The determination of nursing care practices concerning deep tissue injury and stage 1 pressure ulcer

The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine the nursing care practices concerning deep tissue injury and stage 1 pressure ulcerThe study was conducted in places that have patients with high risk of developing pressure ulcer such as neurology, orthopedics, physio-theraphy, rehabilitation and intensive care units of the three hospitals, two of them are state hospitals and the other is a university hospital located in Ankara. The sample was consisted of 243 nurses. No sampling method was used and participation was voluntaryData gathered by using questionnaire form entitled ?The Questionnaire for the Identification of Nursing Care Practices Concerning Deep Tissue Injury and Stage 1 Pressure Ulcer? which was developed by the opinions of specialist. The questionnaire was provided to the nurses , who accepted to be in the study, and were filled under the supervision of the researcherThe questionnaire was consisted of two parts. 14 questions related to demographic information of the participants were included in the first part, The second part with 24 questions included 8 cases and 3 questions for each casesThe analysis of the data were done by using SPSS 15.0 software. The statistical tests were ANOVA, t-test, Kruskal Wallis H Test, Mann Whitney U Test, Tukey HSD, and Chi-square test, number and percentageThe mean score of the correct answers was = 48.85 ± 11.99 out of 100. Significant differences were found between the scores of correct answers taken and for the variables such as the hospital where the nurse works, the latest nursing program she was in, whether she previously worked in a service where patients with pressure ulcer were treated, and participation in in-service training activitiesRecommendations were made according to the results of the study.