Introduction:

To guarantee nursing care reliability to patients with hematological disorders, through safe procedures, based on the most possible scientific actions, it is essential to perform a quality physical examination, with a focus on the main disturbances undertaken by those patients

Objective:

To identify the perceptions of nurses during the physical examination in hospitalized patients with hematological disorders.

Methods:

Qualitative research with ten nurses participating in the care of hematological patients, in a reference hospital for hematological diseases in Rio de Janeiro State. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed through thematic analysis.

Results:

All participants responded that they performed the physical examination in their professional practice. Regarding the question about the main component that should be identified by the nurse during the execution of the physical examination of the hematological client, bleeding was the response most verbalized by the participants. Concern was observed in the identification of psychoemotional problems derived from a hematological condition.

Conclusion:

The correct identification of the problems presented by hematological patients, through careful clinical evaluation, becomes fundamental for the development of actions that favor an improvement in the quality of health care.

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