Nursing care for polyramed care: integrative review
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https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2020v23i270p4861-4872Keywords:
Nursing care, Patients, PolytraumAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe nursing care for severe polytrauma patients. METHOD: Integrative review with searches in the following databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE/BIREME, IBECS, BDENF and LILACS, using MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) obtained through the PVO strategy and Boolean operator in two different strategies: strategy 01 "nursing care AND multiple trauma "and strategy 02" nursing care AND patient AND multiple trauma". RESULTS: After searching and applying the eligibility criteria, a total of 09 articles remained. In this sense, it was observed that nursing care for polytrauma patients is linked to the scope of adequate management with body structure, with an emphasis on the immobilization technique; care for the restoration and maintenance of the skin; medication administration and pain control; and, the monitoring of physiological systems. CONCLUSION: Nursing care is a complex instrument that encompasses the being in its entirety, where in assistance to multiple trauma patients, several interventions are necessary for there to be progression in the health status of this individual, demonstrating the importance of this profession due to the numerous activities performed.