Objetivo: Analisar a relevância da assistência de enfermagem na prevenção de infecção hospitalar. Método: Revisão integrativa da literatura de natureza bibliográfica com uma abordagem exploratória e descritiva utilizando a plataforma: Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), Literatura Latino-Americana em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) e (BNDEF). A delimitação temporal abrangeu artigos publicados nos últimos cinco anos (2015-2020). Resultados: Após a captação e seleção dos artigos, realizaram-se algumas etapas para que fizesse a escolha daqueles que se enquadraram nos critérios adotados, sendo assim foram incluídos 08 artigos que participaram dos resultados e discussões. A discussão do trabalho foi realizada a partir dos 8 artigos selecionados destacando as áreas julgadas relevantes para prevenção das infecções hospitalares. Conclusão: Em virtude dos fatos mencionados no presente estudo é possível observar a relevância da assistência de enfermagem na prevenção de infecções hospitalares, pois esses profissionais mantém contato direto com os pacientes prestando cuidados através de medidas simples como higienização das mãos, uso de luvas.

The objective of this study was to systematically investigate and review studies on the concept of vulnerability associated with the health of the older population. Articles were selected, filtered, and analyzed following the steps recommended by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Screening and data extraction were performed independently by 2 reviewers using templates developed by the authors. Data extracted included specific details about population, interest, and context. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they: 1) were cross-sectional or prospective, 2) involved community-dwellers aged ≥60 years, 3) were published in the last 10 years, and 4) had as a concept vulnerability associated with the health of the older population. A total of 833 studies were identified and screened, 26 of which were included. Most included studies addressed vulnerability in older adults as an individual aspect, whether biological or psychological. The remaining studies reported vulnerability as affecting socio-environmental, health care system, and multifactorial aspects. Therefore, the concept of “vulnerability in older people” was not properly defined in the biomedical scientific community. When we return to the guiding question of this review, we can conclude that the conditions of vulnerability of older people are being treated broadly and diversely, producing different methodological strategies. The systematic review was conducted in the United States National Library of Medicine (PubMed), Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) databases between August and December 2020 and updated in September 2022, with registration number CRD42022361649.