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Applying best practices to pregnant women in the obstetric center
Bianca da Costa Vieira1, Marli Terezinha Stein Backes1, Lediana Dalla Costa2
1Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Objective:
To identify the meaning attributed by nursing technicians to good care practices based on scientific evidence used with the pregnant women during the dilation stage of labor.
Method:
A qualitative study, based on Grounded Theory principles. Twelve interviews with nursing technicians attending labor in the obstetric center of two public hospitals, in Florianópolis/SC, were performed, from August of 2016 to March of 2017. Data were analyzed using open, axial coding.
Results:
The implementation of good practices, for nursing technicians, means adequately performing their activities, providing humanized care to the pregnant woman, respecting her autonomy, promoting pain relief, and a peaceful labor.
Final Considerations:
An adequate number of technicians must be determined to maintain quality of care, and to complete nursing records in a more detailed and systematized manner.
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