Cogitare Enfermagem (Jun 2019)

APPLICATION OF THE NURSING MODEL “PRIMARY NURSING” TO THE BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT SERVICE

  • Mariana Bertotti Mendes Nunes,
  • Marilene Loewen Wall,
  • Fátima Silvana Furtado Gerolin,
  • Nen Nalú Alves das Mercês,
  • Mariluci Hautsch Willig,
  • Juliane Dias Aldrighi,
  • Talita Wérica Borges Figueiredo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v24i0.59652
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24
p. e59652

Abstract

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Objective: To describe the application of the nursing model “Primary Nursing” to patients submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Method: Convergent-care research conducted from June to December 2016 with 20 nursing professionals from the Bone Marrow Transplant Service of a Brazilian Public Hospital. The results were obtained with the administration of a semi-structured interview. Thematic analysis described by Creswell was used in data analysis.Results: Six thematic categories based on the applicability of the Primary Nursing model emerged, as follows: Ambience and care process; Knowing the patient; Interpersonal relations; Favorable and unfavorable aspects; Organization of the care process; and Nursing Process.Conclusion: The study reports improvements and difficulties in the nursing care process with the application the Primary Nursing model, but proved above all to be a viable nursing model for the care of patients submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

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