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Nurses’ Knowledge About Wound Care – Croatian Perspective
1 Anamarija Šepl Plentaj
2 Mirna Žulec
1 Daruvarske toplice – Special Hospital for medical rehabilitation, Daruvar, Croatia
2 Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences, Bjelovar, Croatia
Article received: 23.06.2021.
Article accepted: 28.09.2021.
Author for correspondence:
Mirna Žulec
Bjelovar University of Applied Science
Trg eugena Kvaternika 4, 43000 bjelovar, croatia e-mail: mirna.zulec@gmail.com
Keywords: chronic wounds, nurses’ knowledge, nursing education, wound care
Abstract
Introduction. nurses’ knowledge can directly lead to treatment outcomes.
Aim. To
investigate the knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding chronic
wounds and to compare the nurses who participated in the study
according to their level of education, years of experience, and place
of work.
Methods. Anonymous
questionnaire about wound care knowledge was completed by 193 nurses
with different educational backgrounds in three counties from central
croatia. The study was conducted during lectures organized through
plans for continued education.
Results. Most
respondents had >5 years of experience, are employed in a hospital
and have secondary education in nursing. nurses with secondary
education and less than five years of experience had better knowledge
regarding leg ulcers. Hospital nurses state that they have insufficient
knowledge about wound healing; however, doctors are more accessible to
them.
Conclusion. This
study examined nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regarding wound care.
Mixed results indicate the need for further and more detailed research.