PERCEPÇÃO DOS ENFERMEIROS FRENTE ÀS INTERVENÇÕES NÃO FARMACOLÓGICAS UTILIZADAS NO TRATAMENTO DO ALÍVIO DA DOR NO RECÉM-NASCIDO PREMATURO

Abstract

The identification of pain in NB by the nursing team is one of the actions of great importance for the well-being of the baby, since it interferes in the recovery of his health, and may have long-term consequences related to the child's adaptation to his family . Against this background, the present study aimed to identify the non-pharmacological interventions used by nurses in the care of premature newborns with pain (PTNB). Qualitative approach research using the semi-structured interview with Bardin content analysis as an instrument. The subjects involved were four Nurses who are members and active in the NICU sector. The scenario was in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a Hospital of the South of Minas Gerais. As a result the participants presented their perception about the pain in the PTNB and the use of non-pharmacological methods in the treatment of the PN, and that the majority of the participants use of some strategy for pain management in newborns. Non-pharmacological interventions such as kangaroo method, nonnutritive sucking, nest use and evaluation through behavioral parameters such as: facial expression, limb movements, crying, agitation and physiological parameters such as: vital signs. "These results contribute to subsidize the improvement of the quality of nursing care to premature infants admitted to the neonatal ICU in the pain process. It is concluded that the non-pharmacological interventions evidenced in the literature in the minimization of pain in PTNB are satisfactorily applied in the daily routine of the nurses studied in this study.