Nurses' Level of Knowledge on Skin Tears: A Cross-Sectional Study

Hatice Yüceler Kaçmaz384 enrolled

Overview

Skin tears (ST) are one of the skin integrity problems encountered in healthcare settings with rates equal to or greater than pressure injuries. However, the importance of this problem has been emphasized in the literature in recent years. This study was conducted to determine the knowledge level of nurses about ST.

The population of the study consisted of all nurses working in acute care hospitals in Turkey. The sample size of the study was calculated as 384 nurses. The data of the study were collected in the form of online and paper-based surveys (an introductory information form and the Skin Tear Knowledge Assessment Instrumen)

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

384

Conditions

Nurse's Role Wound Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

KnowledgeOTHER

Measuring the level of knowledge about skin tears

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * were employed as a nurse for at least 1 year * cared for patients aged 65 and over * agreed to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: • nurses who filled in the data collection tools incompletely

Locations (1)

Kayseri City Hospital

Kayseri, Melikgazi, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Skin Tear Knowledge Assessment Instrument

Skin Tear Knowledge Assessment Instrument was developed by Van Tiggelen et al. (2021)

Time frame: one month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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