THE NURSE'S PERFORMANCE FRONT OF THE CARE OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Abstract

Objective: To discuss the results of scientific research that address strategies for coping with sexual violence in childhood and adolescence as part of the nurse's work together with the multidisciplinary team in the health care network. Methods: This is an Integrative Literature Review, a method in which substantiated data are extracted to encourage evidence-based practice by using critical evaluation and synthesis of available studies. The sample consisted of 6 articles in English and Portuguese from the virtual health library database. Results: The study presents what are the recommendations for the role of the nurse as a member of the multidisciplinary team for the prevention, identification, and monitoring of victims of sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence. Three distinct categories were listed: I - Professional knowledge as a precedent for care; II- Nursing in the intervention against sexual abuse of children and adolescents; and III- Health education in the prevention process. Regarding sexual violence, there is a need for greater professional training to organize and optimize network care, starting with primary care health teams. Conclusion: Through recommendations in the literature, the importance of articulation, training and updating of nurses is perceived, to increase notification and provide comprehensive care to patients, always aiming at the context of prevention and not only the assistance of cases already evidence of abuse, placing the role of this professional in health education as extremely important, so that children and adolescents can identify traces of sexual abuse.