Nurses in women's health: oral contraceptives in continuous use and the risk of thrombosis

Abstract

The use of contraceptives as a form of contraception has been gaining space in society, and as a result, health professionals should be aware of the side effects, and it is up to nurses in the exercise of their profession to know the impacts of prolonged use of this drug on the body of the woman including the risk of thrombosis. The aim of this paper is to discuss the continuous use of oral contraceptives and how this use can increase the risk of thrombosis. This is an integrative literature review, applying the qualitative research method and for delimiting the contents, inclusion criteria were used: articles available in full, in Portuguese and English, published in the period from 2016 to 2021 with free access with thematic relevance. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 10 articles were selected to be analyzed, which as the use of oral contraceptives without proper medical and nursing staff guidance can harm women's health, as it does use of medication without proper guidance, which may even cause thrombosis, and this whole picture can be reversed by a detailed analysis by the nurse and the application of technical guidance and directed towards the clinical needs and history of the patient. It is concluded that it is necessary for nurses to understand the side effects caused by the prolonged use of oral hormonal methods, as well as these problems related to changeable and unchanging risk trends, and properly guide the patient in the use of drugs, or still, seek expert help.