KNOWLEDGE OF PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION INTERVENTION AMONG NURSES OF INTENSIVE CARE UNITS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

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Published: 2025-07-01
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Intensive care units, knowledge, pressure ulcer

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Nasira Hassan
Shagufta Hassan
Imrana Shafique
Ghazala Ghani

Abstract

Objective: To assess the knowledge of nurses related to pressure ulcer prevention intervention in intensive care units at tertiary care hospice.


Background: In the prevention of pressure ulcer, nurses play an imperative role.


Design: A prospective cross-sectional design was used to assess the pressure ulcer prevention knowledge among nurses.


Methods: A 10 items questionnaire was adopt to assess nurse’s knowledge those work in intensive care units of tertiary care set up, affianced directly with patient care with different clinical experience.


Results: 144 female nurses with different age group and experience, have low level of knowledge related to pressure ulcer prevention.


Conclusion: The results of current study show that there is need to improve the knowledge of nurses in intensive care units at tertiary hospital through education.

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Vol. 3 No. 7 (2025): The Research of Medical Science Review

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KNOWLEDGE OF PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION INTERVENTION AMONG NURSES OF INTENSIVE CARE UNITS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL. (2025). The Research of Medical Science Review, 3(7), 2666-2671. https://medicalsciencereview.com/index.php/Journal/article/view/3036