Intervenciones de enfermería para reducir riesgo de ulceras por presión (upp) en pacientes con traumatismo craneoencefálico, en un Hospital Privado, Acapulco, Guerrero, México.

Abstract

In order to determine nursing interventions to prevent pressure ulcers in patients with head trauma in the transoperative of a private hospital, this descriptive, observational and cross-sectional study was conducted, taking as a population shows 15 nurses in the operating room area, who were found working in any of the morning, afternoon and/or night shifts. Using 3 instruments, the techniques used were observational, with a checklist; risk analysis using Braden's scale as instruments to assess the level of risk to develop UPP in patients at the transoperative period; a questionnaire to assess the care and knowledge of nursing personnel through an evidence-based questionnaire and recommendations from the Health Secretary's Clinical Practice Guide for the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers at the Hospital Level; 2009. The S.P.S.S.