KIẾN THỨC VỀ PHÒNG NGỪA LOÉT DO TỲ ĐÈ CỦA ĐIỀU DƯỠNG TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐA KHOA TRUNG TÂM TIỀN GIANG

Abstract

Objectives: Determine the proportion of nurses with correct knowledge about pressure ulcer prevention and some factors related to nurses' knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention at Tien Giang Central General Hospital. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study on 194 nurses working at Tien Giang Central General Hospital during the period from April 2022 to June 2022. Results: The percentage of nurses with correct knowledge in preventing pressure ulcers is 60.3%; Some factors are related to nurses' knowledge about pressure ulcer prevention such as professional qualifications (college level has 0.52 times higher than intermediate level (95% CI: 0.13-2.10), university level has 0.07 times higher than intermediate level (95% CI: 0.02-0.34) and post-graduate level has 0.05 times higher than intermediate level (95% CI: 0.00-0.64)), working seniority (nurses with 5-10 years of working experience are 1.01 times higher than the others with less than 5 years of experience (95% CI: 0.47-2, 16) and over 10 years is 0.70 times higher (95% CI: 0.35-1.41) than the others with less than 5 years of experience), pressure ulcers training (nurses with training is 1.00 times higher (95% CI: 0.55-1.83) than without training). Conclusions: Through this study, 60.3% of nurses have correct knowledge about pressure ulcer prevention and professional qualifications are related to nurses' correct knowledge about pressure ulcer prevention (p<0.05).