Campus Location
Dallas Campus (Online)
Date of Award
4-2024
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1369-5788
Document Type
DNP Project
Department
Nursing
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Committee Chair or Primary Advisor
Cheryl Green
Second Committee Member or Secondary Advisor
Marcia Sotelo
Third Committee Member or Committee Reader
N/A
Abstract
Abstract Pressure injuries are rated as the third most costly health problem, with deaths of about 60,000 in the United States due to complications annually and with a high mortality rate from complications. Incidences of pressure injury differ in various clinical settings, although the incidence rate ranges from 4% to 38% in hospitalization and mortality. Secondary complications among older individuals are approximately 68%. Pressure ulcers are injuries caused by unrelieved pressure, shear, friction, or a combination of all these to the skin or underlying tissues. Pressure ulcers develop from a prolonged tissue compression between a bony prominence and an external surface. They cause patients pain and discomfort and can lead to decreased quality of life, delayed healing, and prolonged hospital stays. People with medical conditions that limit their ability to change positions or those who spend most of their time in bed or chair are mostly at risk of pressure ulcers. The purpose of this project was to determine if evidence-based educational sessions provided to nurses would help to improve their consistent utilization of evidence-based assessment tools to perform comprehensive skin assessment, leading to a reduction in the incidences of pressure injury. Also, nurses should be encouraged to consistently use evidence-based assessment tools, such as the Braden Scale, to help reduce incidences of pressure injuries. The researcher used the pressure injury preventive bundle to provide education to medical-surgical nurses to help increase awareness in preventing pressure injuries using the bundle. The researcher also evaluated nurses’ self-efficacy in their use of evidence-based assessment tools to prevent pressure injuries in at-risk patients in healthcare v clinical settings. Participants’ post education knowledge assessment, practice, and attitude levels significantly improved after they received the education and training.
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Recommended Citation
Tariah, Olive Kaine, "Assessing Nurses' Knowledge of the Prevention of Pressure Injuries" (2024). Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 790.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/etd/790