Patient and carer experience of living with a pressure injury: A meta‐synthesis of qualitative studies

A Burston, SJ Miles, P Fulbrook - Journal of clinical nursing, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Pressure injuries are a significant cause of harm, contributing to increased
mortality and financial burden on the healthcare system. Significant research on pressure …

A systematic review of nurses' practice and related factors toward pressure ulcer prevention

P Ghorbani Vajargah, A Mollaei… - International Wound …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In most health care centres, pressure ulcers (PUs) are a common concern. This systematic
review aimed to summarise nurses' practice and related factors toward PU prevention. An …

[HTML][HTML] Nurses' knowledge to pressure ulcer prevention in public hospitals in Wollega: a cross-sectional study design

WE Ebi, GF Hirko, DA Mijena - BMC nursing, 2019 - Springer
Background Pressure ulcer is a preventable medical complication of immobility. It has
psychological, economic and social impact on individual and family. Its cost of treatment is …

Determination of nurses' level of knowledge on the prevention of pressure ulcers: The case of Turkey

T Sengul, A Karadag - Journal of tissue viability, 2020 - Elsevier
Aim of the study Pressure ulcers (PUs) constitute a health issue that has a high prevalence
and incidence rate in acute and long-term care, requiring long-term nursing care for …

Croatian nurses' and nursing students' knowledge about pressure injury prevention

S Cukljek, S Rezic, SL Ficko, AM Hosnjak… - Journal of Tissue …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aim The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge of nurses and nursing students
about pressure injury (PI) prevention. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was …

[HTML][HTML] Pressure injury prevention in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

V Team, L Team, A Jones, H Teede… - Frontiers in medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified in China in December 2019 and …

Pressure ulcers: the core, care and cure approach

AS Sumarno - British Journal of Community Nursing, 2019 - magonlinelibrary.com
Pressure ulcer/injury remains a significant health problem in the community, requiring
comprehensive care. Nurses are involved in the management and prevention of pressure …

[HTML][HTML] Nurses' knowledge on pressure ulcer prevention: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis based on the Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool

J Wu, B Wang, L Zhu, X Jia - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Pressure ulcers (PUs) are an indicator of the quality of nursing care and nurses
can prevent PUs well if they have sufficient knowledge. Numerous studies in this field have …

Iranian nurses' knowledge, attitude and behaviour on skin care, prevention and management of pressure injury: A descriptive cross‐sectional study

M Lotfi, AM Aghazadeh, H Asgarpour… - Nursing open, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Pressure injuries as an indicator measuring the quality of nursing care and patient
safety is a major health care problem worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the …

[HTML][HTML] Level of nurses' knowledge on pressure ulcer prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis study in Ethiopia

H Gedamu, T Abate, E Ayalew, A Tegenaw, M Birhanu… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Objective Pressure ulcers (PU) are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue because of
prolonged pressure. It affects millions of people in the world. One of the major nursing roles …