Mapping the nursing care with the NIC for patients in risk for pressure ulcer

• Main Authors: Ana Gabriela Silva Pereira, Cássia Teixeira dos Santos, Dóris Baratz Menegon, Bruna Schroeder Mello, Fernanda Azambuja, Amália de Fátima Lucena
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-06-01
• Series: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
• Subjects: Úlcera por presión; Medición de riesgo; Atención de enfermeira; Diagnóstico de enfermeira
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342014000300454&lng=en&tlng=en

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.