Nurses' knowledge to pressure ulcer prevention in public hospitals in Wollega: a cross-sectional study design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pressure ulcer is a preventable medical complication of immobility. It has psychological, economic and social impact on individual and family. Its cost of treatment is more than twice of cost of prevention. It is primarily the nurses' responsibility to prevent pressure ulcer. The aim of this study was to assess the nurses' knowledge to pressure ulcer prevention in public hospitals in Wollega.

Methods

A descriptive multicenter cross-sectional study design using quantitative method was employed to collect data from 212 randomly selected nurses. Data was collected using structured two validated self-administered instruments of pressure ulcer knowledge test evaluate nurses' knowledge. Mean scores were compared using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Means,

SUBMITTER: Ebi WE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6528293 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature