Cuidados com lesões de pele em recém-nascido: ações da equipe de enfermagem

Julia Góes de Souza; Simone Vidal Santos; Débora Evelin Felix Quirino de Almeida; Tauane dos Santos Firminio; Roberta Costa

doi:10.30886/

Authors

Julia Góes de Souza Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – Florianópolis (SC), Brazil.
Simone Vidal Santos Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – Florianópolis (SC), Brazil.
Débora Evelin Felix Quirino de Almeida Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – Florianópolis (SC), Brazil.
Tauane dos Santos Firminio Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – Florianópolis (SC), Brazil.
Roberta Costa Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina , Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – Florianópolis (SC), Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30886/

Abstract

Objective: To identify nursing care actions for the prevention and treatment of skin injuries in newborns carried out by the nursing team of a neonatal unit. Method: Exploratory descriptive qualitative research involving 12 professionals who had worked for at least six months in a neonatal unit of a hospital in southern Brazil. Data were collected in March and April 2023 through audio-recorded interviews, which were later transcribed into a Microsoft Word® document. The data were analyzed using Bardin’s content analysis. Results: The results showed the actions developed by the team to prevent skin injuries; the most common injuries in hospitalized newborns from the nursing team’s perspective; and the actions developed to treat skin injuries. Conclusion: Professionals use practices based on the scientific literature to prevent and treat skin injuries in newborns; however, scales or strategies to predict injury risk are not used, despite their potential to help prevent injuries and reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality.

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