Pressure ulcer, knowledge, description and prevention among senior nursing students in Jordan

Abstract

Background: Pressure ulcers are preventable patient safety issues that adversely affect healthcare costs and outcomes. Senior nursing students are expected to be prepared to contribute to pressure ulcer prevention based on their clinical education and training; however, evidence suggests that gaps in knowledge and preparedness may still exist.
Objective: To assess nursing students’ knowledge of pressure ulcer staging, prevention, risks, and wound description, and to examine differences according to participant characteristics.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 200 nursing students from two governmental universities in Jordan; however, 184 completed surveys were included in the final analysis. The Pieper-Zulkowski Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test was used. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) at the p ≤ .05 significance level.
Results: Overall, students demonstrated poor knowledge (M = 31.33, SD = 8.95). Students from the University of Jordan and those who accessed online information had significantly higher prevention scores ( p < .05).
Conclusions: The findings underscore the need to develop targeted teaching, training, and curricula to enhance students’ knowledge of pressure ulcers.

Keywords

Pressure ulcer / Pressure injury / Prevention / Nursing / Students / Jordan

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors have no acknowledgments to declare.

AUTHORS CONTRIBUTIONS

Islam Banisalman: Contributed to the conception and design of the study, methodology development, literature review, data collection and acquisition, data analysis, interpretation of results, drafting of the manuscript, and revision of the manuscript. Ibrahim Al-Faouri: Provided methodological guidance, including advising on the statistical analysis plan, contributed to the conception and design of the study, interpretation of findings, and revision of the manuscript. Mohammad Alrawashdeh & Loai. I Tawalbeh: Contribution, conception, design, acquisition, revision. All authors reviewed the final manuscript, approved the current version for publication, and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

FUNDING

The authors received no financial support.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE

The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.

INFORMED CONSENT

Potential study participants received an information sheet about the study prior to agreeing to enroll. Prior to conducting the study interview, the PI obtained verbal consent from participants. The requirement for written documentation of informed consent was waived by the PI’s institutional IRB.

ETHICAL STATEMENT

Primary data were collected from human participants for this work. Institutional review board/ethics committee review was required and obtained from JUST (IRB ID: 2019-422).

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Not commissioned; externally double-blind peer reviewed.

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