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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Main Authors: 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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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2016-10-01
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/6208
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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
author_facet Agnes Claudine Fontes De La Longuiniere
Márcio Pereira Lobo
Paula Lacerda Leite
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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.
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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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