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Predisposing factors for the development of pressure ulcers: comprehension of nursing students

Author(s) -

Marine Deisy Gomes Dantas,

Iolanda Beserra da Costa Santos,

Ellen Martins Norat,

Ana Paula Marques Andrade de Sousa,

Marta Miriam Lopes Costa,

Ester Missias Villaverde Antas,

Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira Soares,

Josilene Melo Burity Vasconcelos,

Leila de Cássia Tavares da Fonsêca,

Aurilene Josefa Cartaxo Gomes de Arruda,

Tiago José Silveira Teófilo,

Gleide Delfino de Medeiros Oliveira

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international archives of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1755-7682

DOI - 10.3823/2120

Subject(s) - medicine , comprehension , nursing , exploratory research , pressure injury , philosophy , linguistics , sociology , anthropology

Objective: to identify the knowledge of nursing students on predisposing to the development of pressure damage; investigate the preventive measures used to reduce the UPP and analyze how they perform patient care with pressure damage. Method: exploratory study, research conducted at the Center for Health Sciences UFPB in February 2013, through the interview technique with 84 students from 6th to 9th semester Graduate Nursing. Results: increased participation was 33.3% 8th period. 90.5% cited friction as a predisposing factor for the pressure damage. Preventive measures predominant position change by 84%. As for nursing care maintenance leaves wrinkle prevailed by 47%. Conclusion: there is an interest among academics in the development of the issue and that there was 100% uniformity in.

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