The knowledge of the nursing team in the use of protocols to care for polytraumatized patients

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the social representations of the nursing team about the technical scientific knowledge of the protocols for the care of polytrauma patients. Method: field and qualitative research with data collected by audio-recorded semi-structured interviews in December 2019. Results: The analysis of the data obtained allowed the construction of six speeches based on the key expressions, with their respective central ideas. Final Considerations: Although the nursing team performs some of the steps of the protocol recommended by the institution, in an unsystematic way, they have difficulties in recognizing and the meaning of protocols.