Conhecimentos dos acadêmicos de enfermagem de uma escola de saúde sobre transtornos do neurodesenvolvimento

Abstract

Neurodevelopmental disorders are disorders that cause impairments in cognitive development, personal, behavioral, social functions, motor, linguistic and intellectual skills, highlighting attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Considering the role of professional nurse as a caregiver and health educator, the importance of knowledge of this topic during the academic training process. Objective: analyze the knowledge of nursing students from a health school about the main Neurodevelopmental Disorder. Methods: this is a descriptive study of quantitative approach. Data were obtained from standardized instruments applied digitally via email, the results were recorded and organized in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, the variables were presented by relative frequency and absolute in a table and analyzed by PSPP free software, using descriptive statistics. Results: 33 academics participated in the research, the majority of whom were male female in both the 9th and 10th period, with a difference of 5.15% of responses 8% correct responses to the instrument on ADHD in responses to the instrument on ASD. Conclusion: With the application of these instruments, satisfactory results were obtained, but still need to be brought to the academy with more relevance, in addition, it was considered the role of the professional nurse as caregiver and health educator, observing the importance of knowledge of this topic even in the academic training process for correctly identify the characteristics of the main Disorders of the Neurodevelopment and provide qualified assistance to both the individual and the people in your community