Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice regarding Pressure Ulcers Prevention and Treatment

Niyongabo, Edouard; Gasaba, Emmanuel; Niyonsenga, Pascal; Ndayizeye, Marius; Ninezereza, Jean Bosco; Nsabimana, Désiré; Nshimirimana, Annonciate; Abakundanye, Schadrypeluth

doi:10.4236/ojn.2022.125022

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“…The current results from our study show that 51.0% of the participants were male with an age range of 20 -54 years (mean = 33.13 years). These results differ from those of Niyongabo, et al (2022) in their study conducted at the Clinic Prince Louis Rwagasore, in Burundi for assessing nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding PU prevention and treatment, where the results showed that the majority of participants were women [11]. The majority of the participants (34.0%) were 20 to 25 years old and 17.0% 41 to 50 years old.…”

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The Place of Nursing Theory in the Management of Post-Operative Infections in a Hospital Environment: Case of Cibitoke District Hospital

Nduwimana,

Bugingo,

Ishimwe

et al. 2024

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Introduction: Post-operative infections, such as surgical site infections (SSIs), are a significant concern in healthcare settings. Nurses play a crucial role in the prevention and management of these infections. The use of nursing theory could contribute to the prevention of SSIs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of nursing theory in the management of surgical site infections (SSIs) in a hospital environment. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted using descriptive and analytical methods to assess the role of nursing theory in the management of Post-operative infections (POI) in a hospital setting in October 2023. The study population consisted of nurses working in the Surgery, Emergency, and Maternity units at Cibitoke District Hospital. A sample size of 71 nurses working full or part time in the Surgery were invited to participate in this study. A questionnaire was used to collect the data, and SPSS version 21.0 software was used for analysis. Results: The study found that nursing theory did not have any statistically significant place in the management of POI (p-value = 0.523). However, the results showed that experience was the only significant factor influencing the management of POI (p-value = 0.004). This is explained by the analysis of the net effects of the explanatory variable where we noticed that those who had more experience were more likely to manage post-operative infections. The participants' knowledge regarding nursing theory in the management was poor as they scored less than 30% in all the variables used to measure their knowledge. Conclusion: The study revealed that nurses' knowledge of nursing theories and their applications in the management of SSIs was poor. Continuing professional development, curriculum review, and in-service training were highly recommended.

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The Place of Nursing Theory in the Management of Post-Operative Infections in a Hospital Environment: Case of Cibitoke District Hospital

Nduwimana,

Bugingo,

Ishimwe

et al. 2024

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“…24 In contrast, a lack of nurses knowledge regarding pressure ulcers can lead to an increase in the patient's hospital stay and an increase in the infection rate. 25 Insucient knowledge of pressure ulcers among nurses can lead to inadequate prevention and management strategies for these wounds, which may contribute to the occurrence or progression of pressure ulcers in patients. Inadequate prevention may result in patients being placed at a higher risk of developing pressure ulcers, while ineective management may exacerbate the severity of existing pressure ulcers, leading to longer healing times and increased pain and discomfort for patients.…”

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Assessment of Intensive Care Unit Nurses Knowledge Regarding Pressure Ulcers in a Tertiary Care Of Hospital Karachi

Bibi¹,

Khan²,

Ali³

2023

J Farkhanda Inst Nurs Pub Health

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OBJECTIVES The objective of the study was to assess nurses Intensive Care Nurse’s knowledge regarding pressure ulcers. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional study design was used to collect data from a convenient nonprobability sample of 50 nurses at a tertiary care Hospital in Karachi. The data collection period was from September to December 2022. The pressure ulcer knowledge assessment tool was used to gather data, which was self-constructed. Approval was secured from respective department. SPSS version 26 was used to analyze the data. RESULTS Study findings show that 18% of the sample have a low level of knowledge, 44% have moderate, and 38% have a high level of knowledge regarding pressure ulcers.CONCLUSION Based on the study findings, most participants with a significant proportion (44%) fall under the moderate category. However, it is concerning to note that 18% of the nurses had a low level of knowledge about pressure ulcers, highlighting the need for targeted educational interventions to improve their knowledge.

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“…Yes Noassessment of nurse's knowledge, attitude and practice regarding PU prevention and treatment at Clinique Prince Louis Rwagasore which revealed that 92% of the participants were female[13]. This could be explained by the fact that CVN was recently opened in August 2012 compared to Clinique Prince Louis Rwagasore (1945) and had recruited the young generation of nurses, where we found also a significant number of male nurses in the contemporary nursing training compare to the beginning of nursing profession.…”

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Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge in the Implementation of the Principles of Asepsis in the Hospital Environment

Gasaba¹,

Niyonkuru²,

Bugingo³

et al. 2022

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Introduction: Aseptic procedures are undertaken by nurses in the general ward. The lack of nurse's aseptic techniques in clinical setting result to patients or healthcare expositions to hospital-acquired infections which are most of the time caused by lack of knowledge or ignorance of implementing the principles of aseptic technique. This study aims to assess nurses' knowledge and the possible barriers in the implementation of the principles of asepsis in healthcare setting. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used to assess the nurses' knowledge and the possible barriers for implementing principles of asepsis in healthcare setting among. The study was carried out at Clinique Van Norm (CVN), a free Methodist Church related institution located in the north District of Bujumbura city in Burundi, from October to November, 2021 among nurses who work within three services of the clinic (Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pediatric and Operating room). A convenience sampling method was used to invite all nurses (44) working in the 3 services of CVN to participate in our study. A self-report method involving questionnaire completion with three components addressing demographic data, participants' knowledge and barriers to implement the principles of asepsis was used to collect data which were later on analyzed by SPSS version 21. Results: Research findings show a significant participant's poor knowledge on principles of asepsis in the hospital as for almost variables used to assess their knowledge, they scored less than 50% except for the time of using sterile gloves in which most of the participants (71.4%) said that they do use sterile gloves when indwelling urinary catheters, labor and delivery, newborn care, wound dressing or suturing, or any time handling aseptic equipment, inserting nasogastric feeding tube...

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Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice regarding Pressure Ulcers Prevention and Treatment

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

The Place of Nursing Theory in the Management of Post-Operative Infections in a Hospital Environment: Case of Cibitoke District Hospital

The Place of Nursing Theory in the Management of Post-Operative Infections in a Hospital Environment: Case of Cibitoke District Hospital

Assessment of Intensive Care Unit Nurses Knowledge Regarding Pressure Ulcers in a Tertiary Care Of Hospital Karachi

Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge in the Implementation of the Principles of Asepsis in the Hospital Environment

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