title: [Nursing care in the use of electrosurgery].
abstract: Electrosurgery is a largely used technology in surgical wards. The implementation of evidence-based practice has become essential to nurses' decision making and was chosen as the adopted theoretical-methodological framework. The present integrative literature review aimed to search for and evaluate the scientific knowledge produced on nursing care related to the use of electrosurgery in the intraoperative period. Articles were selected using the databases MEDLINE and CINAHL, and 21 articles composed the sample. Results indicate that it is imperative for perioperative nurses to have the technical-scientific knowledge about the use of electrosurgery. Found evidences support the implementation of policies and procedures that assure the safety of patients, minimizing potential risks in the use of this technology.
authors.affiliation: Hospital do Câncer de Barretos, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria de Fátima Paiva
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.forename: Cristina Maria
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Galvã
mesh_terms: D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000451:nursing*