Conhecimentos e práticas de enfermagem na prevenção e cuidado às lesões por pressão

Abstract

Objective:\xa0 to identify the knowledge of the nursing staff about multiple factors that may predispose to development and imply to the care of pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients admitted in clinical units.\xa0 Method : descriptive study with mixed method, with data collected between 2018 April and July, in a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro, with 47 nursing professionals. After approval by the Research Ethics Committee, the tool “Instrumento para Identificacao do Nivel de Conhecimento Sobre Ulcera de Pressao e Medidas Preventivas” was applied, with results analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Latter, participants answered a semi-structured interview, evaluated through content analysis.\xa0 Results: \xa0a knowledge deficit related to injury prevention was identified. Regarding care, there is prejudice related to the lack of human and material resources.\xa0 Conclusion: \xa0permanent in-service education about these issues are necessary, as well as the guarantee of human and material resources.