Acupuncturist nurse care to the patient with stable angina: a relationship towards an integral care

uma relação rumo à integralidade da assistência

Abstract

One of the nurse's attributions is to give global assistance to the patient, having in mind the promotion and recovery of their physical, mental and emotional health. This approach is essential when treating stable angina pectoris. Its therapeutic requires a wide and continuous care that aims to maintain clinical stability and improve the patient's quality of life. An alternative is the use of acupuncture to reduce stress and anxiety and to increase emotional and physical wellbeing. Scientific researches demonstrate that this therapy encourages the release of neurotransmitters that act in the vascular tone and cardiovascular illnesses such as angina pectoris. This study tries to identify the relationship between the acupuncture practiced by an acupuncturist nurse and the patient with stable angina and attempts an association between the traditional and complementary treatments to this pathology. It also aims to make a contribution to the discussion and reflection of health professionals specially the acupuncturist nurses, about the perspectives of the new treatment to the stable angina. It is a theoretical review paper performed on BVS, LILACS, SCIELO, BIREME and MEDLINE, with fifteen articles, seven books, a thesis, four manuals and a resolution. According to the obtained results and the acupuncture integral therapeutic approach, it was possible to associate this treatment to the nursing care in the field of the integral medical care. Introducing acupuncture therapy into the nursing care requires qualification.