A registered nurse's understanding of pressure ulcer prevention and treatment
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Jennifer N. King, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, RN-BC
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The goal of this study was to determine what registered nurses’ understanding of the prevention and treatment options for pressure ulcers currently is and do those registered nurses need additional education or training for prevention and treatment options of pressure ulcers. It can be determined from the literature review that two studies out of the ten presented were directly related to a registered nurse's understanding and retention of knowledge (Cox et al., 2011; Sving et al., 2012). This study consisted of 25 survey questions that assessed what 35 registered nurses from the North Carolina northeastern region currently know about prevention and treatment for pressure ulcers. This study used a small descriptive quantitative survey approach using PsychData software. The hypothesis was that registered nurses would report there is currently no annual training offered to them outside of their new hire orientation, that there are no requirements to have any additional training, and that there were no annual competency requirements. After analysis of the data, registered nurses reported they do not receive adequate education and training about pressure ulcer prevention and treatment. Forty-nine percent of registered nurses surveyed noted that they rarely receive continuing education about current wound care techniques while 60% of these registered nurses report that they are providing the wound care for patients.
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10744078; ProQuest document ID: 2019929990. The author still retains copyright.
This item has not gone through this repository's peer-review process, but has been accepted by the indicated university or college in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the specified degree.
Type | Thesis |
Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
Review Type | None: Degree-based Submission |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | Descriptive/Correlational |
Research Approach | Quantitative Research |
Keywords | Pressure Ulcers; Lack of Education; Pressure Ulcer Prevention; Continuing Education; Patient Care |
Grantor | University of Mount Olive |
Advisor | Kieffer, Joy; Ennen, Kathleen |
Level | Master's |
Year | 2017 |
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