Mechanical ventilation: technical and scientific knowledge of nursing professionals in intensive care units ; Mechanical ventilation: technical and scientific knowledge of nursing in intensive care units

Objective: to analyze the technical and scientific knowledge of nurses about mechanical ventilation. Method: this was a descriptive, exploratory, and with a qualitative approach research executed from August to September of 2010 with 12 nurses working at the ICU of four hospitals in the city of Mossoró/RN. A semi-structured interview was used and recorded with an MP4 player. The study was approved by the Ethics in Research Committee from the FACENE/FAMENE under protocol no. 86/10. The data were analyzed using a qualitative method and expressed by the methodological tool Collective Subject Discourse. Results: the results suggested that most of the participants had doubts either related to the adjustment of the basic parameters or modalities of mechanical ventilation. Conclusion: it was possible to verify the need to qualify the nursing professional assisting patients through a process of continuing education in health. The objective of this continuing education process is to develop critical thinking by identifying the existing problems and needs, and use the work process as the main object of transformation. Descriptors: artificial respiration, nursing care, intensive care units. RESUMO Objetivo: analisar o conhecimento técnico-científico dos enfermeiros acerca da ventilação mecânica. Método: trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, exploratória com abordagem qualitativa desenvolvida no período de agosto a setembro de 2010 com 12 enfermeiros que trabalhavam nas UTIs de quatro hospitais da cidade de Mossoró/RN. Para coleta de dados foi utilizado um roteiro de entrevista semiestruturada e um aparelho de MP4 usado para gravação das mesmas, conforme aprovação do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da FACENE/FAMENE sob protocolo de n°. 86/10. Os dados foram analisados pelo método qualitativo e expressos por meio do instrumento metodológico Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo. Resultados: os resultados apontados sugerem que a maioria dos participantes apresentou dúvidas tanto em relação ao ajuste de parâmetros básicos como aos ...