Research Article

Examining the Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Preventing Pressure Injury: A Descriptive and Correlational Study

Volume: 3 Number: 3 September 1, 2025
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Examining the Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Preventing Pressure Injury: A Descriptive and Correlational Study

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and attitudes of nurses towards preventing pressure injury. The study design is descriptive. The study was conducted in a city hospital with 170 nurses between July and September 2024. Data were collected using the “Nurse Descriptive Information Form", “Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool”, and “Attitude Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument”. The total mean score of the nurses on the Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool is 7.61±3.04, and the total mean score of the Attitude Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument is 40.44±4.80. The level of knowledge of nurses on pressure injury is higher in those aged 30-39, those with undergraduate and graduate degrees, those working in intensive care, those who have received training on pressure injury, those who frequently encounter pressure injury, and those who think that pressure injuries can be prevented (p<0.05). A moderately positive and significant relationship was found between the two scales (r = 0.327, p<0.05). It was determined that the knowledge level of nurses about pressure injury was insufficient, and their attitudes were positive.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Surgical Diseases Nursing​​, ​Internal Diseases Nursing​, Fundamentals of Nursing

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 1, 2025

Submission Date

December 25, 2024

Acceptance Date

March 6, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 3 Number: 3

APA
Meşe, S., Sazak, Y., & Aktaş, N. (2025). Examining the Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Preventing Pressure Injury: A Descriptive and Correlational Study. Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal, 3(3), 196-208. https://doi.org/10.61535/bseusbfd.1606901
AMA
1.Meşe S, Sazak Y, Aktaş N. Examining the Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Preventing Pressure Injury: A Descriptive and Correlational Study. BSEU-FHSJ. 2025;3(3):196-208. doi:10.61535/bseusbfd.1606901
Chicago
Meşe, Sevinç, Yasemin Sazak, and Nurhan Aktaş. 2025. “Examining the Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Preventing Pressure Injury: A Descriptive and Correlational Study”. Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal 3 (3): 196-208. https://doi.org/10.61535/bseusbfd.1606901.
EndNote
Meşe S, Sazak Y, Aktaş N (September 1, 2025) Examining the Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Preventing Pressure Injury: A Descriptive and Correlational Study. Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal 3 3 196–208.
IEEE
[1]S. Meşe, Y. Sazak, and N. Aktaş, “Examining the Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Preventing Pressure Injury: A Descriptive and Correlational Study”, BSEU-FHSJ, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 196–208, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.61535/bseusbfd.1606901.
ISNAD
Meşe, Sevinç - Sazak, Yasemin - Aktaş, Nurhan. “Examining the Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Preventing Pressure Injury: A Descriptive and Correlational Study”. Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal 3/3 (September 1, 2025): 196-208. https://doi.org/10.61535/bseusbfd.1606901.
JAMA
1.Meşe S, Sazak Y, Aktaş N. Examining the Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Preventing Pressure Injury: A Descriptive and Correlational Study. BSEU-FHSJ. 2025;3:196–208.
MLA
Meşe, Sevinç, et al. “Examining the Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Preventing Pressure Injury: A Descriptive and Correlational Study”. Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 196-08, doi:10.61535/bseusbfd.1606901.
Vancouver
1.Sevinç Meşe, Yasemin Sazak, Nurhan Aktaş. Examining the Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Preventing Pressure Injury: A Descriptive and Correlational Study. BSEU-FHSJ. 2025 Sep. 1;3(3):196-208. doi:10.61535/bseusbfd.1606901

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