The brazilian scientific production of nursing care to patients with pressure ulcers

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Rodrigo Marques Da
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Peres, Roger Rodrigues, Camponogara, Silviamar, Brum, Crhis Netto de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/2486
• topic: Nursing care; Students nursing; Pressure ulcer; Atención de Enfermería; Estudiantes de enfermería; Úlcera por presión; Cuidados de enfermagem; Estudantes de enfermagem; Úlcera por pressão; Cuidados a Portadores de Lesões de Pele

Objective: to know what has been produced on pressure ulcers in order to make reflections on this theme in health care. Method: it was a bibliographic review, a quantitative approach, in SciELO, BDENF and LILACS, through the descriptor Pressure ulcer and the Portuguese language. Productions in Portuguese published from 1999 to 2010 were included. A summary table was drawn up, to assess the professional category of the first author of each publication, methodology, source, research subjects, areas of knowledge of subjects study and main theme of the study. Results: From the productions found, 47.14% use field research. Productions with patients stood out, 68.57% of those admitted to hospitals, 14.28% of total involving health professionals and 2.85% nursing students. Conclusion: The Brazilian literature has produced little research for the discussion of teaching and learning in the treatment and prevention of pressure ulcers.