The work of nurses in the service of contemporary mobile pre-hospital care: integrative review

Abstract

The study aimed to analyze the scientific evidence available, referring to the nurse"™s performance in the mobile pre-hospital care service. The study presents an integrative review of the literature of an exploratory-descriptive character and of qualitative origin. Thirty articles were selected, including 2 articles in English, related to study theme. The discussion was divided into subcategories summarized in the titles: Analysis of the available scientific evidence, referring to the nurse"™s performance in the contemporary mobile pre-hospital care service; Identification of the factors that contribute to the efficient or deficient performance of nurses in the contemporary mobile pre-hospital care service. It was concluded that nurses develop several responsibilities that go beyond academic training, showing that new matrices are developed with an emphasis on training of issues imbricated in pre-hospital care. It was suggested that new care models be developed where the contribution of nursing is not enclosed in protocols, allowing the applicability of the interventions to be individual.