Practice on pressure ulcer prevention among nurses in selected public hospitals, Tigray, Ethiopia

Autor: Hagos Berihu, Tewolde Wubayehu, Tewolde Teklu, Teklay Zeru, Hadgu Gerensea
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Research Notes, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1756-0500
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-020-05049-7
Popis: Abstract Objectives Pressure ulcers are localized cellular damages to the skin and underlying tissues caused by pressure, shearing and frictional force. The aim of this study is to assess practices towards pressure ulcer prevention among nurses in the Central Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia, from September 10, 2017 to June 15, 2018. This study has also identified the major barriers that hamper nurses from preventing pressure ulcers. These barriers were heavy workload, inadequate training, and lack of universal guideline and shortage of resource. 17.2% of the participants had a good practice and 82.2% of the respondents had a poor practice of pressure ulcer prevention. Result Finding of this study showed that respondents have inadequate knowledge which may have led to their poor practice towards pressure ulcer prevention. Immediate intervention should be done on public hospitals of central Tigray to improve nurses’ practice towards pressure ulcer prevention.
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