Nurse's performance in prenatal consultation: limits and capabilities

Abstract

Objective: identifying the limits and the capabilities of the nurse’s performance in the prenatal consultation. Method: a narrative review of literature. The choice of articles was conducted between 2005 and 2009, carried out at VHL with the following descriptors: prenatal care, prenatal assistance, nursing care and nurse assistance. The subject matters dealt in two sections: those which reported to the limits and those related to nurse’s the capabilities of the nurse in prenatal appointment. Discussion: 26 productions: 21 scientific and 5 institutional. Regarding the limits of nurse’s performance in prenatal care, there are: the attention focused on the biomedical model; the precariousness of resources and the ignorance of the nurse’s work were identified as nurse’s limits of performance. Capabilities: acceptance, bond and interaction, education practice of education in health and the professional commitment of the nurse’s commitment. Conclusion: the positive impact of their actions on prenatal consultation is obvious, particularly when regarding the recognition of women’s needs and effort to the integrality of health actions.