Abstract

COVID-19 AND KIDNEY DISEASE: THE ROLE OF NURSES

Maria Marcia Damazio de Oliveira, Edilaine do Couto Dias, Priscila Lima da Silva, Aníbal Monteiro de Magalhães-Neto and Luis Carlos Oliveira Gonçalves*

ABSTRACT

Viruses are among the pathogens that cause the main respiratory diseases, a fact that gained strength with the appearance of the new coronavirus, which had its first notification in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan (China) and three months later became a pandemic. This narrative literature review aimed to search for new information about the acute and chronic damage to the renal tissue caused by COVID-19, its mechanisms, biomarkers and the influence of Nursing in the promotion, protection and health recovery of patients affected by severe form of the disease. The COVID-19 pandemic caused deaths in patients with previous comorbidities such as: renal failure, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and obesity, with tropism for the respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatic and nervous systems, with transmission through the respiratory tract or contact with mucous membranes. Among the most common symptoms are dry cough, fever, shortness of breath, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, fatigue, malaise, anosmia, ageusia and chills. The nurse manages, plans and implements strategies, following pre-established guidelines in the containment of contagious diseases, which makes it possible, in the midst of a scenario of chaos, to administer supplies, labor, equipment and adequacy of physical and sanitary infrastructure for emergency care for such an unusual situation currently experienced.

Keywords: Pandemic, Public Health, Nursing Care.