Practice on pressure ulcer prevention among nurses in selected public hospitals, Tigray, Ethiopia

Berihu, Hagos; Woldearegay, Tewolde Wubayehu; Zeru, Teklay; Gerensea, Hadgu

doi:10.1186/s13104-020-05049-7

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“…Also, this finding agree with a prospective study performed in Lebanon by (19) , that revealed most (n=244; 58.1%) of respondents' were male. While the finding of present study disagree with a study conducted by (20 ) at the Center Zone of Tigre in Ethiopia, which revealed that the highest percentage (n=68; 55.7%) of participants were female.…”

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Effectiveness of an Interventional Program on Nursing Staff’ Knowledge Concerning Prevention of Pressure Ulcer at the Intensive Care Unit in Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital

Ali M. Noor,

Hassan

2021

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

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Objective (s):This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an interventional program on nursing staff' knowledge concerning prevention of pressure ulcer at the intensive care unit in Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital, and to find out the relationships between nurse's knowledge and their socio-demographic characteristics (age, gender, level of education, years of experience in intensive care unit, and participation in training session).Methodology: A pre-experimental design (one group of sample) used to guide this study, it was conducted by use of a pre-posttest approach during the period October 5 th 2020, to March 20 th 2021. A non-probability (purposive) sampling has been performed during a selection of ( 27) nurses who works at the intensive care unit in Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital were exposed to the interventional program. In order to reach the aims of the study, the researcher constructed program and questionnaire format to assess the nurses` knowledge, the questionnaire format was consisted of (4) domains; composed as a total of (24) questions regarding pressure ulcer prevention. The validity of the program and instrument was determined by presenting it to (15) specialist experts and reliability of the instruments was determined through (test-retest) approach for knowledge test. The data analyzed through the use of a descriptive and inferential statistical in order to discover the differences between the pre and post implementation. Result:The findings of the current study revealed that there are highly statistically significant differences in posttest in the study sample in all knowledge domains at P equal 0.001. The findings also show that there is a statistical association between nurses` knowledge and their educational level and participation in training sessions regarding pressure ulcer prevention. Conclusion:The study concluded that the effectiveness of an interventional program on nurses' knowledge regarding pressure ulcer prevention is positive at a high rate.

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Effectiveness of an Interventional Program on Nursing Staff’ Knowledge Concerning Prevention of Pressure Ulcer at the Intensive Care Unit in Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital

Ali M. Noor,

Hassan

2021

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

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“…3 Several such studies have already been conducted, but their findings have been inconsistent. Some report that nurses' knowledge, 22,23 attitudes, 24 and practice 25 are at acceptable levels, while some report otherwise. 20,26,27 In addition, studies remain scarce on ICU nurses' KAP of PI prevention.…”

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Intensive Care Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pressure Injury Prevention in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Sae-Sia

Kitrungrote

2021

RMHP

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Background: Pressure injury (PI) remains a critical health issue worldwide. The global incidence of hospital-acquired PI is 8.4%, and among intensive-care unit (ICU) patients, it is even higher, ranging from 6.60% to 36.80%. It is important to investigate ICU nurses' PI prevention knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP). Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the level of Chinese ICU nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported practices of PI prevention. Materials and Methods: From March 31 to April 30, 2019, we recruited a total of 510 ICU nurses into the current study using convenience sampling. The Modified Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool version 2.0, Attitudes toward Pressure Ulcer Prevention instrument, and Questionnaire to evaluate nurses' Adherence to Recommendations for Preventing Pressure Ulcers were used for data collection. We used one-way analysis of variance, Student's t-test, and the Mann-Whitney U-test to assess differences in knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported practices of PI prevention among ICU nurses, whom we categorized by their demographic characteristics. Results: Mean scores of participants' knowledge, attitude, and their self-report practice were 65. 82 ± 9.29, 76.65 ± 8.62, and 83.35 ± 13.55, respectively. Participants with bachelor's degrees or higher, who worked in tertiary hospitals, and who had received training on PI prevention over the last year had higher scored on PI prevention knowledge (all P < 0.05). Participants who had received training on PI prevention over the last year scored higher on attitude than those who had not received such training over the last year (P = 0.001). Conclusion: ICU nurses surveyed in this study did not demonstrate an acceptable level of knowledge about PI prevention, while their attitudes and self-reported practices were acceptable. Continuing education or in-service training should be provided to enhance ICU nurses' knowledge of PI prevention.

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“…Nurses have a particular role always trying to give priority in the prevention of pressure ulcers, something that is supported by the multicenter study of Samuriwo in 14 hospitals of NHS 13 and by the study of Aydogan and Caliskan in Turkey. 14 Studies of Etafa et al, 15 and Berihu et al, 16 showed that nurses in Ethiopia have negative attitude towards the prevention of pressure ulcers and they experience a lot of obstacles in the application of clinical protocols for the prevention of pressure ulcers. A study of Qaddumi and Khawaldeh 17 in Jordan, revealed that nurses had insufficient knowledge regarding the prevention of pressure ulcers.…”

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Assessment of nurses’ and assistants’ knowledge on the prevention and management of pressure ulcers

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Background: The pressure ulcers constitute a major clinical problem with enormous socio-economic consequences worldwide. Nurses' knowledge on pressure ulcers’ management plays a crucial role in the prevalence of pressure ulcers.Aim: The investigation of nurses’ knowledge, working in a general hospital, regarding the prevention and management of pressure ulcers. Material and Method: It was a cross-sectional study using a structured questionnaire. The sample consisted of 54 nurses and assistants working in medical and surgical departments of a General Hospital in Athens, Greece. The collection of data took place from June 2019 until November 2019. The analysis of data conducted using the IBM SPSS® program, version 25 (IBM Corp. in Armonk, NY).Results: The mean age of the participants was 42,73 ±8,42 years, and 90,6% were women, with an average work experience of 19,05±9,84 years. The age of nurses of the sample was not associated with the knowledge regarding the prevention of pressure ulcers (p = 0,80). No significant differences were found between their knowledge and the department of work, or the years of work experience and the related seminars organized in the department (p > 0,05). Nurses who had a postgraduate degree had statistically significant more correct answers (p = 0,01).Conclusions: Despite the development of nursing science in the treatment of pressure ulcers, nurses continue to present insufficient knowledge in the daily clinical practice. Τhe implementation of clinical guidelines and the continuing education courses may help nurses to enhance their knowledge.

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Practice on pressure ulcer prevention among nurses in selected public hospitals, Tigray, Ethiopia

Cited by 24 publications

References 17 publications

Effectiveness of an Interventional Program on Nursing Staff’ Knowledge Concerning Prevention of Pressure Ulcer at the Intensive Care Unit in Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital

Effectiveness of an Interventional Program on Nursing Staff’ Knowledge Concerning Prevention of Pressure Ulcer at the Intensive Care Unit in Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital

Intensive Care Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pressure Injury Prevention in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Assessment of nurses’ and assistants’ knowledge on the prevention and management of pressure ulcers

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