Avaliação do grau de implementação do protocolo de feridas em uma das capitais do Brasil

Abstract

The city of Belo Horizonte has used the "Protocol for prevention and treatment of wounds" since 2003 with the purpose of systemizing and qualifying the assistance provided to injured patients in Primary Health Care (PHC). This study aimed to assess the implementation status of the Protocol for prevention and treatment of wounds in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and describe the profile of nurses that assist injured patients in the city. This is a quantitative, descriptive, exploratory study carried out with 75 nurses who work at PHC wound dressing rooms in the city. Most of the nursing team is made up of female nurses, civil servants, with over five years of training and professional experience, and prevailing specialization in Family Health/Public Health areas. This study has identified that nurses do not show a consistent practice when assisting injured patients, which reveals that the protocol has not been fully implemented. Even considering the limitations of this study, we can infer that the protocol has not been implemented due to lack of training, outdated protocol, limited knowledge of the subject, work overload and lack of inputs.