Abstract
Objective: To analyze the knowledge of the nursing team of the surgical center about the measures of prevention of infection in a surgical site. Methods: This is an exploratory and descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, developed in a private hospital located in Teresina, Piauí. The research sample consisted of Nursing professionals: 03 nurses and 23 Nursing technicians. Results: The data were analyzed through the absolute (No.) and relative (%) frequencies. It was possible to show that the nursing professionals, the sample of the sample, showed satisfactory knowledge about the prevention of infection in the surgical site, since they obtained results of 80% to 100% of correct answers in most of the questionnaire. Conclusion: There is a need for improvement and update strategies regarding the prevention of surgical site infection.