01567nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001653002400042653001200066653001200078653001100090100001300101700001400114700001600128700001700144700001400161245007100175856009800246300001600344490000600360520098300366       2014                            d10aPrimary Health Care10aNursing10aleprosy10aBrazil1 aSousa MJ1 aBrito KKG1 aSoares MJGO1 aOliveira SHS1 aCosta JDT00a[Prevention strategies from ulceration on the person with leprosy]  uhttp://www.revista.ufpe.br/revistaenfermagem/index.php/revista/article/viewFile/4950/pdf_5803  a2199–22040 v83 aObjective: identifying strategies for prevention of ulcerative lesions in people with leprosy used by nurses and community health workers. Method: a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, conducted in Basic Health Units of the Municipality of Pipirituba / Paraíba, Brazil. A questionnaire was used in the months of July and August 2010. For data analysis was used the discourse of the collective subject. The research had the project approved by the Research Ethics Committee, CAAE 2495.0.000.349-10. Results: discourses are presented in four key ideas: 1. Preventive measures for risk of ulceration, 2. Approach to the patient with a lesion in the feet; 3. Guidance about the shoes; 4. Pipelines relating to rehabilitation. Conclusion: first of new strategies grounded in principles that are actually respected, will be able to cause transformation required for reorganization of health actions and services, promoting the reduction of prevalence of leprosy in Brazil.