Weaknesses in the care of patients with pressureinjury: perception of nurses
International Journal of Development Research
Weaknesses in the care of patients with pressureinjury: perception of nurses
Received 14th July, 2019; Received in revised form 28th August, 2019; Accepted 17th September, 2019; Published online 30th October, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Almeida, Brenawinnie Souza de 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 pressure ulcer, identified as any wound in tissues with prolonged exposure under bone protuberances, has, in the Intensive Care Unit, determining and high-incidence factors to its emergence, being characterized as an indicator of quality of care, emphasizing the action of Nursing in the care. This is a qualitative, descriptive, exploratory research, developed at a public hospital unit, with 16 nurses, which aimed to identify the weaknesses of nurses regarding the care to pressure ulcer, using a semi-structured instrument. The analysis of the results revealed three categories that guided the discussions, obtaining satisfactory data related to care.
