Assistência de enfermagem na prevenção de infecção hospitalar: uma revisão integrativa da literatura

Objective: To analyze the relevance of nursing care in the prevention of nosocomial infection.Method: lntegrative review of literature of a bibliographic nature with an exploratory and descriptive approach using the platform: Virtual Health Library (VHL), Latin American Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) and (BNDEF ). The temporal delimitation covered articles published in the last five years (2015-2020). Results: After capturing and selecting the articles, some steps were taken to make the choice of those that fit the adopted criteria, so 08 articles that participated in the results and discussions were included. The discussion of the work was carried out based on the 8 selected articles highlighting the areas deemed relevant for the prevention of nosocomial infections.Conclusion: ln view of the facts mentioned in this study, it is possible to observe the relevance of nursing care in the prevention of nosocomial infections, as these professionals maintain direct contact with patients providing care through simple measures such as hand hygiene.