An Interventional Study on the Effects of Pressure Ulcer Education on Jordanian Registered Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice

Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regarding major immobility complications among bedridden patients: A prospective multicentre study

“…Additionally, a current hospital initiative targeting pressure ulcer prevention (including improving staff knowledge and practice) might have contributed to better attitudes towards pressure ulcers. A previous study revealed that pressure ulcer education programmes improved nurses’ knowledge and helped them acquire professional attitudes that enabled them to improve the quality of nursing care (Saleh, Qaddumi, & Anthony, ). Future education programmes should support nurses to achieve an open approach that includes communication and collaborative work.…”

Nurses' knowledge on diabetic foot ulcer disease and their attitudes towards patients affected: A cross‐sectional institution‐based study

“…Beneficial effects of wound care training in improving nurses' knowledge in relation to wound care have been observed in many studies (Dowsett, 2009;Nuru, Zewdu, Amsalu, & Mehretie, 2015;Saleh, Qaddumi, & Anthony, 2012). Better education and specific What does this paper contribute to the wider global clinical community?…”

“…Beneficial effects of wound care training in improving nurses' knowledge in relation to wound care have been observed in many studies (Dowsett, ; Nuru, Zewdu, Amsalu, & Mehretie, ; Saleh, Qaddumi, & Anthony, ). Better education and specific training in relation to wound management could optimise wound care (Dugdall & Watson, ) and enhance healing, helping to reduce not only the burden on the patient and the family, but also the cost of care.…”

Knowledge of Pressure Ulcer Management among Nurses

“…Despite the fact that pressure ulcers are largely preventable and recent advances in health care sector, pressure ulcer rates are significantly increased in health care facilities 4 . Studies conducted in Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia provided estimates of pressure ulcer prevalence in hospitals ranging from 8.3% to 25.1% [5][6][7][8] .…”