PULSE OXIMETRY IN TRIAGING CONGENITAL CARDIOPATHIES: THE NURSE’S KNOWLEDGE AND ROLE

Pulse oximetry in the neonatal units is presented as a process for triaging serious congenital cardiopathies. The study aims to assess the level of information, and the work, of the nurses in pulse oximetry undertaken on the newborns in a public maternity unit in the municipality of Jo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ana Lúcia de Medeiros, Talita Bezerra Freitas, Juliana Sousa Soares de Araújo, Sandra da Silva Mattos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2015-09-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
Subjects:
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i3.40941