WORKPLACE NURSE IN THE PREVENTION OF SILICOSIS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

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.