Atuação do enfermeiro nos Eventos Adversos Pós-Vacinação (EAPV) na rede pública do município de Trindade

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to describe the nurse's performance in adverse events following immunization (AEFI) in the town of Trindade (Go, Brazil). Childhood vaccination is very important to assure immunity and to prevent diseases. In nursing consultations, during the vaccination, the nurses advise about doses, part of the body and types of vaccines, but they do not advise mothers or child caregivers about adverse events following immunization, because of this, they do not return to health center to receive another vaccination. So, it is important that nurses know about adverse events and give this information to mothers and child caregivers at the moment of nursing consultations. Explicative-descriptive study of qualitative nature was carried out in public health center in the town of Trindade (Go, Brazil).