Nursing assistance to women affected by eclampsia and pre-eclampsia: revision integrativa

Abstract

Objective: To search the scientific literature for what the evidence points to nursing care for women affected by pre-eclampsia / eclampsia. Method: This is an integrative literature review study conducted in the databases, LILACS, SciELO, MedLine and BDENF from October to November 2020. The following descriptors and search sequence were used: pre-eclampsia OR eclampsia AND nursing care. The analysis corpus comprised 5 articles. Results: According to the selected and revised articles, the early screening for pre-eclampsia / eclampsia is very important to minimize the risk of health problems, so the control and monitoring of blood pressure in pregnant women are indispensable approaches. Conclusion: The study made it possible to analyze that nursing is an indispensable and extremely important part of the multidisciplinary team, whether in the basic health unit doing screening and early nursing diagnoses, or in advanced support units.