A descriptive, cross-sectional survey of Turkish nurses' knowledge of pressure ulcer risk, prevention, and staging

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dc.contributor.authorGul, A.
dc.contributor.authorAndsoy, I.I.
dc.contributor.authorOzkaya, B.
dc.contributor.authorZeydan, A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T16:21:21Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T16:21:21Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractNurses' knowledge of pressure ulcer (PU) prevention and management is an important first step in the provision of optimal care. To evaluate PU prevention/risk, staging, and wound description knowledge, a descriptive, cross-sectional survey was conducted among nurses working in an acute care Turkish hospital. The survey instrument was a modified and translated version of the Pieper Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test (PUKT), and its validity and reliability were established. Nurses completed a Personal Characteristics Form, including sociodemographic information and exposure to educational presentations and information about and experience with PUs, followed by the 49-item modified PUKT which includes 33 prevention/risk items, 9 staging items, and 7 wound description items. All items are true/false questions with an I don't know option (scoring: minimum 0, maximum 49). Correct answers received 1 point and incorrect/ unknown answers received 0 points. The paper-pencil questionnaires were distributed by 2 researchers to all nurses in the participating hospital and completed by those willing to be included. Responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Pearson's correlation test was used to examine the relationship between quantitative variables, and mean scores were compared using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Among the 308 participating nurses (mean age 29.5 ± 8.1 [range 19-56] years) most were women (257, 83.4%) with 7.3 ± 7.8 (range 1-36) years of experience. The mean knowledge score for the entire sample was 29.7 ± 6.7 (range 8-42). The overall percentage of correct answers was 60.6% to 61.8% for PU prevention/risk assessment, 60% for wound description, and 56.6% for PU staging. Knowledge scores were significantly (P <.05) higher for participants who attended at least 1 lecture/conference/course on PUs in the last year, read articles/books about PUs, cared for patients with PUs, or believed their patients were at risk for PU development. Most participants (180, 58.4%) scored 60% or more correct; 8 (2.6%) correctly answered 80% or more of the items. The lowest number of correct answers was for the item, "Bunny boots and gel pads relieve pressure on the heels" (22, 7.1%). The results of this study suggest education and experience caring for patients who are at risk for or have a PU affect nurses' knowledge. This study, and additional research examining nurse knowledge, will help the development of much-needed education programs. © 2018 HMP Communications. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage46en_US
dc.identifier.issn0889-5899
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.pmid28657899en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85046303241en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage40en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/9702
dc.identifier.volume63en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHMP Communicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofOstomy Wound Managementen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectContinuing nursing educationen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectNursing assessmenten_US
dc.subjectPressure ulcersen_US
dc.subjectPreventionen_US
dc.titleA descriptive, cross-sectional survey of Turkish nurses' knowledge of pressure ulcer risk, prevention, and stagingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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