Nurse knowledge, attitudes, and barriers to pressure injuries: A cross-sectional study in an Australian metropolitan teaching hospital
Most nurses have satisfactory attitude towards pressure injury prevention, but inadequate knowledge about pressure injuries. Barriers to pressure injury prevention are attributed to nurse working environments, particularly impeded by staffing, time constraints and resources.
Authors
- Dimitri Beeckman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3080-8716)
- Nicole C. Walsh
- Amanda Towell‐Barnard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2475-7724)
- Linda L. Coventry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3598-9942)
- Joelle Winderbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4526-9025)
- Mark Jenkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3637-0906)
Institutions
- Edith Cowan University (AU)
- Örebro University (SE)
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Tissue Viability
- Published
- 2024-10-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2024.10.003
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.73