Evidence of health service waste management in primary care
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.19175/recom.v12i0.4648Keywords:
Atenção primária à Saúde, Educação em Saúde Ambiental, Enfermagem., Plano de Gerenciamento dos Resíduos de Serviços de Saúde, Saúde PúblicaAbstract
Objective: To describe the state of evidence related to the management and in-service education of the interprofessional team on Waste from Health Services (WHS), specifically in Primary Health Care (PHC).Method: Integrative review in LILACS, BDENF, PubMed®, WOS, CINAHL and SciVerse Scopus databases between 2010 and 2020 in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Results: The sample consisted of 17 articles from emerging and underdeveloped countries, with a lack of knowledge and nonconformities in the management and compliance with regulations regarding environmental health, slipping into occupational risks. The interpretation generated: (1) The management and urgency of continuing education in service: between inadequacies and adaptations and (2) Proposals for effective management in Primary Care. Conclusion: Level VI evidence was synthesized, describing the need for permanent in-service education to change practices and pay greater attention to the Health Services Waste Management Plan in PHC.
