Paper Topic:

Pressure ulcer

Proposal for a Quantitative Research Review on Knowledge and Attitude of Nurses toward Pressure Ulcers

Table of Contents

Introduction .3

Research problem .4

Significance and rationale .5

Literature Review .7

Nurses ' Attitude and Practices Toward Pressure Ulcers .7

Nurses ' Awareness Regarding Pressure Ulcers .8

Conceptual /Theoretical Framework .11

Research Question and Hypothesis .12

Research Method .12

Research design .12

Target population and sampling strategy .13

Data collection .13

Instruments used .13

Reliability and validity .14

Data analysis .14

p Ethical considerations .15

Limitations of Study .15

References .17

Proposal for Quantitative Review on Knowledge and Attitude of Nurses toward Pressure Ulcers

1 . Introduction

Patients requiring long-term hospitalization and in nursing homes have a high potential for the development of pressure ulcers . Globally maintaining skin integrity and preventing pressure ulcers have traditionally been the responsibility of nurses (Young , Evans Davis 2003 . The presence of pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients has been identified as a measure of quality in healthcare (Basten-Jensen Cadogan , 2003 . However , if unrecognized and left untreated , pressure ulcers can deteriorate into deep , hard-to-treat , chronic wounds that undermine the patient 's health and quality of life (Franks , Winterberg Moffatt , 2002 . Furthermore , the Australian Bureau of Statistics , for the period 2001 to 2003 , recorded that 923 people died with pressure ulcers identified as either the primary or secondary cause of death (The Victorian , 2005

In addition to the human costs of pressure ulcers , there are monetary burdens as well . Several studies have reported on the costs associated with treating pressure ulcers (Grey , Hardind Enoch , 2006 ) For example , it has been reported that have currently increased to 2 billion a year . In addition , Stotts Deosaransingh , Roll Newman (1998 ) report that higher end-costs of treatment involving pressure ulcers had increased by 20 ,000 between 1994 and 1995 . Studies show that not only are the costs of the treatment high , but the occurrence of a pressure ulcer increases the length of hospital stay , indicating that the cost of increase (Eaton , 2005

Prevention is necessary to avoid compromising the fiscal vitality of health delivery systems . To date , the burden of prevention remains the responsibility of nursing professionals (Young et al , 2003 . In spite of this fact , various studies have shown that nursing professionals have "moderate " knowledge about the prevention of pressure ulcers (Hulsenboom , Bours Halfens , 2007 ,

.1 , and less than 38 percent of health services have staff trained in wound management (The Victorian 2005

In light of these studies and the knowledge entails , it is therefore the purpose of this to highlight the relationship between nurses ' knowledge and attitudes , and the occurrence of pressure ulcers . This document will also offer an overview of the research problem , including both the significance and rationale behind the study . It will also include a comprehensive literature review of nurses ' attitudes and perceptions towards pressure ulcers , as well as nurses ' awareness of the problem itself . The document will then outline a basic conceptual and theoretical framework and research methodology for a quantitative review of these attitudes in two hospitals...

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