O CUIDADO AO RECÉM-NASCIDO: conhecimento do enfermeiro no âmbito hospitalar

Abstract

Newborn is a clinical denomination used in pediatrics given to all babies from birth until they reach 28 days of life. Considered fragile beings, they require specific attention and care. This study then aims to describe and analyze the knowledge of nursing professionals in the hospital environment, regarding the care of the newborn, from the moment of birth, in the delivery room, to hospital discharge. And it is justified by the fact that we know the importance of the care provided to the newborn by nurses during and shortly after birth. Being relevant academically, to the professional point of view and to the society. This intentional study had a qualitative, hypothetical-deductive approach, with Bardin content analysis and field research, with the participation of 04 obstetrician nurses from a public hospital in the south of Minas Gerais. These nurses answered an interview questionnaire, with guiding questions, which were divided into three distinct categories, which are: the care provided to the newborn from birth to high school; difficulties related to the process of caring for newborns; and the nurses' perception of these care. After the results were collected, they were analyzed and discussed. After discussion of the categories, we had the hypotheses of the research confirmed, it was possible to observe that the nurses present difficulties related to the care process, and among these difficulties, the conclusion was reached, that the main one is the overload of obstetric nursing, thus preventing that they are able to carry out the care within their competence, delegating them to technicians.