Knowledge and attitudes of Turkish nursing students towards pressure injury prevention |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Curtin University, Perth, Australia;2. La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia;3. Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australia;4. University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA;5. USA Health University Hospital, Mobile, AL, USA;6. University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, USA;7. Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong;8. Dover Park Hospice, Singapore;9. Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany;10. University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA;11. Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, USA;12. Silver Chain Group and Curtin University, Perth, Australia;13. Charite-Universitätsmedidizin Berlin, Institute of Clinical Nursing Science, Berlin, Germany;14. CASE Software & Books, NC, USA;15. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland;p. Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand;q. Laboratory of Tissue Biology and Therapeutic Engineering, National Scientific Research Center (CNRS), University of Lyon, France;1. Acute Trauma and Surgical Unit, North West of Anglia Foundation Trust, United Kingdom;2. Health Centre of Salamis, Greece;3. University of Nicosia, Cyprus;4. Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece;5. Laboratory Assistant School of Nursing Technological Institute of Central, Greece;6. Nicosia General Hospital, Cyprus;7. European University Cyprus, Cyprus |
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| Abstract: | AimNurse educators are expected to teach nursing students the necessary knowledge and attitudes to prevent pressure injuries (P?) development. This study aims to assess the knowledge levels and attitudes of nursing students towards P? prevention and to analyze the relationship between their knowledge and attitudes.Material and methodsThis study adopted a cross sectional, descriptive, and correlational research design. 259 students of the nursing department of a private university in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus during the spring semester of the 2018–2019 academic year constituted the population of the study. Student information form, the Turkish version of P? prevention knowledge assessment instrument (PUPKAI-T), and attitude towards P? prevention instrument (APuP) were used for data collection. Data were analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis, Mann- Whitney U tests and Spearman's correlation. Ethics committee approval was received.ResultsMean PUPKAI-T score was 10.16 ± 2.44 (range: ≥ 16). Participants obtained the lowest score from the etiology and causes (32.3%) and classification and observation (33.5%) subscales of the PUPKAI-T. The mean score obtained by the participants from the APuP was 44.62 ± 3.54 (range; min; 13, max; 52). We found a positive, weak, and statistically significant correlation between the PUPKAI-T and the APuP scores (r = 0.131, p = 0.034).ConclusionThe study found that the mean PUPKAI-T scores of the nursing students were low and their APuP scores indicated a positive attitude. The findings imply that the nursing curriculum might be revised and new courses might be introduced to increase the knowledge levels of nursing students on P? prevention. |
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| Keywords: | Pressure ulcer prevention Knowledge Attitudes Nursing student |
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