Knowledge of critical care nurses about the process of brain death diagnosis
Objectives: to understand the knowledge of critical care nurses about the process of brain death diagnosis. Methods: qualitative study conducted with nurses who work in the Intensive Care Unit. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed based on the Discourse of the Collective Subject techn...
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| author | Agnes Claudine Fontes De La Longuiniere Márcio Pereira Lobo Paula Lacerda Leite Rita de Cássia Santos Barros Alécia Nunes Souza Sheylla Nayara Sales Vieira |
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| description | Objectives: to understand the knowledge of critical care nurses about the process of brain death diagnosis. Methods: qualitative study conducted with nurses who work in the Intensive Care Unit. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed based on the Discourse of the Collective Subject technique. Results: as regards the concept of brain death, there was predominance of lack of brain activity. Regarding the procedures to confirm the diagnosis of brain death, the speeches brought up two stages composed of clinical tests and follow-up protocol. As for the nurses’ role in this process, the statements highlight the importance of informing the Intra-Hospital Committee of Organ and Tissue Donation and assisting the donor. Conclusion: participant nurses presented knowledge on the diagnosis of brain death and the role of nurses as part of the multidisciplinary team, revealing the importance of the performance of these professionals for achieving the organ donation and the need for constant improvement. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6c1b1a5f17cb4e7e96f021f24fce3a682025-08-20T12:54:07ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832016-10-01175Knowledge of critical care nurses about the process of brain death diagnosisAgnes Claudine Fontes De La LonguiniereMárcio Pereira Lobo0Paula Lacerda Leite1Rita de Cássia Santos Barros2Alécia Nunes Souza3Sheylla Nayara Sales Vieira4Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Jequié. Ba. Brasil.Universidade Federal da Bahia. Salvador. Ba. BrasilUniversidade Estadual do Sudoeste da BahiaUniversidade Federal da Bahia. Salvador. Ba. BrasilSecretaria de Saúde do Estado da Bahia Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências - FTCObjectives: to understand the knowledge of critical care nurses about the process of brain death diagnosis. Methods: qualitative study conducted with nurses who work in the Intensive Care Unit. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed based on the Discourse of the Collective Subject technique. Results: as regards the concept of brain death, there was predominance of lack of brain activity. Regarding the procedures to confirm the diagnosis of brain death, the speeches brought up two stages composed of clinical tests and follow-up protocol. As for the nurses’ role in this process, the statements highlight the importance of informing the Intra-Hospital Committee of Organ and Tissue Donation and assisting the donor. Conclusion: participant nurses presented knowledge on the diagnosis of brain death and the role of nurses as part of the multidisciplinary team, revealing the importance of the performance of these professionals for achieving the organ donation and the need for constant improvement.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/6208Brain DeathNursingIntensive Care Units. |
| spellingShingle | Agnes Claudine Fontes De La Longuiniere Márcio Pereira Lobo Paula Lacerda Leite Rita de Cássia Santos Barros Alécia Nunes Souza Sheylla Nayara Sales Vieira Knowledge of critical care nurses about the process of brain death diagnosis Rev Rene Brain Death Nursing Intensive Care Units. |
| title | Knowledge of critical care nurses about the process of brain death diagnosis |
| title_full | Knowledge of critical care nurses about the process of brain death diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge of critical care nurses about the process of brain death diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge of critical care nurses about the process of brain death diagnosis |
| title_short | Knowledge of critical care nurses about the process of brain death diagnosis |
| title_sort | knowledge of critical care nurses about the process of brain death diagnosis |
| topic | Brain Death Nursing Intensive Care Units. |
| url | https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/6208 |
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