Abstract:

Purpose: This study was aimed at identifying the knowledge and attitudes of nurses who care for surgical patients exposed to pressure injury risk factors such as immobility and nutritional problems to prevent pressure injury. Tools and Methods: This identifying type of research was conducted with 150 nurses who worked in the clinical and intensive care units of an university hospital in the XXXX and worked in the profession for at least one year. The necessary permissions were obtained from the ethical board and the institution prior to the research. The data, the patient information form, the Information Assessment Scale in Prevention of Pressure Ultrasound (BUSD) and the Attitude Scale in Prevention of Pressure Ultrasound (BUSD) were collected between 1 October 2018 and 1 February 2019. In the analysis of the data, t test in independent groups, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis test, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were used. The average age of nurses is 29.91±6.48 years, with 65.3% women and half graduates.  According to the total score average (<60%) the nurses have insufficient information to prevent pressure injury, only 24% of the nurses have information score ≥60%. Regression analysis results showed that nurses have a significant impact on their professional experience, their way of work, the number of patients they provide daily care, and their experience of care for the patient with pressure injured (p< 0.05). According to the total score average (≥75%), the attitudes of nurses to prevent pressure ulcers were positive.  The indicative characteristics of nurses have not been determined to have a significant impact on the total score average (p>0.05). There is no significant relationship between the total score average (p>0.05) and the total score average (p>0.05). The study found that the surgeon’s attitudes towards the prevention of pressure wounds were positive and that the knowledge was insufficient. These findings take into account the need for corporate arrangements to provide them with access to evidence-based information on the attempts of nurses to prevent pressure wounds.