title: Nurses' knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention, staging, and description.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine registered nurses' (N = 228) knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention, pressure ulcer staging, and wound description. A 47-item, true-false Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test was developed for he study. Nurses' knowledge was significantly higher the more recently they had heard a lecture or read an article about pressure ulcers. Knowledge scores were not related to educational background, age, or years of work experience.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pieper
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mott
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires