CLINICAL NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF MODERN WOUND DRESSING IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA
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Clinical Nurses, Implementation, Knowledge, Modern wound dressing, Perception.Abstract
The use of modern wound dressing (MWD) techniques has been found to promote wound healing faster than the traditional wound dressing techniques. This cross-sectional descriptive study examined the knowledge of clinical nurses on MWD vis-a-vis their perception and perceived factors hindering implementation of MWD in the study setting. Data was collected from 183 nurses using a self-developed questionnaire with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.85. Results showed that a higher percentage had poor knowledge (60.1%) and positive perception (80.9%) of MWD respectively. The mostly reported factor hindering implementation of MWD techniques was ‘non-availability of MWD materials’ (34.3%). Knowledge did not significantly influence the perception of the nurses (p>0.05). There is the need to improve the knowledge of nurses for effective utilization of MWD techniques.
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