Open AccessKnowledge of nurses in primary health care about the indication of special coverage
Author(s) -
Cristiano Caveião,
Ana Paula Hey,
Willian Barbosa Sales,
Edson Tavares,
Elisangela Souza,
Marly Marton Bittencourt Gervásio da Silva
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
estima
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2595-7007
pISSN - 1806-3144
DOI - 10.30886/estima.v16.562
Subject(s) - percentile , medicine , primary health care , primary care , health care , confidence interval , descriptive statistics , family medicine , statistics , environmental health , mathematics , population , economics , economic growth
Objective: To identify the knowledge of nurses in primary health care in a municipality about the indication of special coverage. Method: An exploratory, descriptive study with a quantitative approach performed with 101 nurses in 109 health units of primary health care through a structured instrument. The data were statistically analyzed with frequency distribution, percentiles, average, median, standard deviation, coecient of variation, condence interval, p-value and two-proportion equality test to compare the group that has qualication/improvement in the area with the group do not have. Results: About the indication of the coverage, 79.2% reported that it is intended to control exudate and non-viable tissue, and the indication with the highest percentage of correct answers for use in wounds was the silver hydrobra coverage and hydrocolloid with silver. Conclusion: Primary care nurses with qualication/ improvement courses do not have enough knowledge to indicate the coverage.