Impact of educational intervention on nurses’ knowledge of pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention: A pilot study
1 Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
2 Department of Clinical Nursing, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 19(03), 230–239
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.19.3.1642
Publication history:
Received on 05 July 2023; revised on 20 August 2023; accepted on 22 August 2023
Abstract:
Background: Professional nurses are saddled with a unique role in patient's skincare among hospitalized patients. Inadequate nurses’ knowledge of pressure ulcer risk assessment (PURA) and prevention as a major contributory factor to development of pressure ulcer among “at risk” patients has been identified by previous studies.
Aim: To evaluate the impact of an educational intervention on nurses’ knowledge of pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention at a tertiary hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Methods: A pilot study with sample size of 26 nurses selected through simple random sampling technique from selected nursing units of the facility. Data collection was done through a structured questionnaire. Hypotheses were tested with inferential statistics using t-test. Results were presented in descriptive statistics and charts. Level of significance was p-value <0.05.
Results: Almost all participants’ knowledge mean score of PURA increased from 4.92 ±1.26 at pre-test to 14.00 ± 0.71 at post-test (p<0.001). Also, knowledge mean score of pressure ulcer prevention improved among intervention group (14.00 ± 0.707) post educational intervention as compared to their counterparts in control group (11.85±1.41). Educational intervention was statistically significant with participants’ knowledge of PURA and prevention (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The results of this study confirmed that educational intervention was impactful positively on nurses’ knowledge regarding PURA and prevention strategies at UCH, Ibadan, Nigeria. Thus, a structured educational program on the subject matter is needed to promote quality nursing care delivery according to international best practices among Nigerian nurses.
Keywords:
Impact; Educational Intervention; Knowledge; Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment; Pressure Ulcer Prevention
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