Systematization of nursing in preventing infections in intensive care unit

Abstract

Objective: to identify possible interfaces between the Systematization of Nursing Care and the prevention of infections in the Intensive Care Unit. Methods: It was performed through direct observation of reality, in an Intensive Care Unit, in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. In the context studied, the SAE was sometimes performed, disregarding the specificities of each patient, in terms of infection prevention. During the admission to the sector, and in the elaboration of the patient's history, the individual risk factors for the occurrence of infections were not investigated. Results: During the physical examination and the care plan, some principles of asepsis were not respected. The SAE in the studied ICU is incipient, and its stages attend more to institutional routines than to the needs of patient care. Conclusion: It is possible to articulate to SAE the prevention and control of infections, adding it to nursing care.