Knowledge and practices of nursing professionals in caring for ostomates

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 73; no. suppl 5; pp. e20200018 - 8
• Main Authors: Dalmolin, Angélica, Girardon-Perlini, Nara Marilene Oliveira, Beuter, Margrid, Gomes, Eduardo da Silva, Moraes, Juliano Teixeira, Niestsche, Elisabeta Albertina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2020
• Subjects: Data collection; Disease management; Humans; Knowledge; Nurse Practitioners; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing Care; Nursing education; Nursing skills; Ostomy; Qualitative Research; Surgical Stomas
• ISSN: 0034-7167; 1984-0446
• DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0018

to analyze the knowledge and practices of nursing professionals in caring for people with colostomy bag.
a qualitative and descriptive study conducted with 21 nursing professionals from a General Surgery Unit. Data collection used triangulation of techniques, based on non-participant observation, analysis of nursing records, and semi-structured interviews. Analysis followed the spiral technique assumptions.
it was possible to comprehend the theoretical and scientific knowledge that subsidize practice; identify contradictions related to statement and care in the profession's daily work and the intervening factors, which can facilitate and/or make the nursing care process difficult.
knowledge and practices of professionals in caring for ostomates occur within work experiences, in which socialization of knowledge makes it possible to expand the perspectives of care.