Nurses' Level of Knowledge on Skin Tears: A Cross-Sectional Study

Skin tears (ST) are one of the skin integrity problems encountered in healthcare settings with rates equal to or greater than pressure injuries. However, the importance of this problem has been emphasized in the literature in recent years. This study was conducted to determine the knowledge level of nurses about ST.

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Key information

Conditions

Nurse's Role Behavior Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Wound Wounds and Injuries

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Kayseri City Hospital

Kayseri, Melikgazi, 38070, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

The population of the study consisted of all nurses working in acute care hospitals in Turkey.

The sample size of the study was calculated as 384 nurses. The data of the study were collected in the form of online and paper-based surveys (an introductory information form and the Skin Tear Knowledge Assessment Instrumen)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

were employed as a nurse for at least 1 year
cared for patients aged 65 and over
agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

nurses who filled in the data collection tools incompletely

Treatment and study plan

Knowledge

Other

Measuring the level of knowledge about skin tears

Primary outcomes

Skin Tear Knowledge Assessment Instrument

Time frame: one month

Skin Tear Knowledge Assessment Instrument was developed by Van Tiggelen et al. (2021)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hatice Yüceler Kaçmaz

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Registry information

Official study title

Determination of Nurses' Level of Knowledge on Skin Tears in Acute Care Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Mar 28, 2022
Registry last updated: Mar 28, 2022

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