Attitude and preventive practices of pressure ulcers among orthopedic nurses in a tertiary hospital in Ghana.
<h4>Background</h4>Pressure ulcers (PUs), which affect millions of people worldwide, are among the five most prevalent hospitalized cases causing adverse impairment. Nevertheless, pressure ulcers are largely preventable, and their management depends on their severity. The authors, theref...
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| author | Evans Osei Appiah Stella Appiah Ezekiel Oti-Boadi Beatrice Ama Boadu Samuel Kontoh Roland Iddrisu Adams Cyndi Appiah Collins Sarpong |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Pressure ulcers (PUs), which affect millions of people worldwide, are among the five most prevalent hospitalized cases causing adverse impairment. Nevertheless, pressure ulcers are largely preventable, and their management depends on their severity. The authors, therefore, explored the attitude and preventive practices of pressure ulcers among orthopedic nurses in a tertiary hospital in Ghana.<h4>Methods</h4>An exploratory descriptive qualitative approach was employed for this study to help researchers explore the attitude and practices toward PU (Pressure Ulcer). Purposive sampling approach was employed, and data was analyzed using thematic content analysis. The sample size for this study was 30 which was obtained based on saturation. Participants were engaged in face-to-face interviews which were transcribed verbatim.<h4>Findings</h4>Two themes and eight subthemes were generated from the analysis of this study. The two themes were preventive practices and attitude towards PU. The study identified that there were no specific protocols illustrated on the wards for managing pressure ulcers. Nevertheless, the study participants were keen on preventing pressure ulcers and hence engaged in practices such as early patients' ambulation, early identification of PU signs, removing creases and crumps from patient beds, nutritional management for PU prevention, and dressing of PU wounds.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Practices of pressure ulcer management were highly valued by the orthopedics nurses. Hence, the nurses recommended the need for accepted guidelines on pressure ulcer management to be illustrated in the various orthopedic wards in the country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a6e10c8b9e99409b9be0c622beda22712023-09-14T05:31:26ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01189e029097010.1371/journal.pone.0290970Attitude and preventive practices of pressure ulcers among orthopedic nurses in a tertiary hospital in Ghana.Evans Osei AppiahStella AppiahEzekiel Oti-BoadiBeatrice Ama BoaduSamuel KontohRoland Iddrisu AdamsCyndi AppiahCollins Sarpong<h4>Background</h4>Pressure ulcers (PUs), which affect millions of people worldwide, are among the five most prevalent hospitalized cases causing adverse impairment. Nevertheless, pressure ulcers are largely preventable, and their management depends on their severity. The authors, therefore, explored the attitude and preventive practices of pressure ulcers among orthopedic nurses in a tertiary hospital in Ghana.<h4>Methods</h4>An exploratory descriptive qualitative approach was employed for this study to help researchers explore the attitude and practices toward PU (Pressure Ulcer). Purposive sampling approach was employed, and data was analyzed using thematic content analysis. The sample size for this study was 30 which was obtained based on saturation. Participants were engaged in face-to-face interviews which were transcribed verbatim.<h4>Findings</h4>Two themes and eight subthemes were generated from the analysis of this study. The two themes were preventive practices and attitude towards PU. The study identified that there were no specific protocols illustrated on the wards for managing pressure ulcers. Nevertheless, the study participants were keen on preventing pressure ulcers and hence engaged in practices such as early patients' ambulation, early identification of PU signs, removing creases and crumps from patient beds, nutritional management for PU prevention, and dressing of PU wounds.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Practices of pressure ulcer management were highly valued by the orthopedics nurses. Hence, the nurses recommended the need for accepted guidelines on pressure ulcer management to be illustrated in the various orthopedic wards in the country.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290970&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Evans Osei Appiah Stella Appiah Ezekiel Oti-Boadi Beatrice Ama Boadu Samuel Kontoh Roland Iddrisu Adams Cyndi Appiah Collins Sarpong Attitude and preventive practices of pressure ulcers among orthopedic nurses in a tertiary hospital in Ghana. PLoS ONE |
| title | Attitude and preventive practices of pressure ulcers among orthopedic nurses in a tertiary hospital in Ghana. |
| title_full | Attitude and preventive practices of pressure ulcers among orthopedic nurses in a tertiary hospital in Ghana. |
| title_fullStr | Attitude and preventive practices of pressure ulcers among orthopedic nurses in a tertiary hospital in Ghana. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitude and preventive practices of pressure ulcers among orthopedic nurses in a tertiary hospital in Ghana. |
| title_short | Attitude and preventive practices of pressure ulcers among orthopedic nurses in a tertiary hospital in Ghana. |
| title_sort | attitude and preventive practices of pressure ulcers among orthopedic nurses in a tertiary hospital in ghana |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290970&type=printable |
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