Attitude Of Nurses Regarding Pressure Ulcers In Diyala Governorate Hospitals

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate identify nurses' attitudes regarding pressure ulcers.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Diyala Governorate Hospitals, to evaluate nurses' attitude regarding pressure ulcers using APuP instrument, involving (252) nurses selected by proportional random sampling, over the course of five months, beginning December 10^th 2024, and ending May 1^st, 2025. Implementing descriptive statistics, including the independent t-test, ANOVA, the chi-square test, and the Fisher exact test, were utilized for data analysis in SPSS software, version 29.0, at P<0.05

Results: nurses with mean age 28.9 ± 6.2 year ranging from 20 to 49 year. Females represent 52.4% of the studied sample. The majority of the study sample held a diploma degree 57.1% and had 1-4 years of experience 50.8%. Relating to workplace, the highest percentage was 31.0% working at general wards. The overall nurses' attitude was 76.80% regarding pressure ulcers prevention.

Conclusion: The attitude of nurses toward pressure ulcer prevention was generally favorable, with a total score of 76.8%. High scores were observed in sub dimensions such as impact (85.01%) and responsibility (78.12%), while the competence sub dimension scored lower (68.94%), indicating a possible gap between belief and practice.