Nursing care in the prevention of pressure injury in elderly hospitalized in the intensive care unit

Pressure Injury (LPP) is the result of the loss of integrity of the skin and underlying tissues that occurs when there is increased pressure under the skin, it is also related to friction and shear. Thus, the preventive actions of nursing professionals aim to prevent the emergence and progression of...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Sampaio, Elaine Cristina, França, Irlane Ferreira, Silva, Leandro da Cruz, Lopes, Graciana de Souza
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2021
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI)
Repositório:Research, Society and Development
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/23780
Acesso em linha:https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/23780
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Pressure Injury
Nursing
UTI
Elderly.
Lesión por presión
Enfermería
UCI
Mayores.
Lesão por pressão
Enfermagem
Idosos.
Descrição
Resumo:Pressure Injury (LPP) is the result of the loss of integrity of the skin and underlying tissues that occurs when there is increased pressure under the skin, it is also related to friction and shear. Thus, the preventive actions of nursing professionals aim to prevent the emergence and progression of this problem. Therefore, this study is a bibliographic review of the integrative literature review type, which sought articles in the Electronic Scientific Library Online (SCIELO), Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) and Databases databases. Nursing Data (BDENF) and elaborated a synthesis of the results found. The main nursing contributions to promote the prevention of PPL are the application of the Braden scale, change of position, reduction of skin moisture, application of fiber and hydrocolloid dressings, health education for patients and professional updating for the nurses.