NURSES' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PRESSURE INJURY PROTOCOL IN A PRIVATE AND ACCREDITED HOSPITAL

• Autor(a) principal: de Lima de Moura, Vanessa Leal
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Koller, Francisco José, dos Santos, Aline Renata, Batista, Josemar, Burdzinski., Vanessa de Fátima
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Enfermagem Atual In Derme
• Texto Completo: https://revistaenfermagematual.com/index.php/revista/article/view/1231
• topic: Lesão por Pressão; Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde; Cuidados de Enfermagem; Avaliação em Enfermagem; Segurança do Paciente; Pressure Injury; Quality of Health Care; Nursing Care; Nursing Evaluation; Patient Safety

ABSTRACT: Objective: To investigate the knowledge of nurses regarding the use of the pressure injury protocol instituted in a private and accredited hospital. Methodology: Research with quantitative and cross-sectional approach, carried out in a private and internationally certified hospital, located in the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil. Data collection occurred through the use of a questionnaire elaborated by the researchers themselves and applied to 27 nurses during November 2020.  Results: There was a prevalence of participation of nurses working in intensive care units (n=8;29.63%), and in hospitalization units (n=5; 18.52%). Regarding the use of the protocol for prevention and classification of pressure injury established by the research hospital, 16 nurses use it (59.26%) and 21 (77.78%) are able to apply the Braden scale daily. Regarding the standardized dressings in the institution through the protocol, 14 (51.85%) of the nurses feel secure for their indication and use and 13 (48.15%) do not feel secure. Nine nurses reported participating in the dressing committee (33.33%). Conclusion: The data revealed the use of the Braden scale daily by nurses, low participation of professionals in the committee of dressings and incipience regarding the knowledge of nurses in relation to the protocol.