The performance of the nurse in the specialty of plastic surgery: experience report

Abstract

Objective: to report the performance of nurses in a Surgical Center specialized in plastic surgery based on the experience of a nursing student in a supervised extracurricular internship in the Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Sector of a private hospital in a large city in the interior of Minas Gerais. Method: experience report carried out from the observation of the performance of nurses in the Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Sector of a private hospital in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, between September 2021 and January 2022. Result: the activities carried out by nurses are mostly perioperative care, management and multidisciplinary or isolated in adjuvant therapies. Care is systematic according to the patient's demands. Conclusion: the role of nursing in plastic surgery is new and little explored, it is based on actions already performed by nurses and points to the need for constant improvement.