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Multicenter Study
. 2023 Mar;10(3):1556-1564.
doi: 10.1002/nop2.1406. Epub 2022 Oct 20.

The ability of critical care nurses to identify pressure injury and incontinence-associated dermatitis: A multicentre cross-sectional survey

Huan Liu  1 , Aiping Du  1 , Yongming Tian  1 , Mingrong Gao  2 , Shuming Ji  3 , Jie Mi  4 , Xiaoping Shao  5 , Debin Huang  6 , Xiaoyi Cao  7
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Multicenter Study

The ability of critical care nurses to identify pressure injury and incontinence-associated dermatitis: A multicentre cross-sectional survey

Huan Liu et al. Nurs Open. 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the ability of critical care nurses to identify pressure injury and incontinence-associated dermatitis and analyse the possible influencing factors.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Methods: This study was conducted at 24 hospitals across 12 provinces in China. A self-made electronic questionnaire was used. Nurses identified and judged injuries according to the information provided.

Results: The average identification score for pressure injury and incontinence-associated dermatitis was 9.00 ± 3.51 points, and only 2.16% of nurses scored ≥16 points. The average correct identification rate for pressure injury and incontinence-associated dermatitis was 45%. The correct identification rate for stage 1 pressure injury was the highest, while those for stage 3, stage 4, deep tissue pressure injury and unstageable pressure injury were all lower than 50%; incontinence-associated dermatitis was also easily misjudged. Nurses' educational backgrounds, professional titles, job positions, hospital levels and learning frequency were the factors that affected their ability to identify pressure injury and incontinence-associated dermatitis.

Keywords: classification; differential diagnostic ability; incontinence-associated dermatitis; nursing practice; pressure injury.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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FIGURE 1
Geographical distribution of the research subjects
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The answer selection distribution of critical care nurses for the identification of pressure injury and IAD. The size of the circles represents the percentage of the participants responding in this category.
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