Knowledge of Pressure Ulcer Management among Nurses
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Pressure ulcer knowledge among nurses in a Brazilian university hospital.
To facilitate the implementation of evidence-based skin and pressure ulcer (PU) care practices and related staff education programs in a university hospital in Brazil, a cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate nurses' knowledge about PU prevention, wound assessment, and staging. Of the 141 baccalaureate nurses (BSN) employed by the hospital at the time of the study, 106 consented to p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2070-4259,2070-4240
DOI: 10.3126/jgmcn.v9i2.17869