Cuidado de enfermagem no manejo do acidente vascular cerebral: conhecimento da equipe em uma unidade hospitalar referência

Abstract

The Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) is constituted by a problem of public health, and most prevalent in the world, is characterized by a neurological deficit of vascular origin and varied etiologies: Hemorrhagic Stroke and Ischemic Stroke. The clinical signs presented in CVA are the focal or global disorders of the brain function, that can have a duration equal to or greater than 24 hours. This present study focused on identifying the knowledge that the Nursing team have about the Cerebrovascular Accident management at a reference hospital unit and listing the weaknesses and strengths that the Nursing team has. This is an exploratory descriptive qualitative study that occurred at a hospital in the South of Brazil. The research had the participation of 24 professionals. For data sorting and organizing, it was used for the analysis of the qualitative data the Discourse of the Collective Subject and as results emerged two central ideas: criteria for the administration of the intravenous thrombolysis justified on three speeches and Patient nursing care during the thromboembolic therapy originated eight speeches. Considering the results found at the research, it is understood the importance of identifying the knowledge that the team has about the theme, as well as its weaknesses and strengths so it can plan and develop, from this information, health practices and training that helps professionals to realize safe, efficient and effective approaches to the patients that come to this units, and besides this, make the professional more and more qualified to work in this field.