ATUAÇÃO DO ENFERMEIRO NA PREVENÇÃO DE LESÃO POR PRESSÃO EM UNIDADE DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA

Pressure injury is caused by extensive exposure to intense pressure that can lead to a cracked skin. The aim of this study was to carry out an integrative review about the care of nurses in the prevention of Pressure Injury in Intensive Care Units. Twenty-seven scientific articles were evaluated in the databases: PubMed, Academic Google and LILACS, with descriptors: Pressure Injury, Nursing and Intensive Care Unit, in Portuguese, between 2017 and 2020. Pressure injuries represent challenges to the multidisciplinary team of health care in integrative care. Pressure injury damages the skin over bony prominences under pressure, friction, or shear. Intensive Care Unit patients are more likely due to physical and emotional weakness, poor mobility, enteral nutrition, use of sedatives and drugs. It was concluded that the nurse is the gold standard health professional in the management of clinical practices, developing strategies for the prevention and treatment of these injuries, playing a fundamental role in the care of patients with safety, protection and health recovery.