Physical cardiorespiratory examination: knowledge of nursing students

Abstract

Objective: Detect the academic knowledge of the course of nursing on the physical examination cardiorespiratory. Method: this is a descriptive study, exploratory and quantitative sample 144 nursing students of João Pessoa, Paraíba. Applied a questionnaire aimed at setembro - outubro 2011, analyzed by descriptive statistics: frequency and percentage. Results: we identified the following gaps: location of cardiac auscultation 74 (51,4); parameters relating to the normorcadia and bradipnéia 112 (77,8); normal values for systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure 133 (92,4); care in checking the 83 blood pressure (57,6); sounds and features of chest percussion 108 (75); difference in blood pressure in both upper limbs 88 (61,1). Conclusion: the physical examination cardiorespiratory if not configures, as reality of nursing students, there is disruption in the knowledge that influence the determinants of health of patients.