It's field research, exploratory and descriptive, quantitative and qualitative, by collecting data through a
questionnaire containing 17 open and closed questions with the nursing staff of the Mixed Unit of Espigao
d'Oeste / RO, aiming to identify whether nurses perform techniques that prevent the formation of pressure ulcers
by extrinsic factors in bedridden patients to identify if the nurses know how to develop techniques that prevent
the formation of pressure ulcers by extrinsic factors in bedridden patients; check the techniques used by
professionals in the prevention of pressure ulcers by extrinsic factors in bedridden patients and identify if nursing
professionals advice the family in the hospital to perform the prevention of pressure ulcers by extrinsic factors at
home. We interviewed 29 nurses, 25 nursing technicians and 04 nurses during the month of August 2010 in that
hospital. The research showed that the position change is the prevention of pressure ulcers more commonly
known as 28 (96.55%) professionals, held by 27 (93.10%) and professional guidance at discharge for 16 (55.17
%) professionals in the hospital. We conclude that the nursing staff is knowledgeable about preventive measures,
however, some were improperly adopted, and identified that the position change, the use of improvised pads,
moisturizing and massage are the preventive measures most used by the team nursing and that the majority of
nurses held in the hospital guidelines on how to prevent the UPP by extrinsic factors in bedridden patients, but a
significant number of professionals do not realize these guidelines, this is a negative factor because it is the
nursing staff perform these guidelines
