Nurse formation for precocious detection of psychomotor deviations in suckling - Fortaleza, state of Ceará, Brazil - DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v25i2.2230

Abstract

This paper aimed to identify nurses formation for precocious detection of psychomotor deviations in suckling, the factors that interfere in their performance and to make a proposal of a schedule to subsidize them. Exploratory-descriptive study was carried out in five Units of Family Health Program, in the city of Fortaleza, state of Ceará, Brazil. Seventeen nurses who had accomplished consultation in puericulture were interviewed. Data were collected from July to October 2001, through observation and semi-structured interview. The data were analyzed, debated, and presented through tables. Eleven nurses considered themselves unprepared for precocious identification of such deviations. The obstacles pointed were: insufficient training, reduced time to improvement and excessive work routine. The nurses suggest the professional improvement, associated to work conditions improvement and acquisition of didactic and audiovisual material for preventive programs implementation. In conclusion, an implementation of an action plan that qualifies the nurses for precocious detection of those deviations is necessary.