title: [Unit of hemodynamics: the production of the knowledge].
abstract: This study aimed at doing an integrative review that has as objective to investigate what has been published on nursing in hemodynamic in the following data bases: Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS), and Nursing Database (BDENF); with the descriptors: Enfermagem and Hemodinâmica and Nursing and Hemodynamics. The data indicate that the studies in his majority were developed by nurses, and made a list to the presence of nursing, there were still boarded aspects made a list to the reprocess of catheters and health of the professionals of nursing. Nevertheless, it is noticeable that the publication of works connected with the thematic of hemodynamic is limited. However, they demonstrate the predominance of inquiries and reports making a list to the aspects of the presence of nursing in this sector which may represent the necessities and the problems that permeate the work.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Graciele Fernanda da Costa
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Linch
authors.forename: Laura de Azevedo
authors.initials: Lde A
authors.lastname: Guido
authors.forename: Luiza de Oliveira
authors.initials: Lde O
authors.lastname: Pitthan
authors.forename: Juliane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Umann
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D013041:Specialties, Nursing