Action of the primary health care nursing team in the face of violence against women

Abstract

Objective: To describe, based on the literature, the performance of the primary health care nursing team in the face of violence against women. Methods: This is an integrative literature review research. The following databases were used: Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences, Nursing Database, and Spanish Bibliographic Index of Health Sciences via the Virtual Health Library portal, using the descriptors: Violence against Women, Nursing Care, Nurses, Nursing Care, Family Health Strategy, Primary Health Care and Primary Care, crossed with each other by the Boolean operators AND and OR. Results: 42 publications were identified. Then, after reading the titles and abstracts of the articles and applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 10 articles were selected for the final sample of this review. Final considerations: The care strategies for women victims of violence consist of qualified listening, welcoming, bonding and trust strengthening as guidelines for the development of the care plan. Added to this, the need for referral to other health network devices as a way to expand the possibilities of interventions and solution to the problem.