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Background: A pressure ulcer is an injury of the skin or the underlying tissue that occurs by pressure or shearing of the skin. Risk factors for developing a pressure ulcer includes immobility, old age and incontinence. Apart from pain and discomfort, pressure ulcers can lead to complications, like infections. The wound healing process can take time which is why pressure ulcer prevention is important to reduce the occurrence. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe nurses’ experiences of pressure ulcer prevention. Method: General literature review in which twelve nursing scientific articles were reviewed. Result: The results were divided into four themes “Lack of time and high workload”, “Patients health obstacles that prevents or complicates pressure ulcer prevention care”, “The importance of knowledge and experience within pressure ulcer prevention care” and “Guidelines, management and interdisciplinary collaboration”. Nurses’ experiences of pressure ulcer prevention care were described partly through obstacles such as lack of time and a high workload. Obstacles for patients health could potentially complicate or prevent pressure ulcer preventative care. Because of this, a need for competent staff, distinct guidelines and collaboration between professions was needed. Conclusion: A few obstacles was described related to pressure prevention care. To manage these a need for distinct guidelines, a strong management, sufficient resources and adequate practical and theoretical knowledge was needed. Keywords: Experiences, general literature review, nurses, pressure ulcer, prevention.

Background: A pressure ulcer is an injury of the skin or the underlying tissue that occurs by pressure or shearing of the skin. Risk factors for developing a pressure ulcer includes immobility, old age and incontinence. Apart from pain and discomfort, pressure ulcers can lead to complications, like infections. The wound healing process can take time which is why pressure ulcer prevention is important to reduce the occurrence. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe nurses’ experiences of pressure ulcer prevention. Method: General literature review in which twelve nursing scientific articles were reviewed. Result: The results were divided into four themes “Lack of time and high workload”, “Patients health obstacles that prevents or complicates pressure ulcer prevention care”, “The importance of knowledge and experience within pressure ulcer prevention care” and “Guidelines, management and interdisciplinary collaboration”. Nurses’ experiences of pressure ulcer prevention care were described partly through obstacles such as lack of time and a high workload. Obstacles for patients health could potentially complicate or prevent pressure ulcer preventative care. Because of this, a need for competent staff, distinct guidelines and collaboration between professions was needed. Conclusion: A few obstacles was described related to pressure prevention care. To manage these a need for distinct guidelines, a strong management, sufficient resources and adequate practical and theoretical knowledge was needed. Keywords: Experiences, general literature review, nurses, pressure ulcer, prevention.