Nurse's actions in the care of patients with septic shock in the uti

Introduction: Sepsis occurs when chemicals released into the bloodstream to fight an infection trigger inflammation throughout the body. Objective: To analyze the actions of nurses in the care of patients with septic shock in the Intensive Care Unit. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review. Online indexes were used, such as Scientific and Technical Literature of Latin America and the Caribbean, Online System for Search and Analysis of Medical Literature and the Nursing and Virtual Health Database, in Portuguese and English languages, in the period from 2017 to 2020. Original articles available in full in Portuguese between January 2017 and January 2020 were included in the search. Repeated articles, monographs, master's dissertations, and literature reviews were excluded. The final sample selected was 12 articles according to the central theme. Results: It was evidenced that the nurses' main conducts in the care of patients with septic shock are: the administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics intravenously, combined with regular temperature measurement, correct hand hygiene and checking capillary blood glucose at least every 4 hours. Conclusion: The intensive care nurses' assistance to septic shock patients is complex, requiring from these professionals’ agility, initiative and, mainly, adequate technical and scientific knowledge.