Pressure injury prevention practice and associated factors among nurses at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, South Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The prevention of pressure injury is of great importance in providing quality care to patients, as it has been reported that approximately 95% of all pressure injury are preventable. Nurses working in clinical settings play a key role in identifying patients at risk and administering preventative care. Therefore, this study examines pressure injury prevention practices among nurses.

Design

Cross-sectional study design.

Setting

Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Ethiopia.

Participants

240 nurses.

Main outcome measures

Pressure injury prevention practices among nurses.

Result

Among nurses, 37.9% had good pressure injury prevention practices. The factors associated with pressure injury prevention practices included havi

SUBMITTER: Awoke N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8921857 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature