ALÉM DA PRESCRIÇÃO: COMO A EDUCAÇÃO EM SAÚDE PODE IMPACTAR NO USO DAS DROGAS VASOATIVAS

BEYOND THE PRESCRIPTION: HOW HEALTH EDUCATION CAN IMPACT ON THE USE OF VASOACTIVE DRUGS

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Vasoactive Drugs (VADs) are drugs used in patients who present decompensation of vital systems or who have increased risk of death. These drugs require medical prescription and require special care in their use, since, due to their potency, there may be effective changes in the vital parameters of the individual, moreover, the inappropriate indication can lead to decompensation in the patient's health condition. In this context, health education becomes indispensable for the use of VADs to be safe and effective. OBJECTIVE: To know which actions in health education make the use of vasoactive drugs safer. METHODS: Systematic review using the descriptors "Cardiovascular Agents AND Education, Public Health Professional" that were entered into the databases Virtual Health Library and Science Direct. RESULTS: The search resulted in 166 articles that after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria did not fit the present research, and a search for articles that partially met the inclusion and exclusion criteria was performed. CONCLUSIONS: Among the professionals who work with vasoactive drugs, the physicians reported little knowledge about the safety processes related to these drugs and the nursing staff had doubts about the dilution, application, effects and risks of these drugs. Regarding training, the nursing staff is the one that is most trained with refresher courses on the topic of VADs and physicians are resistant to participate in these improvement processes.