Preventive Measures For pressure injuries: structure of social representations of nursing teams

• Autor(a) principal: Almeida,Rosa Maria Ferreira de
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Tura,Luiz Fernando Rangel, Silva,Rafael Celestino da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342022000100492
• topic: Pressure Ulcer; Patient Safety; Nursing; Psychology; Social

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the structure of social representations on the preventive measures to pressure injury of nursing teams. Method: Qualitative research, based on the structural approach of Social Representations. It was conducted with 103 nursing professionals from a specialized hospital, using the Word Association Test. Data were submitted to prototypical analysis, using two analysis techniques of centrality, similarity and double negation. Results: The evocations “care” and “decubitus” made up the central core of the representation, which was structured based on the imagery dimension of changing position, from which a hierarchy of preventive measures occurs. The term “care” referred to the normative dimension of representation as a responsibility of nursing, and to the practical dimension, as preventive actions with the use of technologies. Conclusion: The image, normative and practice dimensions are part of the representation structure and guide compliance with preventive measures.