Investigating attitudes of nurses working in a state hospital towards prevention of pressure ulcers
Objective: This study was conducted in order to investigate the attitudes of nurses working in a state hospital towards prevention of pressure ulcers. Material and Methods: The population of the present study consisted of a total of 246 nurses, who were working in a public hospital located in a city...
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| author | Aziz Bulut Çiğdem Aksu Aliye Bulut Mehtap Aslan |
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| description | Objective: This study was conducted in order to investigate the attitudes of nurses working in a state hospital towards prevention of pressure ulcers.
Material and Methods: The population of the present study consisted of a total of 246 nurses, who were working in a public hospital located in a city center in Eastern Anatolia Region. The study, it was attempted to reach the whole population, and the data were collected from 241 nurses who voluntarily participated in the study. A “Questionnaire” with 31 questions, which was prepared by the researchers, was used to collect the data. The data on the questionnaire prepared by the support of literature were collected using Nurse Information Form with 18 questions to investigate attitudes of nurses towards prevention of pressure ulcers as well as Attitude Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument consisting of 13 questions.
Results: The nurses with high school degree were determined to have higher attitudes towards the effect of pressure ulcers, towards the personal responsibility to prevent pressure ulcers, and towards the effectiveness of prevention of pressure ulcer. Attitudes of the nurses with high school degree towards personal sufficiency to prevent pressure ulcers were higher and the difference between the groups was significant (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The present study revealed that attitude levels of nurses towards pressure ulcer prevention had some deficiencies. Within this context, each institution should determine pressure ulcer care protocols appropriate to standards and innovations, develop clinical practice guides, and ensure supervision of their convenience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f7805d56141c49c0a3d904572a7a20a62023-09-14T08:47:57ZengSelçuk UniversityGenel Tıp Dergisi2602-37412022-02-0132151110.54005/geneltip.975767154Investigating attitudes of nurses working in a state hospital towards prevention of pressure ulcersAziz Bulut0Çiğdem Aksu1Aliye Bulut2Mehtap Aslan3GAZİANTEP ÜNİVERSİTESİGAZİANTEP İSLAM BİLİM VE TEKNOLOJİ ÜNİVERSİTESİGAZİANTEP İSLAM BİLİM VE TEKNOLOJİ ÜNİVERSİTESİBİNGÖL ÜNİVERSİTESİObjective: This study was conducted in order to investigate the attitudes of nurses working in a state hospital towards prevention of pressure ulcers. Material and Methods: The population of the present study consisted of a total of 246 nurses, who were working in a public hospital located in a city center in Eastern Anatolia Region. The study, it was attempted to reach the whole population, and the data were collected from 241 nurses who voluntarily participated in the study. A “Questionnaire” with 31 questions, which was prepared by the researchers, was used to collect the data. The data on the questionnaire prepared by the support of literature were collected using Nurse Information Form with 18 questions to investigate attitudes of nurses towards prevention of pressure ulcers as well as Attitude Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument consisting of 13 questions. Results: The nurses with high school degree were determined to have higher attitudes towards the effect of pressure ulcers, towards the personal responsibility to prevent pressure ulcers, and towards the effectiveness of prevention of pressure ulcer. Attitudes of the nurses with high school degree towards personal sufficiency to prevent pressure ulcers were higher and the difference between the groups was significant (p<0.05). Conclusion: The present study revealed that attitude levels of nurses towards pressure ulcer prevention had some deficiencies. Within this context, each institution should determine pressure ulcer care protocols appropriate to standards and innovations, develop clinical practice guides, and ensure supervision of their convenience.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1896997pressure ulcerpreventionattitudeattitude scalenurse.basınç ülseriönlemetutumtutum ölçeğihemşire. |
| spellingShingle | Aziz Bulut Çiğdem Aksu Aliye Bulut Mehtap Aslan Investigating attitudes of nurses working in a state hospital towards prevention of pressure ulcers Genel Tıp Dergisi pressure ulcer prevention attitude attitude scale nurse. basınç ülseri önleme tutum tutum ölçeği hemşire. |
| title | Investigating attitudes of nurses working in a state hospital towards prevention of pressure ulcers |
| title_full | Investigating attitudes of nurses working in a state hospital towards prevention of pressure ulcers |
| title_fullStr | Investigating attitudes of nurses working in a state hospital towards prevention of pressure ulcers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating attitudes of nurses working in a state hospital towards prevention of pressure ulcers |
| title_short | Investigating attitudes of nurses working in a state hospital towards prevention of pressure ulcers |
| title_sort | investigating attitudes of nurses working in a state hospital towards prevention of pressure ulcers |
| topic | pressure ulcer prevention attitude attitude scale nurse. basınç ülseri önleme tutum tutum ölçeği hemşire. |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1896997 |
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