KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PERCEIVED BARRIERS OF NURSING STAFFS TOWARD PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION AT THAI NGUYEN NATIONAL HOSPITAL
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Background: Pressure ulcer lead to pain and discomfort for patients and also cause prolong illness, delay restoration, increase patient’s hospital stay, and may lead to infirmity and even death. The purpose of this study was to assess the nurse’s knowledge and attitude toward pressure ulcer prevention. To identify nurses’ perceived barriers to pressure ulcer prevention. Method: A cross sectional study was designed to collect data from staff nurses (N=138) working at Thai Nguyen National Hospital from March to September, 2020. Results: The study was completed by 138 nurses. 82.6% participants had a good knowledge. The mean knowledge score of correct answers was 15.77 ± 1.85 (of total 20 score). The mean attitude score was 41.37 ± 5.11 (of total 55 score). The study revealed several barriers to pressure ulcer prevention need to be resolved: Heavy workload and inadequate staff (79.7%); Lack of job satisfaction in nursing profession (43.5%); Shortage of equipment/resource (52.9%); Lack of universal guide line on prevention of pressure ulcer (46.4%). Conclusions: The study finding suggests that nurses have good knowledge and positive attitude to pressure ulcer prevention. Also several barriers exist for implementing pressure ulcer prevention protocols in hospitals.
Keywords
Wound, Pressure ulcer prevention, Nurse’s knowledge, Nurse’s attitude, Perceived barrier
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