Nurses’ knowledge of pressure injuries: the influence of training and experience in Colombian hospitals
Journal
Gerokomos
Publisher
Spanish Publishers Associate
Date Issued
2025-01-01
Author(s)
Jiménez, Maribel Patiño
Pancorbo Hidalgo, Pedro L.
Franco, María Dolores López
Type
text::journal::journal article
Abstract
Objective: To determine the level of knowledge about pressure injuries (PI) of nursing staff from different Colombian hospitals, according to their level of training and experience. Methodology: 743 nursing staff participated voluntarily. Age, gender, professional level, experience and type of training in PI were determined. Knowledge about PI was assessed with the Spanish version of the PI prevention knowledge questionnaire (PIPK). Results: The mean age was 35.66 years (SD, 9.48). 88.7% of the participants were women and 11.3% were men. Of the participants, 281 were nursing professionals, 436 were nursing assistants and 36 were area coordinators. All participants answered the 31 questions. It was observed that 68.90% of all answers were correct, 27.72% were incorrect and 3.37% of the answers were “don’t know”. There was a tendency for questions related to daily practice to obtain fewer correct answers than those related to theoretical knowledge. No significant differences on knowledge were found in terms of sex (p = 0.07), specific training (p = 0.74), experience (p = 0.984). A significant difference was found in the level of education; the scores obtained by participants with only a technical level were significantly higher than those obtained by specialists and professionals (p = 0.0081). Conclusions: In general, although the results suggest that the level of knowledge regarding LPP is moderate among the population evaluated, there were shortcomings in practical knowledge. © (2025), (Spanish Publishers Associate). All rights
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