Nursing care with the eye protector of newborns submitted to phototherapy

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2021v24i276p5632-5641

Keywords:

Newborn, Phototherapy, Nursing care, Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Eye Protection Devices

Abstract

Objetivo: Evaluar los cuidados de enfermerí­a con protección ocular para recién nacidos. Método: Estudio descriptivo de investigación, con abordaje cualitativo, realizado en un hospital universitario, ubicado en la ciudad de Fortaleza-Ceará, Brasil, de enero a febrero de 2016. Participaron del estudio 15 enfermeras que asistieron a recién nacidos en fototerapia, en el Intermedio. Cuidados y cuidados intensivos. La recolección de datos se realizó mediante entrevistas no estructuradas. Resultados: El protector ocular se utiliza para prevenir daños en la retina del recién nacido, existen riesgos en el uso de este artefacto y, para evitar daños, se realizan cuidados esenciales dirigidos al recién nacido sometido a fototerapia. Conclusión: La atención que brindan las enfermeras al recién nacido se realiza de manera sistemática, combinando humanización y tecnologí­a.

Author Biographies

Heda Caroline Neri de Alencar

Nurse. Master in Technology and Innovation in Nursing from the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR). Specialist in Pediatrics and Neonatology at the Metropolitan Faculty of Grande Fortaleza (UniIFAMETRO).

Eliadia Freitas Bastos Padilla, Hospital Instituto Dr. José Frota (IJF)

Nurse. Hospital Dr. José Frota Institute (IJF). Specialist in Nursing in Intensive Care from the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR).

Karla Maria Carneiro Rolim, Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR)

Nurse. PhD from the University of Rouen, France. PhD in Nursing from the Federal University of Ceará. Full Professor of the Nursing Graduation Course at the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR); the Graduate Program in Collective Health (PPGSC/UNIFOR); Coordinator of the Professional Master in Technology and Innovation in Nursing (MPTIE/UNIFOR).

Firmina Hermelinda Saldanha Albuquerque, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO AMAZONAS (UFAM)

Nurse. Master in Public Health from the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR). Professor at the Nursing School of Manaus, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM).

Conceição de Maria de Albuquerque, Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR)

Nurse. Doctoral student of the Postgraduate Program in Collective Health (PPGSC/UNIFOR). Nurse at Fortaleza General Hospital (HGF) and Gonzaga Mota de Messejana District Hospital. Professor of the Nursing Graduation Course at UNIFOR. Invited professor at the State University of Ceará (UECE). She has experience in the field of Nursing, with an emphasis on pediatric perinatology, public health and obstetrics and in the following topics: health education, nursing, breastfeeding practice.

Fernanda Jorge Magalhães, Faculdade de Enfermagem Nossa Senhora das Graças da Universidade de Pernambuco (FENSG/UPE)

Nurse. PhD and Master in Nursing from the Federal University of Ceará. PhD in International Academic Mobility from the University of Porto-Portugal. Professor at the Nursing Faculty Nossa Senhora das Graças at the University of Pernambuco (FENSG/UPE). Professor of the Professional Master in Technology and Innovation in Nursing at the University of Fortaleza (MPTIE/UNIFOR). Leader of the Study and Research Group on Early Childhood Health at FENSG/UPE.

Published

2021-05-17

How to Cite

Caroline Neri de Alencar, H., Freitas Bastos Padilla, E. ., Carneiro Rolim, K. M. ., Saldanha Albuquerque, F. H., de Albuquerque, C. de M. ., & Jorge Magalhães, F. . (2021). Nursing care with the eye protector of newborns submitted to phototherapy. Nursing Edição Brasileira, 24(276), 5632–5641. https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2021v24i276p5632-5641

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Artigos Cientí­ficos