Assistência de enfermagem aos pacientes com ostomias intestinais em hospital oncológico de Campina Grande: conhecimento dos enfermeiros.

Abstract

Ostomy means opening communication between the gut and internal organ as foreign, in order to fulfill the function the affected organ. When performed in the small intestine is called an ileostomy and colostomy and large intestine through a surgical incision that is intended to drain gases and faeces. Can be known by the names of ostomies, ostomas and stomas having the same meaning. The aim of this study was to analyze the technical, scientific can practical knowledge of nurses about nursing care for ostomy patients in a reference hospital in Oncology in Campina Grande - Paraíba. This is a field study, exploratory study with a quantitative approach. The population was 21 nurses and a sample of 16 nurses, beingheldat the Welfare Foundation of Paraíba-FAP, located in the city of Campina Grande-PB, in the period January-February 2014. Samples were collected after approval by the Ethics Committee Research under CAAE No. 22237913.1.0000.5182. Data were collected with 16 nurses, where we used a semi-structured questionnaire to collect data. Got that 100% of the participating nurses are female, with 02 (12.5%) nurses with work experience ranging from 6 months to 2 years and 09 (56.25%) with over 10 year so training. The age range was varied from 22 (18.75%) over 50 years (12.5%) years. On the pacific know ledge of nurses in patient care with intestinal ostomy, during the graduation of nursing, obtained as a result of which 10 (62.5%) nurses reported having had some knowledge about ostomies the undergraduate level, 06 (37.5%) nurses did not have any knowledge. It is considered that the knowledge received by nurses in under graduate and / or professional practice the enables the development to factions in order to endeavor to improve the quality lowlife for ostomy patients. This lack of know ledge makes the professional insecure, interfering with quality assistance in guiding ostomy patient. There is an imminent need for training in this the mat care for nurses acting in the healthcare area, so thus may have greater technical and scientific - practical and theoretic skills before ostomy patients. It is emphasized that the nurse has to take care of the job object and it is under stood that all you’re walking in the countryside the orate cal and scientific-technical-practical and ethical should bet achieve the highest quality in patient care in the care process.