Knowledge on pressure ulcer prevention among nursing professionals.

Autor: Miyazaki MY; Universidade Paulista, SP, Brazil. myurimiyazaki@yahoo.com.br, Caliri MH, dos Santos CB
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem [Rev Lat Am Enfermagem] 2010 Nov-Dec; Vol. 18 (6), pp. 1203-11.
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692010000600022
Abstrakt: This study aimed to describe and to analyze knowledge on pressure ulcer prevention among nursing team members working in direct care to adult and elderly patients at a university hospital. A descriptive and exploratory research was carried out between January and March 2009, after approval by the Research Ethics Committee at the study institution. Data were collected through a validated questionnaire. Participants were 386 professionals, of whom 64.8% were nursing auxiliaries/technicians and 35.2% baccalaureate nurses (BSN). The mean percentage of correct answers on the knowledge test was 79.4% (SD=8.3%) for nurses and 73.6% (SD=9.8%) for nursing auxiliaries/technicians. Both professional categories display knowledge deficits in some areas related to the theme. The identification of deficient areas can guide strategic planning with a view to the dissemination and adoption of prevention measures by the team.
Databáze: MEDLINE