ISSN: 2642-6250
Authors: Lohn VL*, Klaus Flores FL and Donay Alves BG
Objective: To analyze the scientific production of nurses about nursing care for patients undergoing heart transplantation. Method: Integrative review, with a survey of articles from the last 10 years indexed in the SciELO, LILACS and VHL search bases, in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Results: Studies show that nurses are of paramount importance to the heart transplant process, whether pre, trans and postoperatively. There is still a low adherence of professionals to the production of articles and bibliographies. Conclusion: TxC is a highly complex procedure, which requires monitoring by a multidisciplinary team, with the nurse being the professional who will be close to the patient at all stages of the procedure. Clarifying your doubts about the procedures, in the control of anxiety and insecurities.
Keywords: Heart Transplantation; Cardiac Insufficiency; Nursing Care
