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Rev Gaucha Enferm. 2021 Nov 03;42:e20200396. doi: 10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20200396. eCollection 2021.

Laser in wounds: knowledge translation to an effective and innovative nursing practice.

Revista gaucha de enfermagem

[Article in Portuguese]
Amália de Fátima Lucena, Taline Bavaresco, Dóris Baratz Menegon, Silvete Maria Brandão Schneider, Rodrigo Madril Medeiros, Celia Mariana Barbosa de Souza

Affiliations

  1. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós- Graduação em Enfermagem. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
  2. Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Comissão do Processo de Enfermagem. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
  3. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-cirúrgica. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
  4. Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Comissão de Prevenção e Tratamento de Feridas. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
  5. Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Serviço de Enfermagem Ambulatorial. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
  6. Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Gestão de assistencial de Convênios e Particulares. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
  7. Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Serviço de Medicina Ocupacional. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

PMID: 34755805 DOI: 10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20200396

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe the knowledge translation obtained through research of low-level laser therapy to wound treatment in the clinical practice.

METHODS: Experience report about implementation strategies of this new technology in a university hospital, being an extension course the main one, developed between May and December 2019.

RESULTS: The course was carried out by researchers in partnership with clinical nurses to 13 nurses from different areas with previous experience in wound care. Were taught 30 theoretical-practical class hours, part of them supervised in a real clinical setting, besides case studies. From that, an exclusive nursing consultation schedule of laser therapy was created at the outpatient and its use was also improved to patients admitted in several units of the hospital.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The knowledge translation developed about laser therapy allowed its implementation as a technology in wound treatment, qualifying the professional practice and benefiting the treatment of patients with wounds.

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