Extracorporeal circulation: perception of undergraduates about the nurse's performance

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the perception of nursing students about the role of nurses in cardiopulmonary bypass. Method: this is an exploratory study, with a quantitative approach, carried out in a higher education institution, in a municipality in Paraibano, with nursing students. Data collection was carried out in May 2019, using the questionnaire technique. The data were quantified and presented by means of a table and table, by frequency and percentage analysis, which are discussed in the light of the current literature. Results: From the data compilation, the following discussion axes were constructed: Axis 1- Sociodemographic data, Axis 2- Knowledge about the ECC theme, Axis 3- Nurses' performance in ECC. Conclusion: The knowledge of undergraduate students on the subject is incipient, and it is necessary to insert the theme in the curriculum of the undergraduate nursing course