URSING ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC WOUNDS

AN EXPERIENCE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Abstract

Objective: to report the experience of resident nurses in the care of people with chronic wounds in the scope of Primary Health Care. Method: This is an experience report of nurses residing in a Multiprofessional Program at two Basic Health Units in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, from March 2020 to February 2021. Results: The main types of wounds chronic diseases treated during the period of this experience were: vasculogenic ulcers, oncological lesions, pressure injuries, ostomies and diabetic ulcers. As a difficulty, the absence of permanent education of professionals and of inputs/appropriate physical structure of Basic Health Units were identified. Conclusions: In this way, comprehensive, multiprofessional and subject-centered care is often limited by the inconsistencies and fragmentations observed in Primary Health Care, with Residency programs being a tool for mutual training between resident professionals, preceptors and managers of the health services.