Síndrome de Wolff-Parkinson-White: uma avaliação da assistência de enfermagem

Abstract

Framework: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (SWPW) is characterized by ventricular pre-excitation that occurs by an anomalous atrioventricular accessory pathway. Objectives: Evaluate the quality of nursing attention in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in biopsychosocial context of individuals affected by this pathology; Report knowledge of nursing attention in care for patients with SWPW; describe nursing care in SWPW from the perspective of clinical nurses. Methodology: A descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative approach and field research in two health institutions. 63 nurses were interviewed, their lines were analyzed using the technique of Laurence Bardin. Results: It was found that most nurses don’t know the syndrome, however know the following approved protocols of heart diseases. Conclusion: Nurses unaware of SWPW, but hold the necessary skills to carry out assistance according to the needs of patients. The nurse is involved in management functions, managerial and bureaucratic in service, which can take the main focus on the internal support, being a risk factor before complications, which in these cases, the service will be performed by unqualified practitioners.