Organization of Nursing Care for the Prevention of Pressure Ulcer at the Level of Primary Health Care
Zhavyaskhan, Tamasha (2020)
Zhavyaskhan, Tamasha
2020
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Background: Pressure ulcers are common complications that often lead to serious health
problems, long hospital stays, and frequent hospitalizations. (Low, Vasanwala & Tay 2014).
Reducing adverse health events are two key international priorities for improving the
quality and safety of primary health care (OECD, 2017; WHO et al, 2018). Health care
systems in many countries describes that the care of severe chronic wounds is expensive
and time-consuming, and in Kazakhstan the situation is similar. (Akhmetova, Saliev,
Kulsharova, Nurgozhin & Mikhalovsky 2015). Productive preventive activities include the
formation and transfer of treatment effectiveness and success of experienced personnel
for the prevention of pressure ulcers. (Payne & Maisano 2016.)
Objective: Determine the level of awareness of the knowledge and practical skills of nurses
in the prevention of pressure ulcers at the primary health care level.
Methods: A quantitative descriptive study was conducted. Data was collected using a
questionnaire defining the knowledge and practical skills of nurses in the prevention of
pressure ulcers in the Webropol online survey. The sample consisted of 108 primary health
care nurses from Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Results: The results show that the level of knowledge and attitude to the practical skills of
nurses in the prevention of pressure ulcers is good. Of the respondents, 50% always
performed early detection of pressure ulcers at the PHC level, 62% always used preventive
nutrition, and 55.5% always used skin protection products. However, in contrast, more
than 85.19% of respondents said that they know the risk group, preventive care, and
preventive measures. This is due to the fact that the knowledge and practice of nurses do
not often overlap in their daily work, and an empty study of the names of regulatory
documents and manuals without knowledge of the content itself is not effective in the
work.
Conclusion: This study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge and practical skills
of nurses in the prevention of pressure ulcers. Overall, the study found that the level of
awareness of nurses' knowledge and practice was good in relation to the prevention of
pressure ulcers. Still, the lack of integration of knowledge and practice is a concern, since
outpatient nurses conduct independent appointments and visiting patients at home
problems, long hospital stays, and frequent hospitalizations. (Low, Vasanwala & Tay 2014).
Reducing adverse health events are two key international priorities for improving the
quality and safety of primary health care (OECD, 2017; WHO et al, 2018). Health care
systems in many countries describes that the care of severe chronic wounds is expensive
and time-consuming, and in Kazakhstan the situation is similar. (Akhmetova, Saliev,
Kulsharova, Nurgozhin & Mikhalovsky 2015). Productive preventive activities include the
formation and transfer of treatment effectiveness and success of experienced personnel
for the prevention of pressure ulcers. (Payne & Maisano 2016.)
Objective: Determine the level of awareness of the knowledge and practical skills of nurses
in the prevention of pressure ulcers at the primary health care level.
Methods: A quantitative descriptive study was conducted. Data was collected using a
questionnaire defining the knowledge and practical skills of nurses in the prevention of
pressure ulcers in the Webropol online survey. The sample consisted of 108 primary health
care nurses from Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Results: The results show that the level of knowledge and attitude to the practical skills of
nurses in the prevention of pressure ulcers is good. Of the respondents, 50% always
performed early detection of pressure ulcers at the PHC level, 62% always used preventive
nutrition, and 55.5% always used skin protection products. However, in contrast, more
than 85.19% of respondents said that they know the risk group, preventive care, and
preventive measures. This is due to the fact that the knowledge and practice of nurses do
not often overlap in their daily work, and an empty study of the names of regulatory
documents and manuals without knowledge of the content itself is not effective in the
work.
Conclusion: This study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge and practical skills
of nurses in the prevention of pressure ulcers. Overall, the study found that the level of
awareness of nurses' knowledge and practice was good in relation to the prevention of
pressure ulcers. Still, the lack of integration of knowledge and practice is a concern, since
outpatient nurses conduct independent appointments and visiting patients at home