Nurse’s role in the prevention of surgical site infection in immediate postoperative period following cardiac surgery
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https://doi.org/10.33233/eb.v8i6.4696Keywords:
cardiac surgery; postoperative care; post-surgical nursing; surgical wound infectionAbstract
This study has as motivation the authors experience in caring patients after cardiac surgery, in family and hospital environments. Facing so many difficulties in the hospital due to lack of precaution and prevention of infection, we decided to investigate the nursing care in the immediate postoperative period of cardiac surgery. As a result, we tried to find the answer to the following question: Which is the nurse’s role in the prevention of surgical site infection in the immediate postoperative period of cardiac surgery? This research aimed to study the prevention of surgical site infection in the immediate postoperative period of cardiac surgery, and to identify nurses tasks in this prevention. It is used a descriptive and qualitative methodology based on literature data of health area. It was observed that nurses role begins in the pre-operative consultation period, when it is detected risk for infections, and we believe that washing hands is the basis for prophylaxis.
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