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Nurses' Knowledge and Practices Related to Pressure Injury A Cross-sectional Study   
Yazarlar
Doç. Dr. Arzu KARABAĞ AYDIN Doç. Dr. Arzu KARABAĞ AYDIN
Kafkas Üniversitesi
Ayise Karadag
Senay Gul
Pinar Avsar
Zehra Goecmen Baykara
Özet
The purpose of this study was to determine nurses' knowledge and practices regarding pressure injury and identify relationships between these factors and professional nurse characteristics. Cross-sectional, descriptive study. The sample comprised 347 nurses attending the 2013 and 2015 Wound Management Congresses. The meetings were organized by the Wound Management Association located in Antalya, Turkey. A 35-item data collection form was designed for purposes of this study. It divided into 2 parts: 8 items queried demographic and professional characteristics of nurse respondents. The second part comprised 9 cases describing patients with pressure injury; these cases were associated with 27 items querying pressure injury-related knowledge and practices. Demographic and professional characteristics of nurse respondents were summarized via descriptive statistics. The Kruskal-Wallis H and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to identify relationships between nurse characteristics and pressure injury knowledge and practices. The mean score for the 27 items related to pressure injury knowledge and practices was 57.37 ± 14.26 out of 100 points. Pressure injury knowledge and practices were positively associated with nurses having a bachelor's and/or postgraduate degree (P = .012), nurses caring for a higher number of patients with pressure injuries per week (P = .042), nurses practicing in intensive care units and wound care clinics (P = .011), nurses with specific education in pressure injury (P = .000), and those indicating adequate skills and knowledge in pressure injury (P = .005). Nurses' knowledge and practices regarding pressure injuries were lower than anticipated in this sample. We recommend additional education and training activities to increase nurses' knowledge and practices related to pressure injury.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Nurses' knowledge | Nursing practice | Pressure injury | Pressure ulcer
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı JOURNAL OF WOUND OSTOMY AND CONTINENCE NURSING
Dergi ISSN 1071-5754
Dergi Grubu Q1
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 03-2019
Cilt No 46
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 117 / 123
Doi Numarası 10.1097/WON.0000000000000517
BM Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları
Atıf Sayıları
WoS 24
Nurses' Knowledge and Practices Related to Pressure Injury A Cross-sectional Study

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