Nursing care to COVID-19 patients on hemodialysis and in prone position: an experience report.

Autor: Lima GRG; Hospital Santa Juliana, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil., Albuquerque GMA; Hospital Santa Juliana, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil., Amaral TLM; Universidade Federal do Acre, Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Terapia Intensiva, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil.; Universidade Federal do Acre, Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil., Prado PRD; Universidade Federal do Acre, Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Terapia Intensiva, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil.
Jazyk: English; Portuguese
Zdroj: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P [Rev Esc Enferm USP] 2021 Oct 20; Vol. 55, pp. e20210118. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 20 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2021-0118
Abstrakt: Objective: To describe the experience report of a nurse providing care to COVID-19 patients on hemodialysis and in prone position.
Method: Experience report. This study was conducted in a philanthropic hospital in a Brazilian capital from May to August 2020 during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Results: The nurse has faced several challenges concerning structure, material, human resources, and care when treating COVID-19 patients on hemodialysis and in prone position. Management based on dialogue and shared evidence-based information and implementation of a new care protocol were a foundation for care reorganization of the Nursing team for providing care to COVID-19 patients.
Conclusion: This experience emphasizes the importance of nursing care to patients' responses, with actions based on care protocols, strengthening human relations. The conduction of different study designs is necessary to contribute to an improved nursing care and survival of patients experiencing COVID-19 complications.
Databáze: MEDLINE