Nursing preventing and taking care of local complications as a consequence of the use of peripheral venous catheter in HIV/Aids patients

This study broaches the relevance of Nursing concerning treatment and prevention of complications related to the use of peripheral venous catheter in HIV positive patients. It aims at: 1) Listing the main problems related to the use of peripheral venous catheter in HIV/Aids patients; 2) Identifying...

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Autores: Leite, Joséte Luzia, Dantas, Claudia de Carvalho, Fonseca, Joyce Mathias, José, Sabrina Ayd Pereira, Stipp, Marluci Andrade Conceição
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Rev Rene (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufc:article/5577
Acceso en línea:http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5577
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nursing care
HIV
peripheral catheterization
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
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Sumario:This study broaches the relevance of Nursing concerning treatment and prevention of complications related to the use of peripheral venous catheter in HIV positive patients. It aims at: 1) Listing the main problems related to the use of peripheral venous catheter in HIV/Aids patients; 2) Identifying nursing interventions related to those patients. It is a descriptive study of qualitative approach. The subjects were eight nurses who assist HIV positive patients under intravenous therapy. From data analysis it was observed that the problems emphasized by the nurses were: phlebitis, infiltration, allergy, chills, trembling and other factors inherent to the catheter itself. Regarding nursing interventions related to such problems, the three following categories emerged: special attention before, during and after peripheral catheterizations. One concluded that nursing assistance is not limited to curative care, but especially to preventive care that is connected to the patient’s quality, comfort and safety.