Abstract

ROMERO SALAS, Patricia Jennifer; COBOS ECHEVERRIA, Daniel Fernando; RODRIGUEZ DIAZ, Jorge Luis  and  PARCON BITANGA, Melynn. Análisis cuantitativo, uso de Escala Braden por enfermería en el servicio de Medicina Interna del Hospital Santo Domingo. Enfermería Actual de Costa Rica [online]. 2020, n.39, pp.15-26. ISSN 1409-4568.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/revenf.v0i39.38725.

The objective of this study was to evaluate, through a quantitative analysis, the use and application of the Braden Scale by the nursing staff in internal medicine patients of the Santo Domingo Hospital, year 2018. It is a quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive study; The total population was 1017 patients with a sample of 30 (12 males and 18 females), admitted to the internal medicine area of the Santo Domingo General Hospital, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas province, from July to August 2018. They underwent a review of their medical history to know the score that determined the risk of developing pressure ulcers (UPP), according to the assessment they received using the scale. During the application of the Braden Scale, low risk was predicted for 15 patients, medium risk for 10 and high risk for 5, who presented neurological disorders or chronic diseases such as: stroke, diabetes mellitus, liver cirrhosis. It is concluded that the nursing staff does not carry out an adequate application of the Braden Scale, neither since the patient's admission nor during his reevaluation in the internal medicine service, which means that the care is not performed with the required quality. Favorable factor for complications such as UPP.

Keywords : Braden Scale; Nursing; Pressure ulcers; Risk Management.

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