ATUAÇÃO DA EQUIPE DE ENFERMAGEM NO PRÉ-OPERATÓRIO: buscando a cirurgia segura

Abstract

This study addresses the performance of the nursing team in the preoperative period in order to contribute to safe surgery. The objective was to analyze the knowledge of the nursing team regarding the actions required in the preoperative period and its contribution to the reduction of intra and postoperative complications. This is a qualitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study carried out through the use of a semi-structured interview script applied to nurses and nursing technicians working in a surgical clinic of a general hospital in the South of Minas Gerais. Participated in the study. 4 nurses and 17 nursing technicians who met the inclusion criteria of the research. The results indicate that the nursing team has knowledge about the importance of the preoperative period for safe surgery, but does not perform it effectively due to the high demand for daily surgeries as well as the technicist work process. In addition, other factors that hinder surgical patient care were identified, such as the lack of communication between the team and the reduced number of employees in the sector. Finally, the importance of permanent education in the training of the team and the use of a surgical safety protocol in order to improve patient care, avoid the occurrence of complications and adverse events, and provide a safe, efficient and humanized care is emphasized.