Actuación de enfermería en la prevención de las úlceras por presión en niños de 5 a 9 años en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos de un Hospital de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The present work deals with nursing performance in the prevention of pressure ulcers in children aged 5 to 9 years in the intensive care unit of a hospital in the city of Guayaquil, during the period May - August 2017. This problem arises more frequently when the care offered is not in line with the needs that are truly deserved by the Intensive Care Unit's pediatric patients; what we have been able to observe in this Hospital Area are the lack of the application of the technique of changing positions every 2 hours. Objective:To describe nursing performance in the prevention of pressure ulcers in children aged 5 to 9 years. It is a descriptive, qualitative, longitudinal and retrospective type research Materials and method: it is based on the direct observation to the nurses who work in the intensive care unit. Results: during the period from May to August of 2017 it was observed that 95% of nurses performed postural changes every 2 - 3 hours; 98% do not use alcohol for skin care; That 80% complies with daily skin examination, which indicates that the staff working inside the intensive care unit has sufficient knowledge in the care and prevention of pressure ulcers.