The importance of the nurse in caring for the Kangaroo method: Integrative literature review

Aim: identify the importance of the nurse in the care of the kangaroo method. METHOD: It is an integrative literature review study, developed according to the production of the following steps: delimitation of the guiding question, establishment of inclusion and exclusion criteria, search and selection by primary studies in the databases, data evaluation and analysis, results presentation and interpretation. Results: the importance of the nurse's assistance in carrying out the kangaroo method, in consideration of he has an important role in this process, by the reason of he is responsible for promoting the care, encouraging the family to be present and acting during the stages of the kangaroo method. CONCLUSION: Therefore, the nurse's role in the kangaroo method is essential to conduct the teachings about the stages of the method at the moment the mother-child is going through this process, thus ensuring the effectiveness of this strategy.