Rosimere Ferreira Santana1, Marcos Barragan da Silva2, Daniela Aparecida da Silva Rebouças Marcos3, Cristiane Dos Santos Rosa4, Willi Wetzel Junior5, Romulo Delvalle6. 1. Universidade Federal Fluminense. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2. Residencial Geriátrico Vida. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 3. Residencial Israelita Albert Einstein. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. 4. Espaço Vianney Instituição de Longa Permanência de Idosos. Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 5. Quinta Urbana Instituição de Longa Permanência de Idosos. Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 6. Ministério Público do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: to develop a protocol of recommendations for facing dissemination of COVID-19 in Brazilian Nursing Homes. METHOD: a study of experts' recommendations using a structured form applied through the Delphi Technique, obtaining 100% agreement among professionals after four rounds of analysis. The population comprised six nurses members of the Scientific Department of Gerontological Nursing of the Brazilian Association of Nursing (Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem). RESULTS: the protocol was structured in a nucleus of nursing interventions to face the spread of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes, consisting of 8 actions. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the protocol can help nurse managers to organize assistance to face the pandemic, which can be adaptable to each reality, making training nurses and health teams easier.
OBJECTIVE: to develop a protocol of recommendations for facing dissemination of COVID-19 in Brazilian Nursing Homes. METHOD: a study of experts' recommendations using a structured form applied through the Delphi Technique, obtaining 100% agreement among professionals after four rounds of analysis. The population comprised six nurses members of the Scientific Department of Gerontological Nursing of the Brazilian Association of Nursing (Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem). RESULTS: the protocol was structured in a nucleus of nursing interventions to face the spread of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes, consisting of 8 actions. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the protocol can help nurse managers to organize assistance to face the pandemic, which can be adaptable to each reality, making training nurses and health teams easier.