Cuidados de enfermería ante la necesidad de oxigenación en adultos con enfermedad por COVID-19: revisión integrativa.

Introduction: COVID-19 disease generates acute respiratory distress syndrome, affects the need for oxygenation and demands nursing care to maintain hemodynamic stability and to prevent respiratory complications. Objective: To analyze the scientific evidence on nursing care facing the need for oxygenation in hospitalized adults with COVID-19 disease. Methods: Integrative review of a universe of 518 scientific articles published from 2020 to 2021 in the following databases: PubMed, EBSCO, CUIDEN and ScienceDirect. N=6 studies were analyzed. These address what the nursing care implies facing the need for oxygenation in adults with COVID-19. Results: Nursing care includes oxygen therapy strategies, recommendations on care in the first line of care, use of high-flow oxygen, early awake prone positioning, control of saturation and vital signs, through a nursing care process. Conclusion: Nursing care satisfies the need for oxygenation through oxygen therapy interventions, control of comorbidities and prevention of hospital risks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]