SUMMARY

The title of the study is Clinical protocol for the clinical protocol for the nursing
care of mastectomized women: an exploratory descriptive study. It aims to describe the
nursing care provided to women undergoing mastectomy. It is estimated 57,120 new
cases of breast cancer that will arise in Brazil in 2014, which will require preventive and
curative measures need for humane care. The object of the study is the pre-operative
and post-operative nursing care aimed at women undergoing mastectomy. The general
aim is to know how the nursing staff care for women with mastectomies and from there,
create a clinical protocol. The research method that will be used is descriptive and
exploratory and the approach is qualitative. The scenario will be the gynecological ward
of a university hospital in the federal public educational system in Niteroi. The subjects
will be the nursing staff of the referred ward. The research instrument is a semi
structured interview. The interviews combine open and closed questions. From the
results of this project, a welfare protocol of care for women who have undergone
mastectomy will be prepared.
REACTION
Mastectomy is a surgery to remove all breast tissues from a breast as a way to
treat or prevent breast cancer. A breast cancer diagnosis changes a womans life and
represents an emotional load that could trigger emotional imbalances such as
depression, and anxiety, and stress to some patients. To prevent this from happening,
women should pious in performing preventive measures such as breast selfexamination, therefore, women should be knowledgeable regarding this. There are
different diagnostic procedures to know if a woman is at risk of having breast cancer,
thus, this study will help women to increase awareness regarding their health status.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend this journal article to all the women, student nurses, medical
professionals, and public health workers specifically barangay health workers, who have
easier access with less privilege people for an upsurge with their knowledge regarding
breast cancer awareness.