Nurses conduct in the treatment of wounds in an intensive care unit

• Author(s): Moreira, Rosa Aparecida Nogueira ; Queiroz, Terezinha Almeida ; Araújo, Márcio Flávio Moura de ; Araújo, Thiago Moura de ; Caetano, Joselany Áfio
• Date: 2009
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): Wound healing; Nursing care; Intensive Care Units.
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

Description

This is an exploratory study, whose data were collected during the months of January and February 2007 in an intensive care unit in Fortaleza-CE. The aim of the study was to check the conduct of nurses in a public hospital on the treatment of wounds. The data collection was given by the record of a structured form. All the nurses said to register the data and adopt a criterion for evaluation, specific to wounds. Regarding the assessment criteria it was emphasized: the presence of exudate (56.2%), the extent, depth and type of tissue, each with 43.7% of the answers. About 90% of the surveyed considered the work important in the multidisciplinary treatment of wounds. It was concluded that nurses are well aware of the therapeutic methods of looking after wounds.