Knowledge and Attitude of Nursing Students on the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers

Abstract

Pressure ulcers (PU) are still a serious complication of immobility and a source of frustration for healthcare providers. Until now, the rate of occurrence and prevalence are alarmingly high. Nurses' knowledge and attitudes play a critical role in prevention of PU. The purpose of this study was to find out the level of knowledge and attitudes of final-year nursing students towards prevention of PU. A quantitative, exploratory cross-sectional design was used with fifty final-year students being recruited at random using a simple random sample technique. The tool had three sections: socio-demographic data of nursing students, PUKAT (Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool), and APuP (Attitudes towards Pressure Ulcers Prevention tool). According to the findings of this study, the average knowledge score of final year nursing students was 48.7% (Mean = 14.85; SD=6.01). Only 18 (36%) nurses got a score of 60% or above on the PUKAT assessment instrument, which is regarded as satisfactory. Though there was a positive attitude prevailed among final year nursing students on prevention of PU, only 44 % of responders (n = 22) attained the satisfactory score. Also, there was a moderate correlation between knowledge and attitude of the nursing students on prevention of PU. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Nursing Students, Prevention, Pressure Ulcers

A systematic review of nursing students' attitude and related factors towards pressure ulcer prevention

“…Ultimately, the current systematic review was conducted with the inclusion of ten articles. 14,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]32…”

“…As mentioned in Table 1, a total of 6454 nursing students participated in ten cross-sectional studies. 14,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]32 All students were studying at the undergraduate level 14,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]32 and 81.20% of them were female. 14,[22][23][24][25][26]28,32 Nursing students were in the first (39.27%), second (28.19%), and third and fourth (32.54%) academic years.…”

“…14,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]32 All students were studying at the undergraduate level 14,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]32 and 81.20% of them were female. 14,[22][23][24][25][26]28,32 Nursing students were in the first (39.27%), second (28.19%), and third and fourth (32.54%) academic years. 14,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]32 Among the participants, 49.86% have completed at least 2 clinical units.…”

“…14,[22][23][24][25][26]28,32 Nursing students were in the first (39.27%), second (28.19%), and third and fourth (32.54%) academic years. 14,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]32 Among the participants, 49.86% have completed at least 2 clinical units. 14,22,24,26,32 The majority of students in these studies had the experience of attending medical (65.45%) and surgical (52.77%) departments.…”

“…12 Furthermore, it has been determined that the attitude level of nursing students is lower compared with nurses. 18 Previous literature showed that the attitude of nursing students in different countries and facilities may have been satisfactory 21,22 or contrary, 23,24 which was affected by demographic 14,24 and educational factors. 25,26 As a result of the fact that nursing students become the future employees of health care, it is important to develop their knowledge and attitude in the direction of preventing PUs during the study period.…”