title: Effects of pressure ulcer classification system education programme on knowledge and visual differential diagnostic ability of pressure ulcer classification and incontinence-associated dermatitis for clinical nurses in Korea.
abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of pressure ulcer classification system education on clinical nurses' knowledge and visual differential diagnostic ability of pressure ulcer (PU) classification and incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD). One group pre and post-test was used. A convenience sample of 407 nurses, participating in PU classification education programme of continuing education, were enrolled. The education programme was composed of a 50-minute lecture on PU classification and case-studies. The PU Classification system and IAD knowledge test (PUCS-KT) and visual differential diagnostic ability tool (VDDAT), consisting of 21 photographs including clinical information were used. Paired t-test was performed using SPSS/WIN 20.0. The overall mean difference of PUCS-KT (t = -11·437, P<0·001) and VDDAT (t = -21·113, P<0·001) was significantly increased after PU classification education. Overall understanding of six PU classification and IAD after education programme was increased, but lacked visual differential diagnostic ability regarding Stage III PU, suspected deep tissue injury (SDTI), and Unstageable. Continuous differentiated education based on clinical practice is needed to improve knowledge and visual differential diagnostic ability for PU classification, and comparison experiment study is required to examine effects of education programmes.
authors: Department of Nursing, Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Yun Jin
authors: YJ
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Nursing, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jung Yoon
authors: JY
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Dermatitis; Knowledge; Nurses; Pressure ulcer