Praxis applicability by the nursing team front to the prevention of pressure injuries in the intensive therapy unit: Integrative Review
International Journal of Development Research
Praxis applicability by the nursing team front to the prevention of pressure injuries in the intensive therapy unit: Integrative Review
Received 19th May 2020; Received in revised form 20th June 2020; Accepted 29th July 2020; Published online 30th August 2020
Copyright © 2020, Jaqueline Machado Cruz et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The study aimed to describe the knowledge, the praxis and the main barriers faced by the nursing team in the prevention of pressure injuries in the adultintensive therapyunit. Integrativeliterature review performed in April 2020 in the LILACS, BDENF and IBECS databases. It was identified that the main tools used by nursing professionals for the prevention of Pressure Injuries (PSIs) are: Bradenscale, cushions, decubitus change and bedstorage. As well, the main challenges faced are: lack of knowledge regarding prevention and treatment of PSIs, and human and material resources; failure to systematize nursing care; and others. To facilitate the understanding of the data, the discussion was fragmented into three categories: Knowledge of nursing professionals in relation to PSI prevention; Main barriers faced by professionals through PSI prevention; and Applicability of health praxis and their impact on PSI prevention. It is concluded that nursing professionals have intermediate and/or unsatisfactory knowledge of ways and methods to prevent from appearing of pressure injuries. Developing the knowledge of professionals about safety and injury prevention measure scan maximise harm reduction.
