Nurse's knowledge about the importance and operationalization of the national neonatal triage program

Abstract

Aim: to describe nurses' knowledge about the importance and operationalization of the National Neonatal Triage Program (NNTP). Method: a qualitative, descriptive study carried out with ten nurses in a municipality of Mato Grosso, in the period of August and September of 2016. The data was collected through a semi-structured interview, and afterwards they were submitted to a thematic analysis. Results: the simplification of the responses regarding the Neonatal Triage (NT) showed some insecurity in its operationalization, superficial and fragmented theoretical basis by the participants in portraying the NNTP. Final considerations: it was verified that the participants knew about NT, but did not present them in a complete and concise manner according to the NNTP, which refers to the lack of permanent education programs and motivation to seek changes

Keywords

• enfermagem
• triagem neonatal
• saúde da criança