Knowledge of the nursing team on pressure ulcer prevention

• Main Authors: Nariani Souza Galvão (Author), Maria Alice Barbosa Serique (Author), Vera Lúcia Conceição de Gouveia Santos (Author), Paula Cristina Nogueira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1984-0446; 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0063
• Keywords: Úlcera por Pressão; Prevenção e Controle; Equipe de Enfermagem; Estomaterapia; Hospitalar; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 70, Iss 2, Pp 294-300

ABSTRACT Objective: describe and analyze the nursing team's knowledge about classification, evaluation and measures to prevent pressure ulcers (PU) in patients hospitalized in the ICU of a teaching hospital in the city of Manaus. Method: a descriptive and exploratory study was conducted after approval by a research ethics committee. Data were collected using a validated instrument. The study sample was made up of 40 nursing staff members, of whom 14 were nurses and 26 were nursing technicians/aides. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and Student's t-test, with value of p<0.05. Results: the overall mean of hits was 63.4% for technicians/aides and 51.4% for nurses, with statistically significant differences between the groups only for the PU prevention category (p<0.001). Conclusion: a deficit of knowledge on PU prevention was found among nurses and nursing technicians/aides, demanding the training of these professionals.