Atuação do enfermeiro na assistência ao paciente oncológico submetido a quimioterapia: uma revisão bibliográfica

Abstract

Cancer is a disease characterized by exacerbated and uncontrolled growth of the number of cells, being one of the leading causes of mortality in the world. Treatments include chemotherapy, which can cause the patient several side effects such as nausea, vomiting, constipation and malnutrition. The nurse is the professional responsible for providing care and elaborating a care plan for each client. The main objective of the work is to know and identify through the literature review, journals that emphasize the role of nurses to the treatment of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and to know the main side effects. A bibliographic review research with a qualitative approach is then proposed using indirect documentation. The discussion was addressed in two topics: nurse performance in patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment, highlighting the systematization of nursing care and the specific planning for each patient and the main side effects of chemotherapy and nursing care, being described the main side effects and nursing care about each effect presented. We conclude that there are few translated materials on the performance of nurses to patients undergoing chemotherapy and its side effects, and the need for deeper and more specific studies on the subject.