University of Applied Health Sciences, Mlinarska 38, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia.
University of Applied Health Sciences, Mlinarska 38, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kišpatićeva St 12, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia.
J Tissue Viability. 2022 Aug;31(3):453-458. doi: 10.1016/j.jtv.2022.04.008. Epub 2022 Apr 28.
The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge of nurses and nursing students about pressure injury (PI) prevention.
A cross-sectional study was used, and the sample consisted of 312 participants, of whom 198 were nursing students and 114 were nurses from the clinical hospital. The response rate for the total population was 78%. The Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool PUKAT 2.0. was translated to Croatian and used in the study. Data were collected between January and March 2020. Descriptive statistics and chi square tests with Fisher correction for small samples were used to analyze the data.
The mean number of correct answers was 10.45 points or 41.8%, which is not considered a satisfactory result. Nurses from the clinical hospital achieved 45.48% correct answers, while part-time students achieved 39.7%. Respondents achieved the best results in the theme of risk assessment and the lowest in the theme prevention of pressure ulcers. A statistically significant difference between the two groups of respondents was found in the themes of classification and observation (p = 0.004), nutrition (p = 0.015), prevention of pressure ulcers (p = 0.010), and specific patient groups (p = 0.002), as well as in the number of total correct answers (p = 0.000).
The results showed that knowledge about PI prevention in nurses and nursing students was inadequate. Nurses showed a higher level of knowledge than the students. PIs are a significant clinical problem affecting quality of life, health care costs, and treatment outcomes in patients, so it is important that nurses have adequate knowledge.
本研究旨在确定护士和护理学生对压疮（PI）预防的知识。
采用横断面研究，样本包括 312 名参与者，其中 198 名为护理学生，114 名为临床医院护士。总人群的回复率为 78%。研究中使用了经过翻译的克罗地亚语版压力性溃疡知识评估工具 PUKAT 2.0。数据于 2020 年 1 月至 3 月之间收集。使用描述性统计和卡方检验（Fisher 校正小样本）对数据进行分析。
正确答案的平均数量为 10.45 分或 41.8%，这被认为不是一个令人满意的结果。临床医院的护士获得了 45.48%的正确答案，而兼职学生获得了 39.7%。受访者在风险评估主题方面取得了最佳成绩，在预防压疮主题方面的成绩最低。在分类和观察（p=0.004）、营养（p=0.015）、预防压疮（p=0.010）和特定患者群体（p=0.002）主题以及总正确答案数量（p=0.000）方面，两组受访者之间存在统计学显著差异。
结果表明，护士和护理学生对 PI 预防的知识不足。护士的知识水平高于学生。PI 是一个严重的临床问题，会影响患者的生活质量、医疗保健成本和治疗结果，因此护士具备足够的知识非常重要。
