| Sumario: | Abstract This research aimed to evaluate the nursing records that work in the chemotherapy outpatient clinic about the clinical manifestations of cardiotoxicity and to present a proposal of information route directed to the records of care in this clientele. It is a documentary research, retrospective by analysis of the medical record and quantitative evaluation. The data were collected in a form containing 4 variables directed to the characteristics of the population and 15 variables related to the possible clinical manifestations of cardiotoxicity, obeying ethical norms and analyzed through descriptive statistics. The proposal of an information roadmap was described from a table containing sociodemographic variables and specific elements of the treatment, elaborated from the literature review of this research. Despite the potential toxicity of the chemotherapy treatment, there was no record of the drug used in 12 (50%) medical records and no nursing record was found on possible signs of cardiotoxicity. It is concluded that chemotherapy can develop toxic reactions, such as cardiotoxicity. Knowledge about the possible signs and symptoms of cardiac toxicity, as well as the risk factors and adequate recording of this information by nursing, become important for the reach of clinical documentation with quality. Keywords: Cardiotoxicity; Chemotherapeutics; Nursing record.
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