Glascow coma scale in traumatic brain injury: nursing difficulties ; Escala de coma Glasgow no traumatismo craniano encefálico: dificuldades da enfermagem

The Glasgow Coma Scale is important because it is an important standard of care for understanding the clinical picture of trauma patients. The choice of this theme arises from the need to emphasize the role of nurses in this care, and the skills that need to be developed for better patient care. To discuss the Glasgow Coma Scale in traumatic brain injury from a nursing perspective. This is an Integrative Literature Review that seeks to present the results in an organized way of a comprehensive 10 articles selected through the research platforms Scientifc Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), Virtual Health Library (BVS), International Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (PUBMED) and the Google Scholar platform. From the selected articles, it was possible to understand that traumatic brain injury requires an immediate intervention to identify the patient, prepare a nursing diagnosis, plan possible interventions seeking to preserve the patient's life. Thus, the nurse is essential to perform the first patient care by properly applying the procedures for identification in the Gasclow Coma Scale, so that the patient's life is preserved through effective intervention, in cases where it is possible. ; Trata sobre a escala de coma de Glasgow é importante porque trata-se de uma padronização de atendimento importante para compreensão do quadro clínico de pacientes traumatizados. A escolha deste tema, surge da necessidade de ressaltar o papel do enfermeiro neste atendimento, e as competências que precisam ser desenvolvidas para melhor atendimento ao paciente. Discutir a escala de coma de Glasgow no traumatismo encefálico craniano pela perspectiva da enfermagem. Trata-se de uma Revisão Integrativa da Literatura que busca apresentar os resultados de forma organizada de abrangente 10 artigos selecionados através das plataformas de pesquisa Scientifc Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), International Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (PUBMED) e a plataforma Google ...