title: Nurses' attitudes towards pressure ulcer prevention in Turkey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pressure ulcers remain a major problem in healthcare system. Pressure ulcer incidence is widely accepted as an indicator for the quality of care. Positive attitudes towards pressure ulcer prevention have positive impacts on preventive care.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to identify nurses' attitude towards pressure ulcer prevention.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study design was descriptive.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was carried out in a university hospital in Izmir, Turkey. The study population consisted of 660 nurses who work in medical and surgical clinics and intensive care units. The study sample consisted of 426 nurses who agreed to participate.
  
  
  METHODS
  Attitude towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument was used in order to evaluate nurses' attitudes. Written permissions for ethical considerations and Attitude towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument permission were obtained. Data were collected between June and July 2014. The statistics program SPSS 18 packaged software was used in the analyses of data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average age of the nurses who took part in the study was 31.86 ± 7.09 years and the average work experience was 8.88 ± 7.41 years; 36.9% (n: 157) were working in intensive care units. The nurses' average score on the Attitude towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument was 43.74 ± 4.29 (84.12%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was seen that the attitudes of the nurses towards the prevention of pressure ulcers was positive. To read guidelines and training time about pressure ulcer prevention affect positively attitudes towards the prevention of pressure ulcers.
authors.affiliation: Ege University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Surgical Nursing, Izmir, Turkey. Electronic address: arzuaslan.ege@mail.com.
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.affiliation: Ege University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Surgical Nursing, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meryem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yavuz van Giersbergen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Attitude; Nursing; Pressure ulcer; Prevention