Cuidados de enfermagem aos pacientes hospitalizados com feridas crônicas

Abstract

Abstract: Objectives: Learn about the nursing care for patients with chronic wounds in the hospital environment. Process: Exploratory and qualitative descriptive research, involving 20 nurses from a hospital on the western border of Rio Grande do Sul. Content analysis was done through BARDIN. Having been approved by the Ethics Committee, through opinion number: 1,994,596. Results: Three thematic categories were contemplated: Chronic injuries predominant in the hospital environment; Topical therapy and nursing care and difficulties in the organization and implementation of care. Final Considerations: It was clear that the evaluation and the interventions are restricted to the injury. There is no broader perspective that contemplates the health care measure that also interferes with patient recovery and wound healing during hospitalization.