WORKPLACE NURSE IN THE PREVENTION OF SILICOSIS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

Authors

  • Severina Silvana Soares Duarte Federal University of Campina Grande University Hospital Alcides Carneiro (HUAC)
  • Eliane Leite Sousa Federal University of Campina Grande / UFCG
  • Edva Duarte Brito Federal University of Campina Grande / UFCG University Hospital Alcides Carneiro (HUAC)
  • Rogéria Mônica Seixas Xavier de Abreu Master's Graduate Programme in Agribusiness Systems Federal University of Campina Grande/UFCG
  • Maria Rosilene Cândido Moreira Postgraduate Program Professor of Sustainable Regional Development Federal University of Cariri / UFCA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i2.592-598

Keywords:

Silicosis, Occupational Health, Nursing, Pneumoconiosis

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the spread of knowledge regarding silicosis and to identify the occupational health nurse course of action to prevent. Method: It was employed an integrative review of the literature held in the databases: LILACS, SCIELO, BDENF and PUBMED. The employed keywords were “silicosis”, “occupational health nursing” and “pneumoconiosis”, published in Portuguese, Spanish and English, in the years 2004 to 2014. Eight articles met the inclusion criteria, were selected and answered the guiding questions. Results: The selected articles seek to deepen the knowledge on silicosis, to estimate its prevalence, to establish the patients profile, to describe the major symptoms, to identify the major risk factors associated with the disease and to evaluate the quality of living of those afflicted by it. Conclusion: Silicosis is a public health problem with high prevalence and which requires very specific strategies to its prevention and control, especially those developed in nursing work.

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Published

2017-04-11

How to Cite

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Soares Duarte SS, Sousa EL, Brito ED, Xavier de Abreu RMS, Moreira MRC. WORKPLACE NURSE IN THE PREVENTION OF SILICOSIS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW. Rev. Pesqui. (Univ. Fed. Estado Rio J., Online) [Internet]. 2017Apr.11 [cited 2024Nov.22];9(2):592-8. Available from: https://seer.unirio.br/cuidadofundamental/article/view/4436

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Integrative Review of the Literature

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