A enfermagem forense como componente curricular dos cursos de enfermagem: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: violence must be recognized as a public health issue, due to its impact on the biological, social and psychological spheres, in this context, the forensic specialty in the area of nursing is configured by the application of scientific and technical knowledge of the Nurse in forensic cases, with the intersection between the health system and the penal system. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the scientific productions that address the forensic nursing as a curricular component in nursing courses. METHOD: This is a methodological study of the integrative literature review type. The research followed the following steps: 1) preparation of the guiding question 2) selection of descriptors; 3) cross-referencing of descriptors to create the combinations that were analyzed in the MEDLINE databases via PubMed, Bireme via the Virtual Health Library (BVS) and Scopus, in addition to crossing gray literature, Google Scholar and CAPES Theses and Dissertations. RESULTS: There is a significant presence of national productions – 12 out of a total of 23 scientific productions – which emphasize the importance of forensic nursing as a curricular component in undergraduate nursing courses. They are divided into studies that analyzed the curricular components, studies that developed strategies to include forensic nursing as a curricular component, studies that evaluated the effectiveness of including forensic nursing in undergraduate nursing courses, and studies that evaluated the students' level of knowledge about forensic nursing. CONCLUSION: It is important and necessary for generalist nurses to know the topic of forensic nursing, which is fundamental for the quality of care for patients who are victims of violence. Thus, it is understood that the insertion of forensic nursing in the curricular component can be done through elective subjects or by inserting contents that address the theme directly in existing subjects.