Intervenções de enfermagem para pacientes oncológicos com odor fétido em ferida tumoral

• Published in: Aquichan Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 243 - 256
• Main Authors: de Castro, Maria Cristina Freitas, dos Santos, Willian Alves, Fuly, Patricia dos Santos Claro, dos Santos, Mauro Leonardo Salvador Caldeira, Garcia, Telma Ribeiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Chia Universidad de La Sabana 01-09-2017
• Subjects: Breast cancer; Cuidados de enfermagem; cuidados paliativos; enfermagem oncológica; Ferimentos e lesões; Hospice care; NURSING; Nursing care; Odors; Pacotes de assistência ao paciente; Palliative care; Patients; Quality of life; Wound healing; wounds and injuries; enfermagem oncológica; Nursing care; palliative care; enfermería oncológica; paquetes de asistencia al paciente; Ferimentos e lesões; oncological nursing; Cuidados de enfermería; pacotes de assistência ao paciente; heridas y lesiones; cuidados paliativos; patient care packages; cuidados de enfermagem
• ISSN: 1657-5997; 2027-5374
• DOI: 10.5294/aqui.2017.17.3.2

Objective: The objective of the study was to identify nursing interventions to diagnose foul odor from malignant wounds. Methods: An integrative review of the literature in the MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS and Cochrane databases resulted in the selection of 48 scientific articles on the subject. Results: Based on the empirical evidence found in the articles included in the study, 24 nursing interventions were developed to control and reduce foul odor from malignant wounds. Conclusions: The nursing interventions outlined in the study make it possible to improve the quality of life for patients in palliative care who have malignant wounds. A subsequent suggestion to the International Council of Nurses is that these interventions be clinically validated so they can be inserted into the subset of the International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP) concerning palliative care for a dignified death.