نشریه پرستاری ایران (Feb 2024)
Effect of Online Pressure Ulcer Prevention Training on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Nurses in the Intensive Care Units
Abstract
Background & Aims Pressure ulcers are one of the most important challenges in hospitals. One of the reasons for its occurrence is the low knowledge and practice of health care professionals. This study aims to determine the effect of online pressure ulcer prevention training on the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses in intensive care units (ICUs). Materials & Methods This is a single-group study that was conducted on 73 nurses working in the ICUs of two teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran. The sampling was done by continuous sampling method from April 2022 to January 2023. The data collectioin tools included a demographic form, the Pieper pressure ulcer knowledge test, the attitude towards pressure ulcer prevention questionnaire, and the practice of pressure ulcer prevention questionnaire completed before and one month after training. To analyze the data, paired t-test was used in SPSS software, Version 22. The significance level was set at 0.05. Results The mean knowledge score was 64.47±10.61 before the intervention and 70.47±10.48 after the intervention. Based on the results of the paired t-test, this difference was significant (P<0.001). Before the intervention, 61.6% of the nurses had positive attitudes, while after the intervention, 56.2% had a positive attitude. This difference was not statistically significant (P=0.526). Before the intervention, the practice of 78.1% was poor, while after the intervention, 65.8% had poor practice and 34.2% had good performance. This difference was not statistically significant (P=0.493). Conclusion Online pressure ulcer prevention training can increase the knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention among ICU nurses. However, it causes no significant change in the attitude and practice of nurses towards the prevention of pressure ulcers. In addition to using social media applications, there is a need to provide face-to-face training to ICU nurses to improve their attitude and practice towards pressure ulcer prevention.
