OXIGENIOTERAPIA: O CONHECIMENTO DA EQUIPE DE ENFERMAGEM

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge of the nurses’ team about the sequels that the oxigentherapy may cause to the newborns and how to make the nurse’s care. The research was qualitative according to MINAYO (1996) and applied to the nurse’s team of an intensive care for newborns. The analysis was based in two categories: the nurse’s care for the newborn in oxigentherapy and the nurse’s team perception about some possible sequels to the newborn in oxigentherapy. It was possible to observe that the care was applied without any standardization and the knowledge about this problem is not enough. KEY WORDS: Oxigentherapy; Nursing; Newborn.