ABSTRACT
Objective:
To analyze the structure of social representations on the preventive measures to pressure injury of nursing teams.
Method:
Qualitative research, based on the structural approach of Social Representations. It was conducted with 103 nursing professionals from a specialized hospital, using the Word Association Test. Data were submitted to prototypical analysis, using two analysis techniques of centrality, similarity and double negation.
Results:
The evocations “care” and “decubitus” made up the central core of the representation, which was structured based on the imagery dimension of changing position, from which a hierarchy of preventive measures occurs. The term “care” referred to the normative dimension of representation as a responsibility of nursing, and to the practical dimension, as preventive actions with the use of technologies.
Conclusion:
The image, normative and practice dimensions are part of the representation structure and guide compliance with preventive measures.
DESCRIPTORS
Pressure Ulcer; Patient Safety; Nursing; Psychology; Social
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*EFA – essential fatty acid.
Caption: 1 – care; 2 – decubitus; 3 – massage; 4 – food; 5 – mattress; 6 – cushion; 7 – team; 8 – hydration; 9 – hydrocolloid; 10 – hygiene; 11 – sheet; 12- nutrition; 13 – protection; 14 – assessment; 15 – diet; 16 – EFA; 17 – attention; 18 – dressing; 19 – nursing; 20 – time; 21- bed-ergonomics; 22 – mobility; 23 – patient; 24 – humidity; 25 – surveillance.