Scientific production of nursing guidelines for patients with breast cancer submitted to chemotherapy

Abstract

The study on screen, aims to discuss the nurse's orientation regarding the chemotherapy treatment of patients with breast câncer. An integrative review was used with a qualitative descriptive approach, in which 14 articles were captured, with a time frame from 2011 to 2020, through the Virtual Health Library platform, with the research question: How the nurse's guidance regarding the chemotherapy treatment of patients with breast cancer happen? With the careful analysis of the studies, the thematic unit “the nurse in front of the guidelines of patients undergoing chemotherapy” was obtained, which brought the points for guidance and awareness of the general condition. In conclusion, the analysis made it possible to understand the patient in the treatment of cancer and the importance of humanistic care, guidance and sensitive listening, in order to transform the difficult moment into struggle, cooperation and the will to live.