Atuação do enfermeiro no tratamento de lesões por pressão em idosos performance of nurses in the treatment of pressure injuries in elderly
International Journal of Development Research
Atuação do enfermeiro no tratamento de lesões por pressão em idosos performance of nurses in the treatment of pressure injuries in elderly
Received 19th April, 2020; Received in revised form 10th May, 2020; Accepted 17th June, 2020; Published online 30th July, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Wemerson Gomes Silva et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Pressure injury (LPP) is a localized damage to the skin and the underlying tissue or structure, usually on some bony prominence, resulting from continuous pressure or factors combined with friction. The general objective of this study was to show, through articles found in the literature, the role of nurses in the treatment of pressure injuries in the elderly. This is an integrative review study, with a descriptive character and a qualitative approach, carried out by searching the databases: LILACS and SCIELO between the years 2012-2019, which meet the objectives of the same. From the realization of the research, it was observed the new model of nurses' performance in the treatment of elderly patients with pressure injury through the forms of management, use of subscales, application of protocols that assist in nursing care and in the prevention and treatment of injured patients, as well as new coverage and types of injury assessment. It is concluded that the present study contributed to a new scientific knowledge focused on the performance of the professional nurse in the treatment of elderly patients with pressure injuries.
