Nursing interventions and outcomes for pressure ulcer risk in critically ill patients

Authors

  • Luana Nunes Caldini
  • Renan Alves Silva
  • Geórgia Alcântara Alencar Melo
  • Francisco Gilberto Fernandes Pereira
  • Natasha Marques Frota
  • Joselany Áfio Caetano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2017000500006

Keywords:

Nursing Process, Nursing Care, Pressure Ulcer, Risk Factors, Intensive Care Units, Critical Care.

Abstract

Objective: to establish relationships between nursing interventions and outcomes for the diagnosis Pressure ulcer risk in critically ill patients. Methods: longitudinal study of 63 patients in an intensive care unit. An instrument with clinical data of patients and the Braden Scale were used. The cross-mapping technique was used to establish the nursing interventions and outcomes for each risk factor. Results: four intervention/outcome relationships were found for sensory perception; 11 for moisture; five for activity; six for nutrition; four for mobility; and three for friction/shear. Conclusion: thirty-three relationships related to the observed risk factors were found, with higher frequency of moisture. The relationships found with moisture were: urinary elimination, response to medication, wound healing: secondary intention, self-care: bathing, fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance, intestinal continence and tissue integrity: skin and mucous membranes.

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Published

2017-11-21

How to Cite

Caldini, L. N., Silva, R. A., Melo, G. A. A., Pereira, F. G. F., Frota, N. M., & Caetano, J. Áfio. (2017). Nursing interventions and outcomes for pressure ulcer risk in critically ill patients. Rev Rene, 18(5), 598–605. https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2017000500006

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