Conhecimento de enfermeiros sobre sepse e choque séptico em um hospital escola

Abstract

Objective: to identify nurses' knowledge about sepsis and septic shock in a teaching hospital. Method: cross-sectional descriptive study carried out in a public hospital in a brazilian capital. The sample consisted of 47 nurses who provided care to adult patients in inpatient units. Data collection took place between July and August 2017. The results were presented using descriptive statistics. Results: most nurses studied about sepsis during graduation, but 40.4% reported having difficulties in the care of septic patients, 70.2% answered incorrectly about the current definition of sepsis and 51% either listed unused signs to identify sepsis or described only signs of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Conclusion: it is possible to reflect that perhaps these participants only "do" or follow prescriptions. These participants had little knowledge about the definition and classification of sepsis, as well as difficulties in the early identification of systemic changes. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]