Nurses' knowledge of medical device‐related pressure injuries and risk factors: A descriptive study at a large medical centre from Palestine.

Autor:	Omar, Worod, Asrawi, Isam, Awad, Mahmoud, Zaitoun, Rasha S. Abu, Sakhleh, Israa R., Hayek, Mohammed F., Said, Nizar B.
Předmět:	NURSING audit INJURY risk factors WOUND nursing RISK assessment HEALTH attitudes HOSPITAL nursing staff STATISTICAL sampling QUESTIONNAIRES HEALTH policy PATIENT care NURSING education DESCRIPTIVE statistics MANN Whitney U Test RESEARCH methodology NURSING practice HEALTH facilities DISEASE relapse EQUIPMENT & supplies PRESSURE ulcers CRITICAL care nurses DISEASE risk factors
Zdroj:	Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice; Dec2024, Vol. 30 Issue 8, p1508-1515, 8p
Abstrakt:	Background: Nurses' knowledge of pressure injuries causes and risk factors helps to prevent their occurrences and protect the patient. Aim: To assess the level of knowledge of medical device‐related pressure injuries and to identify risk factors that affect the knowledge. Methods: A cross‐sectional design was used in this study considering a convenience sample from critical care nurses. The nurses were invited to complete the Medical Device‐Related Pressure Injuries Knowledge Questionnaire. Results: About 71 nurses participated in the study. The mean score of MDRPI_KQ was 23.28 ± 4.14 out of 36. Mann–Whitney Test did not show statistically significant relationships between the MDRPI_KQ mean score and related variables (p > 0.05). The regression results indicated that the three predictors explained 46.4% of the variance (R2 = 0.215, F(3, 6.114) = 3.75, p = 0.001). It was found that the Frequency of encountering a patient with MDRPIs significantly predicted MDRPI_KQ score, job position, and assuming the care responsibility for MDRPIs in the department. Conclusions: Poor knowledge of pressure injuries can negatively affect patient care so training programs and policies should be developed based on the level of knowledge and practices of the staff to be more effective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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