Volume : 08, Issue : 08, August – 2021
Title:
34.KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDING PREVENTION OF BED SORES AMONG STAFF NURSES OF LAHORE
Authors :
Subrena Afzal, Almas Baby, Tahira Shaheen
Abstract :
Most of the decubitus ulcers (bedsores) are preventable. Nurses are enabled to constantly observe their patients skin for breaches and unusual discoloration. Pressure ulcers not only multiply the miseries to the patients but also increases the work burden on nurses. To comprehend the shortcomings in knowledge and practices of preventing bed sores among staff nurses performing their duties in general as well as special units and to prepare a Self Instructional Module (SIM) for uplifing the standard of nursing practices. An exploratory observational approach was adopted. This study was conducted in Service Hospital Lahore among 120 staff nurses working in general wards and special units. Purposive sampling method was used for data collection with self prepared questionnaire. Multiple-choice questions were drafted to evaluate knowledge and level of awareness and an audit form with checklist for assessment of practice. The data was analyzed using in terms of descriptive and inferential statistics. SIM was developed based on the deficit found in the result. Staff nurses working in special units have significantly better knowledge (72.92%) than the nurses in general wards (62.50%). Similarly, the results showed special unit nurses practice significantly better (60.29%) than general ward nurses (46.68%). Overall knowledge of staff nurses was higher (67.71%) as compared to their practice (53.49%) regarding bed sore prevention. Although 40% of overall staff nurses achieved excellent level on knowledge, none of them trespassed the excellent level on practice. It is strongly endorsed to develop SIM for them. Self instructional Module was developed inferring the results that staff nurses working in special units have excellent (deficit only 2.08%) knowledge in different areas of knowledge compared to staff nurses working in general wards (deficit 12.50%) where as 100% of respondents did not achieve excellent level on practice regarding Bed Sore prevention. Hence all of them need improvement in practices of Bed Sore prevention to achieve desired level of excellence.
Key words: Bed sore, Knowledge, Practice, Prevention, Staff Nurses, Self Instructional Module (SIM)
Cite This Article:
Please cite this article in press Subrena Afzal et al, Knowledge And Practice Regarding Prevention Of Bed Sores Among Staff Nurses Of Lahore., Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2021; 08(8).
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