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Mapping the nursing care with the NIC for patients in risk for pressure ulcer
- Source :
- Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, Vol 48, Iss 3, Pp 454-461 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- SciELO, 2014.
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Abstract
- Objective:To identify the nursing care prescribed for patients in risk for pressure ulcer (PU) and to compare those with the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) interventions. Method: Cross mapping study conducted in a university hospital. The sample was composed of 219 adult patients hospitalized in clinical and surgical units. The inclusion criteria were: score ≤ 13 in the Braden Scale and one of the nursing diagnoses, Self-Care deficit syndrome, Impaired physical mobility, Impaired tissue integrity, Impaired skin integrity, Risk for impaired skin integrity. The data were collected retrospectively in a nursing prescription system and statistically analyzed by crossed mapping. Result: It was identified 32 different nursing cares to prevent PU, mapped in 17 different NIC interventions, within them: Skin surveillance, Pressure ulcer prevention and Positioning. Conclusion: The cross mapping showed similarities between the prescribed nursing care and the NIC interventions.
Details
- Language :
- English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 1980220X and 00806234
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9405764c756b44ac8f1ec2b18e8e3f4a
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420140000300010