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Maravilla AttitudeofNurses
Maravilla AttitudeofNurses
Maravilla AttitudeofNurses
Asia:
United States of America: 2.1% to 31.3% in ICU
0.4% to 38% in Acute Care -Suriadi et al., 2007
2.2% to 23.9% in Long Term Care; and
0% to 17% in Home Care Setting
- Islam et. al., 2010
Philippines:
In a tertiary hospital, 20% orthopaedic patients
-Molon & Estrella, 2011
BACKGROUND
6th Indicator: Prevalence of Pressure
-Montalvo, 2007
ATTITUDE
Negative attitude towards pressure ulcer prevention resulted to a
higher prevalence of pressure ulcer
CLINICAL
ATTITUDE
-Ayello & Meaney, 2003
EXPERIENCE
-Islam et. al., 2010
In ICUs…
Usually has higher incidence of pressure
Most are bed-ridden patients
Has small nurse-to-patient ratio
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Locale
650 Bed-Capacity Hospital in Bonifacio Global
City, Taguig (Medical Center A)
Inclusion Criteria
Full time Staff Nurses
Experienced using the Braden
scale
Working in Intensive Care Units
or Medical Wards
METHODOLOGY
POPULATION AND SAMPLE
Sample Characteristics
Demographics Frequency Percentage
Sample 71
Gender
Male 15 21.13%
Female 56 78.87%
Hospital
Medical Center A 37 52.11%
Medical Center B 34 47.89%
Clinical Area
Medical Ward 32 45.07%
Intensive Care Unit 39 54.93%
METHODOLOGY
Research Instrument
Modified 11-item Survey Tool
developed by Moore and Price (2004)
Reliability Coefficient= 0.84
Ethical Considerations
Approval of the patient services office and chief nurses of each
locale was obtained.
1 12 14 33 11
2. For me, Braden Scale is time consuming. 3.6 PA
1% 17% 20% 46% 15%
Pearson Degree of
Critical Value
Chi-Square Freedom p-value Decision
(CV)
(X2) Value (df)
NURSING EDUCATION
Integration of risk assessment to
the core competencies of nursing
students promotes positive attitude
towards their practice.
RECOMMENDATIONS
NURSING RESEARCH
Parallel surveys and interviews are
encouraged to produce an in-depth information
about their attitude and behavior.
Athlin, E., &Idvall, E. (2010). Factors of importance to the development of pressure ulcers in the care trajectory: Perceptions of hospital and
community care nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 19(15), 2252-8. Retrieved from http://www.ebscohost.com.
Ayello, E., & Meaney, G. (2003). Replicating a survey of pressure ulcer content in nursing textbooks. Journal of Wound Ostomy and
Continence Nursing, 30, 266-271.
Beckman, D., Defloor, T., Schoonhover, L., &Vanderwee, K. (2011). Knowledge and attitudes of nurses on pressure ulcer prevention: A cross-
sectional multicenter study in Belgian hospitals. Worldview Evidence Based Nursing. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2011.00217.x.
Cho, I. & Noh, M. (2010). Braden scale: Evaluation of clinical usefulness in an intensive care unit. Journal of Advanced Nursing 66(2), 293–
302. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05153.x.
Islam, S., Sae-Sia, W., Khupantavee, N. (2010). Knowledge, attitude, and practice on pressure ulcer prevention among nurses in Bangladesh.
Diseases-Palliative Care, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences, Prince of Songkla University,
Thailand. Retrieved from http://sv.libarts.psu.ac.th/conference5/proceedings/Proceedings2/article/6pdf/011.pdf.
Kallman, U., & Suserud, B. (2009). Knowledge, attitudes and practice among nursing staff concerning pressure ulcer prevention and
treatment – a survey in a Swedish healthcare setting. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 23(2), 334-341. doi:10.1111/j.1471-
6712.2008.00627.x
References
Lewin, G., Carville, K., Newall, N., Phillipson, M., Smith, J., & Prentice, J. (2003). Determining the effectiveness of implementing the AWMA
guidelines for the prediction and prevention of pressure ulcers in Silver Chain – a large home care agency. Stage 1: Baseline measurement.
Prim Intent, 11, 57–8, 60–7, 69–72.
Molon, J.N.D., & Estrella, E. P. (2011). Pressure ulcer incidence and risk factors among hospitalized orthopedic patients: Results of a
prospective cohort study. Ostomy Wound Management, 57(10), 64-69.
Montalvo, I. (2007). The national database of nursing quality indicators ™ (NDNQI®). Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 12(3). doi:
10.3912/OJIN.Vol12No03Man02.
Moore, Z. & Price, P. (2004). Pressure ulcer prevention: Nurses’ knowledge, attitudes and behavior. Journal of Wound Care, 13(8), 330-334.
Pancorbo-Hidalgo, P.L., Garcia-Fernandez, F.P., Lopez-Medina, I.M. & Alvarez-Nieto,C. (2006). Risk assessment scale for pressure ulcer
prevention: A systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 54(1): 94-110. Retrieved from http://www.ebscohost.com.
Samuriwo, R. (2010). The impact of nurses’ values on the prevention of pressure ulcers. British Journal of Nursing, 19 (15), S4-S13. Retrieved
from http://www.ebscohost.com.
Stotts, N., &Gunningberg, L. (2007). Predicting pressure ulcer risk. American Journal of Nursing, 107(11), 40-48. doi:
10.1097/01.NAJ.0000298058.25564.8a
Suriadi, Sanada, H., Sugama, J., Kitagawa, A., Thigpen, B., Kinosita, S. et al. (2007). Risk factors in the development of pressure ulcers in an
intensive care unit in Pontianak, Indonesia. International Wound Journal, 4, 208-215.
References
The Joint Commission. (2011). 2011-2012 National Patient Safety Goals. Retrieved from
http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/18/2011-2012_npsg_presentation_final_8-4-11.pdf.
Wann-Hansson, C., Hagell, P., &Willman, A. (2008). Risk factors and prevention among patients with hospital-acquired and pre-existing
pressure ulcers in an acute care hospital. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17, 1718-1727. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02286.x.
Thank you very much!
Maraming Salamat!
ATTITUDE of NURSES towards
the USE of BRADEN SCALE in
INTENSIVE CARE UNITS
and MEDICAL WARDS