Care for Persons with venous ulcers: Nurses' Perception of the Family Health Strategy.

Authors

  • Mariana Lopes Figueiredo Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - Centro de Graduação em Enfermagem
  • Fernanda Bonato Zuffi Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - Centro de Graduação em Enfermagem.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.11.4.145431
Keywords: nursing, leg ulcer, varicose ulcer, Family Health.

Abstract

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.

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Author Biographies

Mariana Lopes Figueiredo, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - Centro de Graduação em Enfermagem

Enfermeira formada pela Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - Ano de 2011.

Fernanda Bonato Zuffi, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro - Centro de Graduação em Enfermagem.

Mestre em Enfermagem em Saúde Pública. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo EERP/USP. Professora Assistente do Curso
de Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro CGE/UFTM.
Published
27-09-2012
How to Cite
[1]
Figueiredo, M.L. and Zuffi, F.B. 2012. Care for Persons with venous ulcers: Nurses’ Perception of the Family Health Strategy. Global Nursing. 11, 4 (Sep. 2012). DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.11.4.145431.
Issue
Vol. 11 No. 4 (2012): #28 - Octubre
Section
Docencia e Investigación

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