Atuação da enfermagem em cuidados paliativos: revisão narrativa

Abstract

Objective: To identify in national literature actions of nursing that have been developed for adult patients under palliative care and to summarize the contribution of these actions for the care practice. Methods: narrative review of literature. The data search occurred based on BDENF, LILACS and SCIELO, and after applying the criteria of inclusion and exclusion, ten studies were selected to form this work. Results: Based on the analysis of the selected studies, three categories of reflexion and description were identified: "the emerged communication as care strategy”, “use of instruments/scales as means of systematizing the assistance and individualize the care" and "holistic assistance of nursing in palliative care ". Final Considerations: it was verified the importance of holistic nursing assistance to patients and their families, who lived the terminal stage of life using the correct abilities of communication and the right nstruments to identify their needs, as well as the correct plans for actions related to the life as a whole.