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Review
. 2017 Jan-Feb;70(1):210-219.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0214.

Nursing practice in home care: an integrative literature review

[Article in Portuguese, English]
Angélica Mônica Andrade  1   2 , Kênia Lara Silva  1   2 , Clarissa Terenzi Seixas  2   3 , Patrícia Pinto Braga  2   4
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Review

Nursing practice in home care: an integrative literature review

[Article in Portuguese, English]
Angélica Mônica Andrade et al. Rev Bras Enferm. 2017 Jan-Feb.
Free article

Abstract

Objective:: analyze scientific production on nursing practice in home care.

Method:: integrative review employing databases LILACS, BDENF, IBECS, and MEDLINE. Studies in Spanish, English, and Portuguese were included, regardless of publishing date.

Results:: after analyzing 48 articles, it was found that nursing practice in home care is complex, employing a multitude of actions by using three technologies: soft; soft-hard especially; and hard. Challenges related to the home-care training process are reported in the literature. Nurses use knowledge from their experience and scientific recommendations in conjunction with their reflections on the practice.

Conclusion:: home nursing practice is fundamental and widespread. Relational and educational actions stand out as necessary even in technical care, with a predominant need for home-care training.

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