Aim:
To describe the profiles of
women with
high-risk pregnancy receiving
hospital treatment so as to provide
nursing care procedure guidelines in order to improve the
quality of care. To identify some relevant and adequate
nursing procedures for dealing with
pregnant women in
hospital; to develop guidelines on how the
healthcare providers should handle
high-risk pregnancy.
Method:
this is a descriptive exploratory study using a qualitative approach. It involves documentary
analysis, non-participant
observation, and
questionnaire to gather information from the
nursing team members of a
University Hospital which is reference in
high-risk pregnancies. The participants
will be
nurses,
nurse technicians and
nursing assistants who provide direct assistance to the
patients. The data collected
will be analyzed using descriptive
statistics and the discussion
will be based on the
literature on models of
healthcare for
women with
high-risk pregnancies...