Knowledge and practices of nursing professionals in caring for ostomates

to analyze the knowledge and practices of nursing professionals in caring for people with colostomy bag. a qualitative and descriptive study conducted with 21 nursing professionals from a General Surgery Unit. Data collection used triangulation of techniques, based on non-participant observation, analysis of nursing records, and semi-structured interviews. Analysis followed the spiral technique assumptions. it was possible to comprehend the theoretical and scientific knowledge that subsidize practice; identify contradictions related to statement and care in the profession's daily work and the intervening factors, which can facilitate and/or make the nursing care process difficult. knowledge and practices of professionals in caring for ostomates occur within work experiences, in which socialization of knowledge makes it possible to expand the perspectives of care.