Degree Name

Nursing Practice, DNP

Publication Date

6-17-2024

Upload Date

2024

First Advisor

Linda Latting

Abstract

The prevalence of pressure injuries, particularly in older adults, continues to be disturbingly high, especially in those suffering from chronic diseases and frailty, bringing a higher awareness of applied preventive and therapeutic measures (Jaul et al., 2019). In long-term care nurses, will an educational, evidenced-based pressure ulcer prevention program impact health outcomes by increasing nurses’ knowledge, compared to no intervention over four weeks? The Pieper-Zulkowski Pressure Ulcer/Injuries Knowledge Test was used to evaluate the nurse's pressure injury knowledge pre- and post-educational intervention. The paired t-test was used to analyze the pre-and post-test data from the educational intervention. This DNP project aimed to answer the PICOT question and based on significant findings, suggested that the educational intervention increased nurses' knowledge. It also addressed the problem of the need for more education, which contributes to pressure injury development. The pre-test group consisted of 10 nurses. The mean score of the ten nurses was 52.4, and the standard deviation was 7.18. The post-test group remained at ten nurses. The mean score for the post-test was 63.1, with a standard deviation of 4.56. There was a significant difference between the two scores. The p-value was 0.000265. The findings suggest that the intervention was statistically significant, suggesting the effectiveness of the educational intervention provided. The findings also further indicate that the educational intervention increased the nurses' knowledge of pressure injuries.

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