Nursing care for patients on mechanical ventilation: an integrative Review
International Journal of Development Research
Nursing care for patients on mechanical ventilation: an integrative Review
Received 18th June, 2021; Received in revised form 20th July, 2021; Accepted 26th August, 2021; Published online 27th September, 2021
Copyright © 2021, José William Araújo do Nascimento et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To identify in the scientific literature the main nursing care for patients on mechanical ventilation. Methods: This was an integrative review carried out in the Virtual Health Library (VHL), allowing simultaneous access to the following databases: Base de dados de enfermagem (BDENF), Índice Bibliográfico EspanholemCiências da Saúde (IBECS) and Literatura Latino-Americana e Caribenhaem Ciências da Saúde (LILACS). The descriptors "mechanical ventilation", "artificial respiration", "nursing care", "nursing" and "critical care" were used. The time limit set was between 2015 and 2020. Results: 12 articles comprised the sample of this study and regarding the nursing care identified, these were divided into six categories: endotracheal tube care, mechanical ventilator-related care, circuit-related care, care during hygiene and aspiration, care related to the prevention of bronchial aspiration, and care related to sedation. Conclusion: This review study identified the main nursing care related to patients on mechanical ventilation. Good nursing practice in invasive mechanical ventilation, designed by intensive care nurses, scientifically supports patient care in invasive ventilatory support.
