Investigation of the knowledge and attitudes of intensive care nurse towards medical device-related pressure injures

Objective: This study was conducted as a descriptive study to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of intensive care nurses regarding medical device-related pressure injuries. Method: The research was conducted with 154 nurses in the adult intensive care units of Şişli and Sarıyer Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospitals between March 2024 and April 2024. Participant Information Form, Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries-Nurses' Knowledge and Practice Measurement Tool, Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury Attitude Survey-Turkish Version were used in data collection. Results: The majority of the 154 nurses participating in the study were women (61%, n=94), 63% were single, 88.3% (n=136) were university educated or above, and the average age was 28.6±3.9. It was observed that the working period was 5.6±3.9 years and the majority worked in the anesthesia and reanimation intensive care unit (53.9%, n=83). The mean score of the intensive care nurses participating in the study on MDRPI-ASSET was found to be 12.7±3.0. It was found that the highest mean score was obtained from the risk factor sub-dimension (4.5±1.5) and the lowest mean score was from the staging sub-dimension (4.1±1.5). It has been determined that MDRPI-ASSET scale scores vary according to variables such as gender, years of service, experience of providing care to patients with MDRPI, and having received training on this subject. When the MDRPI-ASSET scale score was evaluated according to education levels, clinics and working style, whether there was a protocol on this subject in the unit worked, Whether pressure ulcer care was provided by a nurse, and the participant's perception of competence in pressure ulcer care, no difference was detected between the groups. It was determined that 70.1% of the nurses participating in the study had a positive attitude, with a total score of 42.3±9.9 on Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury Attitude Survey-Turkish Version. It has been determined that Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury Attitude Survey Turkish Version scale scores vary according to variables such as gender, working in shift, and having received training on MDRPI. When the Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury Attitude Survey-Turkish Version scale score was evaluated according to education levels, clinics worked, whether there was a protocol on this subject in the unit, and the participant's perception of competence in pressure ulcer care, no difference was detected between the groups. Conclusion: According to our research, the MDRPI knowledge level of intensive care nurses needs to be improved. Our research revealed that intensive care nurses' knowledge of and attitudes towards MDRPI are correlated. Keywords: Intensive care, Medical device, Pressure injury