Objective: to analyze the role of nurses in the Intensive Care Unit in the prevention of pressure ulcer. Method: it is a descriptive study, developed with 13 nurses from the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes (HUOL) in Natal/RN/Brazil. We have applied a questionnaire, which was submitted to thematic content analysis. The study was approved by the Ethics Research Committee from UFRN, ...