Iranian Nurses Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior on Skin Care, Prevention and Management of Pressure Injury: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Publish Year: 1398
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
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WTRMED06_055

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 5 بهمن 1398

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Aim: Pressure injuries as an indicator measuring the quality of nursing care and patient safety is a major health care problem worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and behavior of nurses in preventing pressure injuries.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study enrolled 214 registered nurses in Iran. Patient satisfaction was assessed using pieker pressure ulcer knowledge test (PPURT), attitude towards pressure ulcer tool (APUP) and behavior of pressure ulcer questionnaire. Data analyzed by SPSSv.24 applying descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: The mean scores of knowledge, attitude and behavior of nurses on the prevention of pressure injury were 27.24 (SD 5.23), 38.55 (SD 6.43) and 51.24 (SD 7.54), respectively. There was a correlation between knowledge, attitude and behavior with the history of pressure injury training (P= 0.0001). Also, there was a significant relationship between knowledge with educational level (P = 0.041) and attitude with work experience (P = 0.019).Conclusion: Knowledge, attitude and behavior of nurses were in moderate level. Necessary measures to overcome problems such as the availability of pressure reducing equipment’s, motivating the nurses, eliminating the shortage of nurses and empowering nurses by holding practical workshops are important in providing patients safety.

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Afsaneh Nobakht

MSc, student of nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, tabriz, Iran