Abstract
Objective: To identify non-pharmacological nursing practices in the literature regarding adequate management of nausea and vomiting according to the emetogenic potential of the protocols for Antineoplastic Therapy in women with breast cancer. Methods: This is an Integrative Literature review with search for scientific articles in the Nursing Database (BDENF), Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Online Medical Literature Search and Analysis System (MEDLINE), National Library of Medicine (PUBMED) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO). Results: 104 articles were identified, after the search and analysis process, 15 remained, which were included as the final sample of this study. Calculation of (PE) was performed to define the classification of the protocols in: High (> 90% chances of nausea and vomiting during ED), Moderate (30-90%) and Low (10-30%). In total, 48 protocols established for carrying out antineoplastic therapy were accounted for, of these, 29.2% (N = 14) High, 39.6% (N = 19) Moderate, 22.9% (N = 11) Low and 8 , 3% (N = 4) Minimum. Final considerations: The study pointed out that the main conducts are based on the implementation of educational activities that promote adequate knowledge of the patient in relation to the treatment and its possible side effects.