Objective: to validate the content of the new nursing diagnosis, termed risk for pressure
ulcer. Method: the content validation with a sample made up of 24 nurses who were specialists in
skin care from six different hospitals in the South and Southeast of Brazil. Data
collection took place electronically, through an instrument constructed using the
SurveyMonkey program, containing a title, definition, and 19 risk factors for the
nursing diagnosis. The data were analyzed using Fehring's method and descriptive
statistics. The project was approved by a Research Ethics Committee. Results: title, definition and seven risk factors were validated as "very important":
physical immobilization, pressure, surface friction, shearing forces, skin
moisture, alteration in sensation and malnutrition. Among the other risk factors, 11 were
validated as "important": dehydration, obesity, anemia, decrease in serum albumin
level, prematurity, aging, smoking, edema, impaired circulation, and decrease in
oxygenation and in tissue perfusion. The risk factor of hyperthermia was
discarded. Conclusion: the content validation of these components of the nursing diagnosis corroborated
the importance of the same, being able to facilitate the nurse's clinical
reasoning and guiding clinical practice in the preventive care for pressure
ulcers.