Nursing care in prenatal care in pregnant women diagnostic with syphilis: through an integrative review

Abstract

Objective: This study to describe the strategies adopted by nurses in the management of pregnant women diagnosed with syphilis. Methods: This is an integrative review, qualitative, carried out between of January 2020-March 2021, in the databases of Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), International Literature in Sciences da Saúde (PUBMED), in the Online Electronic Scientific Library (Scielo) and Virtual Health Library (VHL), based on the inclusion of scientific articles available in full, in free access, published in the period between 2017 and 2020. Results: 120 articles were found in the databases, 92 were excluded after applying the exclusion criteria, 28 articles were selected to be read in full and, at the end, 21 studies were included to be analyzed in order to support the literature review. Final considerations: It the literature points out the importance of the nursing professional in promoting comprehensive actions that qualify this service, with a good reception, guidance on the need for screening for syphilis still in the Prenatal phase, always notifying, carrying the active search, in order to develop a follow-up to the elaborated therapy, and, to monitor serological analyzes, avoiding complications and ensuring greater safety for the mother and the baby.