Objective: Describe and analyze nursing care in the prevention of pressure ulcers in older adults from the internal medicine service of a local hospital. Method: Qualitative research with a case study methodological approach. The study subjects were made up of 24 participants (12 nursing professionals and 12 family caregivers of elderly patients), who met selection criteria; the size of the sample was determined by criteria of saturation and redundancy, non-probabilistic sampling for convenience. To obtain data, the semi-structured interview was applied, prepared by the researcher and validated by an expert judgment, taking into account criteria of scientific rigor and ethical principles. Main results: Three categories were obtained: A) Preventive care of pressure ulcers: changes of positions, skin care, massages, support measures B) Education of the family caregiver for their collaborat...

Objective: Describe and analyze nursing care in the prevention of pressure ulcers in older adults from the internal medicine service of a local hospital. Method: Qualitative research with a case study methodological approach. The study subjects were made up of 24 participants (12 nursing professionals and 12 family caregivers of elderly patients), who met selection criteria; the size of the sample was determined by criteria of saturation and redundancy, non-probabilistic sampling for convenience. To obtain data, the semi-structured interview was applied, prepared by the researcher and validated by an expert judgment, taking into account criteria of scientific rigor and ethical principles. Main results: Three categories were obtained: A) Preventive care of pressure ulcers: changes of positions, skin care, massages, support measures B) Education of the family caregiver for their collaborat...

El cuidado enfermero está referido a un conjunto de acciones, donde actúa en la prevención, curación y rehabilitación de las enfermedades; tal es el caso de la prevención de úlceras por presión, ya que su incidencia está considerada como un indicador de los cuidados de enfermería y como un evento adverso. La presente investigación cualitativa con abordaje metodológico estudio de caso, tuvo como objetivos: describir y analizar los cuidados de enfermería en la prevención de úlceras por presión en adultos mayores del servicio de medicina interna de un hospital local. Los sujetos de estudio estuvieron conformados por 24 participantes (12 profesionales de enfermería y 12 familiares cuidadores de los pacientes adultos mayores), los mismos que cumplieron criterios de selección; el tamaño de la muestra fue determinada por criterios de saturación y redundancia, el muestreo no ...