Examination of Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Prevention of Pressure Ulcers

Abstract

Aim: The study was designed as a descriptive study to determine the attitudes of nurses to prevent pressure ulcers. 

Method: The sample of the study consisted of 131 nurses working in a private hospital in Istanbul between November 2017 and January 2018, who agreed with the research criteria and agreed to participate in the research. “Attitude Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument” (APuP) was applied. The data were analyzed using the program of IBM SPSS Statistics 24 (IBM SPSS, Turkey). When the data were evaluated in the study, descriptive statistical methods (Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Standard deviation), Kolmogorov - Smirnov distribution test, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis test and Spearman correlation analysis were used for statistical analysis.

Findings: The nurses' average score on the Attitude towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument was 44,69±3,00 (%85,9). The avarage age of the nurses was 24,3 ±2,51. 54,2% of nurses had working experience less than 1 year. The working areas of nurses in the study were 42% Surgical Services, 34,4% Internal Services, and 27,7% Intensive Care. The relationship between sociodemographic characteristics of nurses and Attitudes Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument scale scores was not statistically significant (p>0,05). It was found that the Attitudes Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument scale scores of the nurses who always met with the pressure ulcer were higher (p<0,05).

Conclusion: It was seen that the nurses' attitudes towards pressure ulcer prevention was high and nurses who always encountered the pressure ulcer had more positive attitude.

Keywords

• Pressure ulcer prevention,attitude,nursing

Hemşirelerin Basınç Ülserlerini Önlemeye Yönelik Tutumlarının İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Araştırma hemşirelerin basınç ülserlerini önlemeye yönelik tutumlarını ölçmek amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır.

Yöntem: Araştırmanın örneklemini Kasım 2017-Ocak 2018 tarihleri arasında İstanbul’da özel bir sağlık kuruluşunda çalışan, araştırma kriterlerine uyan ve araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 131 hemşire oluşturdu. “Basınç Ülserlerini Önlemeye Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği” (BÜÖYTÖ) uygulandı. Çalışmada veriler IBM SPSS Statistics 24 (IBM SPSS, Türkiye) programı kullanılarak analiz edildi. Tanımlayıcı istatistiksel metotlar (Frekans, Yüzde, Ortalama, Standart sapma), Kolmogorov-Smirnov dağılım testi, Mann Whitney U testi, Kruskal Wallis testi ve Spearman Korelasyon Analizi kullanıldı. 

Bulgular: Hemşirelerin BÜÖYTÖ puan ortalaması 44,69±3,00 (%85,9) saptanmıştır. Hemşirelerin yaş ortalaması 24,3±2,511 bulunmuştur. Hemşirelerin %54,2’si 1 yıldan az çalışma deneyimine sahip, %42’si Cerrahi Servisiler, %34,4 Dahili Servisler, %27,7’si Yoğun Bakımlarda çalışmaktadır. Hemşirelerin sosyodemografik özellikleri ile BÜÖYTÖ puanları arasındaki ilişki istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı bulunmamıştır (p>0,05). Basınç ülseri ile her zaman karşılaşan hemşirelerin BÜÖYTÖ puanlarının daha yüksek olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0,05).

Sonuç: Hemşirelerin basınç ülserlerini önlemeye yönelik tutumlarının yüksek olduğu ve basınç ülseri ile her zaman karşılaşanların tutumunun daha olumlu olduğu saptandı. 

Keywords

• Basınç ülseri önleme,tutum,hemşirelik

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