Nursing Care for Kidney Transplant Patients: A Scoping Review

• Published in: Aquichan 2021-09, Vol.21 (3), p.1-15
• Main Authors: Teixeira Rocha, Cintia Capistrano, da Lima Neto, Alcides Viana, Pereira da Silva, Ana Beatriz, Silva Farias, Victor Alexandre, D’Eça Junior, Aurean, Rosendo da Silva, Richardson Augusto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Kidney transplants; NURSING; Nursing care; Patients; Postoperative period; Primary care; Professionals
• ISSN: 1657-5997; 2027-5374; 2027-5374
• DOI: 10.5294/aqui.2021.21.3.6

Objectives: Mapping nursing care in kidney transplant patients. Materials and method: A scoping review was conducted according to the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers’ Manual. Data were collected through 13 national and international databases from December 2020 to January 2021, following scientific rigor in the selection of the material. The pre-selection was made by reading the title, abstract and introductory text in advance; the materials included in this stage were read in full to define the content for the study. Results: Fifteen studies were included. Of these, 60% are articles; dissertations, manuals, protocols, guidelines and bulletins totaled 40% of the material studied. 86.6% of the material has a quantitative approach. Regarding the methodological design, 73.3% were descriptive/transversal character studies. Regarding the mapping of nursing care, it was possible to divide them into two categories: nursing care after kidney transplantation (immediate, mediated and late) and nursing care after kidney transplantation in primary health/extra-hospital care. Conclusions: It is concluded that the study allowed mapping nursing care to kidney transplant patients in the immediate, late and primary health care periods.