Ações de enfermagem na prevenção de úlceras por pressão em pacientes internados em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Adulto

Abstract

Keywords: It is a systematic literature review from scientific articles that addressed the national research on nursing actions in the prevention of pressure ulcers (PU) in critically ill patients. The same aims identified in the literature nursing actions for prevention of pressure ulcers in patients admitted to Intensive Care Units adult. The shares most cited by nurses were changing position, daily physical examination of the skin, skin hydration, use of pads, nutritional support, use of the Braden scale and the use of pyramidal mattress and performing massage comfort. It is concluded that nurses know nursing actions for prevention however, because some obstacles, such as lack of skilled labor and interest of certain team members to perform such work; missing materials, on the lack of devices such as foam cushions, moisturizers, hydrocolloid, pyramidal mattresses, among others.hydrocolloid, pyramidal mattresses, among others.