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    Knowledge, attitudes and practices of presure ulcer prevention in critically ill patients among nurses at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda.
    (King Ceasor University, Institutional Repository, 2024-05-06) Kirabo Violet Vicky
    This dissertation report is from a study aimed at establishing the knowledge, attitude, and practices on pressure ulcer prevention in critically ill patients among Nurses at Mulago National Referral Hospital. The researcher used a descriptive cross-sectional study design to obtain quantitative and qualitative data from the respondents. The study population was constituted by nurses attending to critically ill patients and the sample size was 50. Specific objectives: of the study: To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices on pressure ulcer prevention in critically ill patients among Nurses at Mulago National Referral Hospital, the study setting. Key study findings: Indicated that in demographics almost three quarters were female, almost half 48% had working experience of 6-10 years and more than half 58% were diploma holders and only 30% had undergone specialized training in managing PUP in critically ill patients at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Knowledge: Most respondents 80.6% had inadequate knowledge towards managing PUP in critically ill patients. There was a serious gap as regards both specialized and refresher training. Attitudes: More than 30% of the respondents had poor attitudes towards managing PUP in critically ill patients. Which was attributed to limited mentoring. Practices: More than 30% of the respondents exhibited poor practices towards managing PUP in critically ill patients. Which was attributed to limited knowledge and support supervision, as well as poor attitudes towards the practice. Conclusions: Study findings therefore indicated that the absence of regular support supervision and mentoring by senior nurses, as well as the lack of specialized and refresher training were more likely to compromise the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of young inexperienced nurses towards the management of critical ill patients against the condition of pressure ulcers which will in turn compromise the quality of health service delivery among the patients. Recommendations: Regular support supervision and mentoring by senior nurses, as well as providing specialized and refresher training were more likely to significantly improve the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of young inexperienced nurses towards the management of critically ill patients against the condition of pressure ulcers which will in turn improve the quality of health service delivery among the patients.