A Descriptive Study to Assess the Adequacy of Nursing Measures Carried Out to Minimize the Pressure Ulcers During Peri-operative Period

Peri- operative period is a crucial period for the patients undergoing surgeries. patient safety is important to prevent intra-operative complications. Medical personnel are challenged with preventing skin injury in the perioperative environment due to prolonged periods of patient immobility, compromised circulatory function under anesthesia, and preexisting conditions of many surgical patient populations. While great strides have been made in protecting the patient from skin injury, it is an issue that still needs to be addressed. These skin injuries may result in extended hospital stay, increased medical costs and prolonged morbidity. The healthcare facility may also incur financial and legal ramifications from these injuries. A descriptive study was conducted to identify the adequacy of nursinig measures carried out to minimize the pressure sores during peri-operative period. A total of 40 staff were selected for the study by convenient sampling technique.the overall adequacy of the nursing measures carried out by nurses to minimize the pressure ulcer was (84.97%) which is good.