Practical evaluation of clinical breast and pelvic examination performed by nurses

Authors

  • Leila Luíza Conceição Gonçalves Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde , Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Andréa Carla dos Santos Barros
  • Ana Dorcas de Melo Inagaki Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde , Departamento de Enfermagem; USP, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto
  • Ana Cristina Freire Abud Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde , Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/2316-9389.2009.v13.50541

Keywords:

Nursing Diagnosis, Women's health, Breast Neoplasms, Uterine Neoplasms

Abstract

This is a descriptive and quantitative exploratory study that aims to evaluate the clinical breast and pelvic examination performed by nurses from a Health Family Program (HFP). The sample was composed by 15 nurses from a Health Family Program of Aracaju and 150 gynecological patients that were seen between October and December, 2007. Two scripts were used, one for structured interview and another for systematic observation based on the Health Ministry rules. Data analysis showed that pelvic examination was incomplete in 83.7% of the cases and clinical breast examination was not performed in 40% of the consultations. Results show that these professionals need to be qualified in order to provide early breast and cervical cancer detection following the recommended stages of the Health Ministry.

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Published

2009-06-01

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Research

License

Copyright (c) 2009 Reme: Revista Mineira de Enfermagem

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

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Practical evaluation of clinical breast and pelvic examination performed by nurses. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2009 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 24];13(2). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50541

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