The risk of pressure injuries in surgical patients and nurses' attitudes towards preventing pressure injuries
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2025
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Elsevier Science Inc
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Background: Pressure injury is a risk for all hospitalised patients, but it is an even more important issue for those undergoing surgery and close monitoring of patients is essential. Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the risk of pressure injuries in surgical patients and nurses' attitudes towards the prevention of pressure injuries development. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2021 and February 2023 at Elazig Firat University Hospital in eastern T & uuml;rkiye. The samples consisted of patients who underwent surgery in the same hospital within a one-year period and nurses working in the surgical clinics of this hospital, and the sample consisted of 147 patients and 190 nurses determined by power analysis. Patient-nurse information forms, '3S Intraoperative Risk Assessment Scale of Pressure Ulcer (3S-RAS)' and 'Attitude Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument (APuP)' were used to collect the data. Results: The patients scored of 15.73 +/- 3.55 on the 3S-RAS and had a low risk of developing pressure injuries. Age, BMI, current disease, additional chronic disease, duration of surgery and pressure injuries development status were found to be effective on the risk of pressure injuries development. It was determined that the nurses received a total score of 42.98 +/- 9.21 points from the APuP and their attitudes towards the prevention of pressure injuries were positive. In addition, a positive-weakly significant relationship between the risk of pressure injuries development in surgical patients (3S-RAS) and nurses' attitudes towards preventing pressure injuries (APuP) development. Conclusion: The patients had a low risk of developing pressure injuries and the nurses working in surgical clinics had positive attitudes towards preventing pressure injuries. (c) 2025 Society for Vascular Nursing, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
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Body-Mass Index, Ulcer Prevalence, Knowledge, Surgery, Weight
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Journal of Vascular Nursing
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Q3
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Q2
Cilt
43
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3
