Prevention of pressure ulcers -: A descriptive study in 3 intensive care units in Turkey

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dc.authoridKARADAG, AYISE/0000-0001-6436-1647
dc.authorwosidÖzdemir, Hafize/ABD-1683-2021
dc.authorwosidKARADAG, AYISE/E-9053-2019
dc.contributor.authorOzdemir, Hafize
dc.contributor.authorKaradag, Ayise
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T21:00:54Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T21:00:54Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: The aim of this descriptive study was to describe the level of preventive care provided to intensive care unit (ICU) patients at risk for development of pressure ulcers (PU). SETTING AND SUBJECTS: our study population comprised 126 nurses working at coronary ICU, cardiovascular surgery ICU, or a gastroenterology ICU of State Hospital in the Republic of Turkey. The study sample consisted of 30 nurses selected from these units using a layered sampling method. INSTRUMENTS: Data were collected using the following 4 forms: (1) ICU evaluation form, (2) demographic questionnaire form, (3) Braden Scale, and (4) observation form. The observation form was developed by the investigator to record PU prevention interventions made by the study nurses. METHODS: Nurses were observed while giving care to patients at risk according to Braden Scale scores and each action of the nurses to prevent PU was recorded. Data were collected until 90 observations (3 observations with each of 30 nurses) were completed. RESULTS: Nurses did not consistently engage in interventions recommended for prevention of PU. Subjects did not consistently use the risk-evaluation scale, document position changes on the appropriate form, and train auxiliary personnel about PU prevention. The most frequently fulfilled behaviors for PU prevention were avoiding hot water when cleansing the skin, helping the patient eat, avoiding placing the patient directly on a trochanter, refraining from using improper support material, and use of pressure-redistribution surfaces. The least fulfilled behaviors were (1) application of a skin barrier or protectant on moist skin and (2) application of a moisturizer to dry or compromised skin, protecting the skin during patient transfer, repositioning, and documenting prevention interventions. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that critical care nurses do not consistently provide preventive care for PU.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage300en_US
dc.identifier.issn1071-5754
dc.identifier.issn1528-3976
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid18496086en_US
dc.identifier.startpage293en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/103909
dc.identifier.volume35en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000256189900008en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkinsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursingen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectRisken_US
dc.subjectValidityen_US
dc.subjectScaleen_US
dc.titlePrevention of pressure ulcers -: A descriptive study in 3 intensive care units in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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