Abstract

HINOJOSA-CABALLERO, Dolores. Professional's knowledge of the department of urgencies on the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers. Gerokomos [online]. 2012, vol.23, n.4, pp.178-184. ISSN 1134-928X.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1134-928X2012000400007.

Introduction: very frequently in the way of the hospitable urgencies there is in the habit of being underestimated the frequency, the personal, social and even economic repercussion, so much of the pressure ulcers, as of other chronic wounds. The critical situations are necessary an urgent attention and force to establish priorities as the stability of the critical patient, being in front of other situations of minor relevancy. But the need to approach a hospitable urgency, cannot be unworthy or annul the boarding of other not critical situations, which can influence notably in the patient and his condition of health. Departing from these criteria, it might formulate some questions: • Are the personnel of urgencies "formed" to correctly approach pressure ulcers and other chronic wounds? • Are applied the suitable strategies for prevention and treatment in the department of urgencies? Objective: to analyse the knowledge of the professionals of the department of urgencies, with responsibility in the care of the patients: the nurse teams (nurses and nurse assistants), medical equipment (head and resident) and sanitary team; for the prevention and the treatment of pressure ulcers, following the recommendations of the GNEAUPP. Method: descriptive study by auto-completed test: 33 questions with dichotomy answer: YES/NO. Population of study (n) = 90 professionals of the department of urgencies. Results and conclusions: was obtained a high rate of answer, 97,7%. In spite of the fact, that 79% of the professionals was considering themselves, not to possess a suitable formation. They proved to have a "global success" of 73% in the questions on prevention and 69% in the relating ones to the treatment. Though the results denote to be favourable of widespread form, there exist important "particular questions" of every area (treatment and prevention) related to the professional category and the index of failure.

Keywords : Nurse's knowledge; pressure ulcers; emergency department; unit of emergencies.

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