Authors :
Jovin Rushagala Tibenderana; Samson Vedastus Ndagabwene; Revocatus Respich Kazanye; Frorida Shayo
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 10 - October
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7233084
Abstract :
- Pressure ulcer (PU) is a preventable medical
complication of immobility. It has psychological,
economic and social impact on individual and
family. Globally, studies show that nearly 700,000
patients are affected by pressure ulcers each year. Around
186,617 patients develop a new pressure ulcer in acute
care each year. Pressure ulcers are accountable for 2% of
preventable deaths. Although PU prevention remains a
concern for all healthcare practitioners, maintenance of
skin integrity and PU prevention is primarily role of
nurses. The study objective as to assess the knowledge,
attitudes and practices towards prevention of PU among
nurses working at KCMC. The study was a hospital based
descriptive cross section study, conducted in August 2020.
The study population involved employed nurses at
KCMC hospital available during the study period and
who meet the inclusion criteria. The sample size consisted
of all 141 nurses caring for patients with or at risk of PU
and who were willing to participate in the study. Data
were analyzed using SPSS (version 20). Frequencies,
means, and standard deviations were used to summarize
socio-demographic characteristics and to determine mean
scores of knowledge, attitudes and practices among
participants. A p-value of 0.05 was considered as
significant. The study finds that the majority of nurses 106
(75.2%) had low level of knowledge (≤ 69%). Also nurses
87 (61.7%) in this study exhibited positive attitude
towards PU prevention. Nearly half (45.4%) of nurses had
moderate level of practice towards PU prevention.
Knowledge of the nurses regarding prevention of PU was
low. The majority of nurses had a positive attitude toward
PU prevention. Majority of nurses had moderate practice
towards prevention of PU. A non-negligible proportion of
nurses had low level of practice towards prevention of PU.
Its recommended that continuing professional
development can be used to raise nurses' knowledge
scores and their use of PU preventative practices.
Keywords :
Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Pressure Ulcers, KCMC.
- Pressure ulcer (PU) is a preventable medical
complication of immobility. It has psychological,
economic and social impact on individual and
family. Globally, studies show that nearly 700,000
patients are affected by pressure ulcers each year. Around
186,617 patients develop a new pressure ulcer in acute
care each year. Pressure ulcers are accountable for 2% of
preventable deaths. Although PU prevention remains a
concern for all healthcare practitioners, maintenance of
skin integrity and PU prevention is primarily role of
nurses. The study objective as to assess the knowledge,
attitudes and practices towards prevention of PU among
nurses working at KCMC. The study was a hospital based
descriptive cross section study, conducted in August 2020.
The study population involved employed nurses at
KCMC hospital available during the study period and
who meet the inclusion criteria. The sample size consisted
of all 141 nurses caring for patients with or at risk of PU
and who were willing to participate in the study. Data
were analyzed using SPSS (version 20). Frequencies,
means, and standard deviations were used to summarize
socio-demographic characteristics and to determine mean
scores of knowledge, attitudes and practices among
participants. A p-value of 0.05 was considered as
significant. The study finds that the majority of nurses 106
(75.2%) had low level of knowledge (≤ 69%). Also nurses
87 (61.7%) in this study exhibited positive attitude
towards PU prevention. Nearly half (45.4%) of nurses had
moderate level of practice towards PU prevention.
Knowledge of the nurses regarding prevention of PU was
low. The majority of nurses had a positive attitude toward
PU prevention. Majority of nurses had moderate practice
towards prevention of PU. A non-negligible proportion of
nurses had low level of practice towards prevention of PU.
Its recommended that continuing professional
development can be used to raise nurses' knowledge
scores and their use of PU preventative practices.
Keywords :
Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Pressure Ulcers, KCMC.
