Croatian nurses' and nursing students' attitudes towards pressure ulcer/injury prevention.

Aim: The research aimed to validate the Croatian version of the Attitude towards a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Instrument (APuP) and determine the attitudes of students and nurses towards pressure injury prevention.

Methods: The cross-sectional study included 440 participants (114 nurses and 326 nursing students). The study used APuP translated into Croatian.

Prevalence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation and Impact to Nursing Practice-A Cross Sectional Study.

Background: Atrial fibrillation is the most common clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia, and it might lead to heart failure, which prolongs the duration of hospitalization and consequently increases the cost of treatment. Thus, diagnosing and treating atrial fibrillation should be the first line of defense against further complications. This study aimed to determine the incidence rate of postoperative atrial fibrillation and correlation with cardiac surgery on heart valves.

Croatian nurses' and nursing students' knowledge about pressure injury prevention.

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge of nurses and nursing students about pressure injury (PI) prevention.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was used, and the sample consisted of 312 participants, of whom 198 were nursing students and 114 were nurses from the clinical hospital. The response rate for the total population was 78%.

A Survey on Cardiovascular Nursing Occupational Standard: Meeting the Needs of Employers.

Occupational standard is the result of the agreement between relevant stakeholders in the labor market and education on optimal content for a particular occupation. While drafting occupational standard, the primary instrument for researching competencies at a workplace is a survey on occupational standard. This study identifies key competencies, roles, and responsibilities that are deemed necessary by employers of cardiovascular nurses.