O ENFERMEIRO FRENTE À CLASSIFICAÇÃO DE RISCO EM URGÊNCIA E EMERGÊNCIA: UMA REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA DE LITERATURA

Abstract

Emergency and urgent services are the gateways for many who seek care for different types of illnesses. With the emergence of risk classification, whose purpose is to provide greater quality and promptness in care following the needs of each patient. In this way, the nurse's assistance stands out, in being in the front line as in charge of the application of the risk classification protocol. It is a qualitative research of the integrative Literature Review type, searched for in Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Bireme, LILACS and databases found in the Capes Journal Portal, between 2008 and 2019. The inclusion criteria were: articles available in Portuguese, published between 2008 and 2019, which discuss topics related to the risk classification nurse. In the literature, the role of nurses in risk classification is demonstrated, carrying out the reception and screening of the patient and classifying them according to the needs of each. It is concluded that, it is essential to emphasize that, despite the challenges found, risk classification is a precise means for an efficient work technique, and of important relevance for classification.