O papel do enfermeiro no tratamento do portador da hipertensão arterial nos pacientes cadastrados na ESF Boa Vista, João Monlevade, Minas Gerais

Abstract

The nurse has an important role in the treatment of hypertension carrier in patients enrolled in the FHS in Boa Vista, a town in John Monlevade - Minas Gerais. The context for complications of hypertension in Boa Vista FHS leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the years 2009 and 2010, and a total of 25% of the hypertensive population who do not adhere to non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments. Therefore, the objective of this research was to demonstrate the importance of controlling patient with hypertension, enrolled in the FHS Boa Vista, the nurse, targeting aspects of awareness, prevention and control. The methodology used was the collection of data for the database LILACS, MEDLINE from 2001 to 2011, and documentary research carried out from the analysis of medical records and information from the Information System (SIAB) FHS Boa Vista . The results show a decrease in mortality and morbidity rates from complications of hypertension after implantation of the Family Health Strategy. Thus, one can conclude that the query is nursing action in primary prevention and control of the disease being studied, and that the determinants of adherence-nonadherence are complex and difficult to understand health and education must be made by a multidisciplinary team.