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T1 Assessment of nurses' level of knowledge of the management of chronic wounds
A1 Fernández Araque, Ana María
A1 Martínez Delgado, Mercedes
A1 Jiménez Pérez, José María
A1 López Vallecillo, María
A1 Castro Alija, María José
A1 Carnicero Gila, Estela María
K1 Nursing
K1 Wound healing
K1 Nursing education
K1 Chronic wounds
K1 Postgraduate
K1 Educación en enfermería
K1 Heridas crónicas
K1 Postgrado
K1 32 Ciencias Médicas
AB Background: Chronic wounds are a challenge and a major cause of morbidity. A wound is considered chronic ifhealing does not occur within the expected time frame depending on the etiology and location of the wound.Objective: To assess the level of knowledge about chronic wound management of postgraduate nurses in differentareas of the health system and their previous satisfaction with the training received during their undergraduatestudies.Design: Cross-sectional study of a health system of 95,000 inhabitants and 557 nursing professionals working init.Participants: Nurses working in the study health system and in areas with care for patients with chronic wounds insocial, primary and hospital care.Results: Survey results described a low knowledge of chronic wound management in general. Data on knowledgeaccording to area of work showed that nurses in primary care had the highest knowledge of wound etiology.Nurses working in health and social care were most knowledgeable in diagnostic knowledge. Hospital nursesshowed the lowest knowledge overall. A relationship was observed when nurses had a master’s degree followedby an expert with better knowledge in the test. In addition, nurses reported little training in chronic woundsduring their university studies (69.73 %, n = 106).Conclusions: Therefore, a review of this point should be considered to improve the management of chronicwounds and their correct approach among nursing students. A review of continuing and even specialised trainingneeds in the clinical care setting should also be considered
PB Elsevier
SN 0260-6917
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65978
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65978
LA eng
NO Nurse Education Today, 2024, vol. 134, 106084
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 20-may-2024