Background: Pressure ulcer is a preventable medical complication of immobility. It has psychological, economic\nand social impact on individual and family. Its cost of treatment is more than twice of cost of prevention. It is primarily\nthe nursesâ?? responsibility to prevent pressure ulcer. The aim of this study was to assess the nursesâ?? knowledge to pressure\nulcer prevention in public hospitals in Wollega.\nMethods: A descriptive multicenter cross-sectional study design using quantitative method was employed to collect data\nfrom 212 randomly selected nurses. Data was collected using structured two validated self-administered instruments of\npressure ulcer knowledge test evaluate nursesâ?? knowledge. Mean scores were compared using the Mann-Whitney U and\nKruskal-Wallis tests. Means, standard deviation, and frequencies were used to describe nursesâ?? knowledge levels\nand barriers to pressure ulcer prevention.\nResults: Analysis of the study displayed 91.5% had inadequate knowledge to pressure ulcer prevention. The\nmean of nursesâ?? knowledge in all theme and per item were 11.31 (SD = 5.97) and 0.43 (SD = 0.22).respectively.............
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