Factors Contributing to Pressure Ulcer among admitted patients in Moroto Regional Referral Hospital in Moroto District.
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Date
2018-05
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Kampala International University, School of Health Sciences
Abstract
Globally, world stop pressure ulcer day showed nearly 70, 000 who were affected
by pressure ulcer yearly, between 4% and 6% of the patients in acute setting
were more than 5% to 10% of patients in non acute setting had pressure ulcer.
The study was focused on factors contributing to pressure ulcer among admitted
patients in Moroto Regional Referral hospital in Moroto.
This was a cross-sectional study design and quantitative in nature, this was selected due
to its rapidity in data collection.
Results showed that majority of respondents 19 (47.5%) were of age between 31-40
years old. 23 (57.5%) were female while only 17 (42.5%) were male, most of the
respondents 15 (38%) adequately observed malnutrition that would predispose these
patients pressure ulcer development. Also 23 (57.5%) of Nurses reported that they had
pressure relieving devices in their health care setting and were more likely to
demonstrate pressure ulcer prevention practices.
Conclusively, the preventive, measures to prevent pressure ulcer as reported by
respondents included; Health education of the patient and family, repositioning,
assessment, use of reliving devices, proper bladder and urine care, the researcher
therefore recommended the following measures; Peri-operative administration,
monitoring and patients assessment, to improve pressure ulcer among admitted
patients.
Description
A Research Report Submitted to Uganda Nurses and
Midwives Examination Board In Partial
Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Diploma
In Nursing
Keywords
Pressure Ulcer, Admitted Patients, Moroto Regional Referral Hospital, Moroto District