Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge and Practice in Prevention and Management of Deep Tissue Injury and Stage I Pressure Ulcer     
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Doç. Dr. Arzu KARABAĞ AYDIN Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ayişe Karadağ
Koç Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı JOURNAL OF WOUND OSTOMY AND CONTINENCE NURSING
Dergi ISSN 1071-5754 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q3
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 09-2010
Cilt No 37
Sayı 5
Sayfalar 487 / 494
DOI Numarası 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181edec0b
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/won.0b013e3181edec0b
Özet
The aim of this descriptive study was to determine nurses' knowledge and usual practice in prevention and management of deep tissue injury (DTI) and stage I pressure ulcers (PUs). The study was conducted in neurology, orthopedics, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, and intensive care units of 3 hospitals located in Ankara, Turkey. These units were selected because they care for patients at risk for developing PUs. The sample comprised 243 nurses. A questionnaire was developed in consultation with wound care experts to measure nurses' knowledge and practice for preventing DTI and stage I PUs. The questionnaire form was provided to nurses who consented to participate in the study; the nurses completed the forms in the presence of the investigator. The mean score of correct answers was 48.85±11.99 of 100. Significant correlations were found between the percentage of correct answers and level of nursing education, previous experience with PU management, and participation in in-service training programs. The nurses in this study tended to lack sufficient knowledge regarding prevention and management of DTI and stage I PUs.
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