Contributions of the Nursing Care Systematization to the Chronic Kidney Patient: An Integrative Review

Objective: The study's purpose has been to analyze the contributions of the Nursing Care Systematization (NCS) with regards to the care provided to the chronic renal failure-bearing patient, and then identifying the main nursing diagnoses found. Methods: It is an integrative literature review that was carried out at the databases/libraries, namely, MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO and BDENI.This research followed the methodology comprised by six stages as proposed by Lawrence H. Ganong. Results: 15 articles were included in this study. They emphasized that the NCS is a study-based importance instrument, which has a direct impact on the patient safety. The studies also showed the following as the main nursing diagnoses: risk of infection, activity intolerance, risk of ineffective renal perfusion and altered sleep pattern. Conclusion: Notwithstanding the prominent NCS importance, though in a controversial way, the workers do not have enough knowledge and do not demand enough personnel to perform the work adequately in the nephrology services due to work overload.