ASSISTÊNCIA DA ENFERMAGEM NA PREVENÇÃO DE SEPSE BACTERIANA EM UNIDADES DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA1

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the main nursing care and actions for the early identification and prevention of sepsis in the ICU, presented in national publications over the last five years. Methodology: This is an integrative bibliographic review study regarding the role that nursing plays in preventing bacterial sepsis. Results and discussions: Therefore, it becomes evident that, based on the results found in this study, that nursing professionals have difficulty in early identification of systemic changes caused by sepsis, which may be related to the lack of training, knowledge and protocols established by the institutions. Conclusion: It is concluded that the results obtained in this study ensure the difficulties that the nursing team encounters in the early identification of the signs and symptoms of sepsis, difficulties being related to the lack of knowledge/training and understanding of the sepsis protocols established by the institutions.