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NURSING PRACTICE WITH WOMEN MAKING CANCER PREVENTIVE
ANAHLÚ PESERICO ([email protected]) / ENFERMAGEM/ CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO
FRANCISCANO- UNIFRA, SANTA MARIA, RS
ORIENTADOR: MARTHA HELENA TEIXEIRA DE SOUZA ([email protected]) / Dda. Docente do Curso
de Enfermagem do Centro Universitário Franciscano - UNIFRA, SANTA MARIA, RS
LUIZA SMEHA DE MATOS ([email protected]) / ENFERMAGEM/ CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO
FRANCISCANO- UNIFRA, SANTA MARIA, RS
CRISTIANE MASSOLI MOREIRA ([email protected]) / ENFERMAGEM/ CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO
FRANCISCANO- UNIFRA, SANTA MARIA, RS
RITA PATRICIA PEREIRA TORRES ([email protected]) / ENFERMAGEM/ CENTRO
UNIVERSITÁRIO FRANCISCANO- UNIFRA, SANTA MARIA, RS
VALÉRIA DA ROSA ([email protected]) / ENFERMEIRA DA SECRETARIA MUNICIPAL DE SAÚDE
DO MUNICÍPIO DE SANTA MARIA, RS, SANTA MARIA, RS
Palavras-Chave:
Keywords: Nursing; Women's Health; Cervical cancer.
INTRODUCTION: In recent times, nursing has been emphasizing preventive care, looking for ways to
stimulate and mobilize the realization of care by health professionals. One relevant way is the orientation on
the importance and on the routing of preventive examinations, promoting, then, self-knowledge and
expanding confidence between the participants in the process, providing an effective work.1 This process
includes tests for cancer prevention, which is subject to two levels: the primary prevention that can be realized
by using condoms during coitus, one way to avoid infection by Human papilloma virus (HPV), which has an
important role in the development of the CCU and its precursor lesions and the secondary prevention which is
realized through the screening test for cervical cancer.2 In this perspective, this study has how objective
toknow the practice of nursing in the prevention of uterus cancer. METHODOLOGY: This is a descriptive
exploratory study with qualitative approach, developed in the Basic Unit of eastern Santa Maria/RS. In order
to develop this study, data were collected from reports of cancer prevention program and nursing care was
observed in a Basic Unit, from August to November of 2010. Ethical issues were relevant; therefore
confidentiality and anonymity were assured to the subjects, always avoiding manipulation of data.3 RESULTS
AND DISCUSSION: The period during which this research was developed, 138 women received health care
and realized the screening test for cancer. Concerning those women, 100% received nursing orientations
about the test, how often it must be realized, and the importance of this exam for the cervical cancer
prevention, among others. When those women returned to receive the results of the examination, nurses
gave them others orientations, such as: liberation in case of a negative result, referral for medical care and
examination and request of the sexual partner’s presence, when necessary. In case of women who could not
return to receive the result, active search was conducted through home visits. Problems identified in the
development of this work were related to the women’s own difficulties and the organization of health services,
for instance, women have insufficient knowledge about cervical cancer, their bodies, shame and fear to do the
exam, as well as fear of results, lack of privacy during examinations, among others.4 CONCLUSION: Nursing
practice in preventing cervical cancer is extremely important for women who look for health services. It was
noticed in this work that nursing has an effective performance when offering the exam, as well as in the
examinations and in the active search for women who do not use the service. Moreover, nursing has been
encouraging women to be increasingly informed, promoting their health. It was evident with this work that
nurses are fulfilling their commitment to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
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