Background: Pressure injury (PI) is a significant health issue and one of the greatest challenges in critical care units. Guidelines adherence to prevent PIs is not always optimal by critical care nurses. To our knowledge, there is no data about adherence to PI preventive guidelines among Jordanian critical care nurses, and this study aimed to fill this gap.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Pressure injuries, a prevalent issue in healthcare settings, have profound physical and emotional implications for patients and healthcare providers. However, further evidence is needed regarding the level of nursing students' knowledge of pressure injuries in the Middle East, a region where healthcare is rapidly evolving. This study examines the knowledge levels regarding pressure injuries among nursing students in Jordan and Turkey.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Repositioning practice is an essential pressure ulcer prevention intervention that has emerged in the history of nursing. Numerous terms are employed to indicate its meaning, such as turning, positioning, or posturing. However, there is no available analysis that distinguishes these terms or analyzes repositioning practice attributes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Stereotyping of nurses still occurs nowadays in Indonesia. Society and healthcare think nursing is a doctor helper service. The public image of a nurse as a doctor's helper is hard to erase.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) is a specific type of irritant contact dermatitis with different severity levels. An internationally accepted instrument to assess the severity of IAD in adults, with established diagnostic accuracy, agreement and reliability, is needed to support clinical practice and research.
Objectives: To design the Ghent Global IAD Categorization Tool (GLOBIAD) and evaluate its psychometric properties.