Knowledge by the Nursing Team about Prevention of Pressure Ulcers at a hospital in Barranquilla, Colombia
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Prada Reyes S, Lastre-Amell G, Parody A, Prada Reyes A. Conocimiento del Equipo de Enfermería sobre Prevención de Lesiones por Presión en un hospital de Barranquilla, Colombia. Metas Enferm di 23/ene 24; 26(10):24-31. Doi: https://doi.org/10.35667/MetasEnf.2023.26.1003082195
Authors
Sandra Prada Reyes1, Gloria Lastre-Amell2, Alexander Parody3, Anderson Prada Reyes4
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1Magíster en Educación (Universidad Metropolitana). Universidad Metropolitana. Barranquilla, Atlántico (Colombia)2Magíster en Salud Publica (Universidad Nacional de Bogotá). Universidad Metropolitana. Universidad Simón Bolívar. Barranquilla, Atlántico (Colombia)3Magíster en Estadística Aplicada (Universidad del Norte). Universidad Metropolitana. Universidad Libre. Barranquilla, Atlántico (Colombia)4Magíster en Administración de Empresas (Universidad del Norte). Universidad del Norte. Barranquilla, Atlántico (Colombia)
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Gloria Lastre Amell. Calle 76 #42-78. Las Mercedes, Barranquilla, Atlántico (Colombia).
Contact email: glastre2@unimetro.edu.co
Abstract
Objective: to determine the level of knowledge about prevention of pressure ulcers (PU) by the Nursing Team (nurses and nursing assistants) at a fourth level hospital in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Material and method: a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted at the Internal Medicine and Intensive Care Units (N= 77). Their age, time of training, time of experience, and level of knowledge about PU prevention were measured through the percentage of right answers at the 41-item Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Questionnaire by Pieper and Mott, translated ad hoc, for the sections of evaluation and classification and prevention. Descriptive and bivariate statistics were conducted.
Results: the study included 77 persons. The average proportion of right answers at the knowledge test was of 62% (SD= 27) in the section of evaluation and classification of PU prevention (nursing assistants [x–= 61%; SD= 26]; nurses [x–= 64%; SD= 30]; p value= 0.663) and 72% (SD= 17) in the prevention section (nursing assistants [x–= 72; SD= 16]; nurses [x–= 71%; SD= 22]; p value= 0.663). In total, ten of the items exceeded 90% of right answers in the case of nurses, and one in the case of assistants.
Conclusions: nurses and Nursing assistants presented an acceptable knowledge regarding PU prevention. It is necessary to implement successful strategies in order to improve prevention and encourage the updating of knowledge
Keywords:
Pressure ulcer; knowledge; critical care; hospitalization; Nursing; Nursing assistantscross-sectional studies.
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