UV) light, which are among the most prevalent leg ulcers, varicose or also called stasis ulcers. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of nurses in primary health care in assistance to people with venous ulcers. METHODOLOGY: This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, performed in the Primary Health Care Units in the city of João Pessoa-PB, which counted 180 Health Teams Family, distributed in five health districts. The sample population was 85 participants who responded to a structured questionnaire containing 18 objective questions. For data analysis, a spreadsheet was created in Excel®2010 software, which were later transported to the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences®21.0. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The majority of nurses reported performing curative and justifying not perform was due to insecurity. In assessing the injured professionals said they had no experience to do it and who did not use specific instrument because it does not have the service. As for performing debridement, professionals did not perform due to ignorance of the best kind of this. In the evaluation of the patient and of the lower limbs, the professionals indicated that they did not know how to be made by the symptoms reported by patients and that the most appropriate guidelines were the realization of the dressing, feeding and hydration, in referrals, the doctor is more indicated by nurses. As for compression therapy, nurses pointed ignorance and insecurity do it. FINAL THOUGHTS: Nursing professionals should conduct training, especially in the care of people with wounds to so that they can be able to perform their work effectively, not allowing other professionals to take their space and to the care of their patients to be as efficient as possible, enhancing their quality of life.