OBJECTIVES: To estimate the cumulative incidence (ICup) and density incidence (DIup) of pressure ulcer (PU) and to describe the implementation of nursing interventions in two hospitals in the State of Bahia before (phase 1) and during an educational intervention (phase 2). METHODS: A prospective design was used. The sample consisted of inpatients of medical/surgical units. Data were collected through skin integrity assessment, reviewing of medical records, interviewing patients, family members, and health care team. RESULTS: The cumulative incidence before and during the educational intervention was 31.4% and 13.6% in hospital 1, and 21.4% and 15% in hospital 2, respectively. The density incidence in hospital 1 before and during the educational intervention was 14.3 days and 43.5 days, respectively. The density incidence in hospital 2 before and during the educational intervention was 31.3 days and 37 days, respectively. CONCLUSION: There was a statistically significant reduction of density incidence in hospital 1. Preventive nursing interventions were effective in both before and during the educational intervention in both hospitals.
Pressure ulcers; Quality assurance nursing care; Nursing care
