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Nurses’ Knowledge, Practices, and Barriers in Care of Patients with Pressure Ulcers in a Ugandan Teaching Hospital
Joint Authors
Katende, Godfrey
Groves, Sara
Mwebaza, Ivan
Nankumbi, Joyce
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pressure ulcers have been identified as a major burden of hospitalization worldwide, and nurses are at the forefront of prevention.
The purpose of this study was to determine the nurses’ knowledge and practices regarding risk factors, prevention, and management of pressure ulcers at a teaching hospital in Uganda.
The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design.
Fifty-six Ugandan registered practicing nurses were sampled.
A composite self-administered questionnaire and an observation checklist were utilized.
The nurses had limited knowledge about critical parameters of pressure ulcers.
Prevention practices were observed to be unreliable and uncoordinated related to a significant shortage of staff and logistics for pressure ulcer prevention.
Nurses had poor access to current literature on pressure ulcer prevention.
Translation of nurses’ knowledge into practice is possible if barriers like staff shortage, pressure relieving devices provision, and risk assessment tools are addressed at Mulago.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mwebaza, Ivan& Katende, Godfrey& Groves, Sara& Nankumbi, Joyce. 2014. Nurses’ Knowledge, Practices, and Barriers in Care of Patients with Pressure Ulcers in a Ugandan Teaching Hospital. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046878
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mwebaza, Ivan…[et al.]. Nurses’ Knowledge, Practices, and Barriers in Care of Patients with Pressure Ulcers in a Ugandan Teaching Hospital. Nursing Research and Practice Vol. 2014, no. 2014 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046878
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mwebaza, Ivan& Katende, Godfrey& Groves, Sara& Nankumbi, Joyce. Nurses’ Knowledge, Practices, and Barriers in Care of Patients with Pressure Ulcers in a Ugandan Teaching Hospital. Nursing Research and Practice. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046878
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1046878