Modelos de treinamento de cateterismo vesical feminino e sua importância para a prática médica: uma revisão integrativa da literatura

Objective: To present and analyze the development of female urinary catheterization training models and its benefits for the improvement of medical skills. Method: an integrative review done between November 2017 and January 2018, with a search period between 2000 and 2017, of the articles indexed in PubMed and in Virtual Health Library, from the SciELO, Medline and Lilacs databases. The Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS) were used in the Portuguese, English and Spanish languages: Urinary catheterization, Feminine, Simulation training and Medical Education, associated with the Boolean operator “AND”, resulting in a final sample of 9 articles, which were analyzed by two independent researchers. Results: Evidence allowed the organization of 4 thematic categories: low-tech mannequin simulation, high-tech mannequin simulation, confidence level and porcine simulation model. Discussion: Therefore, the implementation of curricular simulation, as well as repetitive practice, with feedback and a clinical environment representative of reality, provide an increase in the degree of confidence, procedural skills and a decrease in the learning curve. Conclusion: Considering the need to develop low-cost training models, greater scientific production on female urinary catheterization, the involvement of institutions in improving care and training of health professionals for the population must be pursued.