Estratégias para o alívio da sede na pessoa em cuidados perioperatórios

Abstract

This report, included in the study plan of the Master's Course in Nursing in the area of Specialization in Medical-Surgical Nursing, by the Portuguese Catholic University, aims to explain the entire process of learning and developing specialized skills in the scientific field under study. It intends to present the description and reflective analysis of the academic path accomplished. This training course includes the elaboration of a research work, the focus of this report that competed for the master’s skills, entitled “Strategies to relieve thirst on the perioperative patient”. Within the scope of the internships, carried out in the context of an operating room and emergency room, skills were developed through the provision of specialized nursing care to the person in critical situation and their family; promoting the quality of nursing care; and the promotion of good practices for infection prevention and control. As a strategy to support evidence-based practice, we participated in the Advanced Life Support Course and in the XI National Days and IX International Days of Nursing entitled "A Nursing to Create a Future in the Present" in which the poster entitled “Strategies to relive thirst on the perioperative patient: a scoping review” (appendix III). The academic path experienced allowed the consolidation of knowledge and the development of skills that contributed to the provision of specialized nursing care, through a critical look, based on scientific evidence.

Date of Award	28 Nov 2022
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Maria Manuela Madureira Lebre Mendes (Supervisor)