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Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 6Pressure Injury Knowledge of Turkish Internship Nursing Students(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2021) Sonmez, Munevver; Tasdemir, Nurten; Oren, NursenAim: This study aimed to describe the pressure injury (PI) knowledge of Turkish internship nursing students (INSs). Materials and methods: This descriptive study was performed using the Turkish version of the Modified Pieper Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test. The study population consisted of INSs in a nursing program in the West Black Sea Region, Turkey. The sample of the study was 278 (74.1% of a total of 375 volunteer INSs). Results: The mean knowledge test score was 29.03 +/- 7.15 (range 11-44). The prevention/risk score was higher; only 28.4% of the students had a satisfactory test score. Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that the INSs had significant knowledge gaps regarding PI. Nursing students' knowledge deficiencies regarding PIs should be identified at undergraduate level, and the necessary educational measures should be taken.Article Citation - WoS: 19Citation - Scopus: 19Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries: Knowledge Levels of Nurses and Factors Affecting These(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2022) Sonmez, Munevver; Sönmez, Münevver; Bahar, Arzu; Sönmez, Münevver; Nursing; NursingAim: The knowledge level of nurses plays a key role in preventing medical device-related pressure injuries. This research aimed to investigate the knowledge levels of nurses with regard to medical device-related pressure injuries and the factors affecting these. Materials and methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 355 nurses between December 15, 2020 and March 31, 2021. Data were collected using the Nurse Information Form and the Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries Knowledge Questionnaire. Results: The mean score of the nurses for the Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries Knowledge Questionnaire was 22.11 +/- 5.79. The nurses obtained the highest score from the "Description" sub-dimension of the test, whereas the lowest scores pertained to the "Staging" sub-dimension. Only 23.1% of the nurses stated that they had general knowledge about medical device-related pressure injuries. A significant difference was determined between the mean scores that the nurses got from the Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries Knowledge Questionnaire and their gender, work experience in the intensive care unit, frequency of encountering a medical device-related pressure injuries and their previous training on such injuries. In addition, a positive relationship was determined between the level of knowledge about medical device-related pressure injuries and age and seniority. Results: It was concluded that the level of knowledge of nurses about medical device-related pressure injuries was insufficient. We therefore recommend that a regular training program be provided to nurses on medical device-related pressure injuries in order to reduce the incidence of these injuries and to provide a quality and safe care service to patients.
