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Pressure injury prevention practice and associated factors among nurses at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, South Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
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- Latent profile analysis of nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding pressure injury prevention: a multicenter large-sample study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Strategies adopted by the nursing team for the prevention of pressure ulcers in hospitalized older people: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Article
- Design of Innovative Clothing for Pressure Injury Prevention: End-User Evaluation in a Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Nurses' Knowledge Concerning Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023Article
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practice and its Associated Factors Among Nurses Working in Hospitals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.SAGE open nursingReview
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Abstract
objectiveThe prevention of pressure injury is of great importance in providing quality care to patients, as it has been reported that approximately 95% of all pressure injury are preventable. Nurses working in clinical settings play a key role in identifying patients at risk and administering preventative care. Therefore, this study examines pressure injury prevention practices among nurses.
designCross-sectional study design.
settingWolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Ethiopia.
participants240 nurses.
main outcome measuresPressure injury prevention practices among nurses.
resultAmong nurses, 37.9% had good pressure injury prevention practices. The factors associated with pressure injury prevention practices included having a bachelor's degree or higher (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=2.18; 95% CI 1.12 to 4.25), having more than 10 years of nursing experience (AOR=3.44; 95% CI 1.41 to 8.37), lacking subject knowledge (AOR=0.49; 95% CI 0.27 to 0.91) and being over the age of 40 (AOR=0.55; 95% CI 0.09 to 0.35).
conclusionThe majority of nurses reported having a limited level of pressure injury prevention practice. Since pressure ulcer prevention practice is majorly the role of nurses. Upgrading the educational level of the nurses through continuous professional development opportunities can improve the preventive practice of pressure ulcer injury by increasing the knowledge and skill gained during the vocational training.
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