Evaluation of Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes to Prevent Pressure Injuries

Year 2023, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 340 - 353, 01.09.2023

Pakize Özyürek , Öznur Gürlek Kısacık

https://doi.org/10.38108/ouhcd.1113243

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Objective: It was aimed to evaluate the knowledge level and attitudes of nurses to prevent pressure ulcers (PUs) in this study.
Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted by 140 nurses, who worked in a hospital between 01.04.2020-01.09.2020. "Nurse Information Form", the Turkish version of “Pressure Ulcer Prevention Knowledge Assessment Instrument "(PUPKAI-T) and "Attitude Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument (APuP)" were used as data collection tools.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 26.71±5.55, and the mean of professional year 6.48±5.09. The total PUPKAI-T score of the participants was 10.82 out of 26 and only 8.5% (n=12) and correct answer percentage had an acceptable knowledge score (≥%60; ≥16). The average score on APuP was 37.10 out of 52 points (41.6%). Also, 42.8% (n=60) of the nurses had an attitude mean score of ≥%75 (satisfactory level of attitude). A positive weak relationship was observed between age and attitude scores of the nurses (rs=0.198; p=0.019), while a weak negative relationship between the duration of working in the clinic and the attitude scores of the nurses (rs=-0.199; p=0.018).
Conclusion: It was determined that the nurses' knowledge about preventing pressure injuries was at an acceptable level and their attitudes were not at a satisfactory level. Training strategies and intervention’s purpose to increase the knowledge of nurses and develop positive attitudes should be developed to improve practices to prevent PUs.
Keywords: Nurse, pressure ulcer, information, prevention, attitude

Keywords

Pressure Ulcer, Knowledge, Prevention, information, Nurse

Project Number

19.KARİYER.019

Hemşirelerin Basınç Yaralanmalarını Önlemeye Yönelik Bilgi ve Tutumlarının Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmada hemşirelerin basınç yaralanmalarını önlemeye yönelik bilgi düzeyi ve tutumlarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki bu araştırma 01.04.2020-01.09.2020 tarih aralığında bir hastanede çalışan toplam 140 hemşire ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler, "Hemşire Bilgi Formu", ''Basınç Ülseri Önlemede Bilgi Değerlendirme Ölçeği Türkçe versiyonu'' (BÜÖBDÖ) ve "Basınç Ülserlerini Önlemeye Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği (BÜÖYTÖ)" ile toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 26.71±5.55 olup mesleki çalışma süresi ise 6.48±5.09 olarak saptanmıştır. Hemşirelerin, BÜÖBDÖ toplam puanı 26 üzerinden 10.82 puan aldıkları ve sadece %8.5'inin (n=12) doğru cevap yüzdesi ve kabul edilebilir bilgi puanına (≥%60; ≥16) sahip olduğu bulunmuştur. Hemşirelerin BÜÖYTÖ toplam tutum puanı 52 üzerinden 37.10 olarak saptanırken, tutum yüzdesinin %41.6 olduğu belirlenmiştir. Hemşirelerin %42.8'inin (n=60) ortalama tutum puanının ≥%75 (tatmin edici tutum düzeyi) olduğu bulunmuştur. Hemşirelerin yaşları ile tutum puanları arasında pozitif yönde (rs= 0.198; p= 0.019), klinikte çalışma süreleri ile tutum puanları arasında ise negatif yönde zayıf düzeyde bir ilişki olduğu bulunuştur (rs= -0.199; p= 0.018).
Sonuç: Hemşirelerin basınç yaralanmalarını önlemeye yönelik bilgileri kabul edilebilir puan düzeyinde ve tutumlarının ise tatmin edici düzeyde olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Basınç yaralanmalarını önlemeye yönelik uygulamaları iyileştirmek için hemşirelerin bilgilerini arttırmaya ve olumlu tutumlar geliştirmelerine yönelik eğitimsel stratejiler ve müdahaleler geliştirilmelidir.

Keywords

Hemşire, Basınç Yarası, Bilgi, Önleme, Tutum

Supporting Institution

Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi BAP koordinatörlüğü

Project Number

19.KARİYER.019

Thanks

Çalışmaya katılan hemşirelere ve finansman sağlyan Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Rektörlüğüne teşşekkür ederiz.

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