Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceived Barriers to Expressed Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practice in Addis Ababa Government Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015

Table 4

Distribution of right and wrong responses about risk factors and patients at risk for pressure ulcer assessment among nurses in Addis Ababa government hospitals, 2015.

Risk factors and patients at risk assessment	Response	Frequency; ()	Percent
Prolonged immobility	Right	180	91.8
	Wrong	16	8.2
Constant pressure/compression	Right	173	88.3
	Wrong	23	11.7
Friction/shear	Right	168	85.7
	Wrong	28	14.3
Moist surfaces in which patients lie	Right	153	78.1
	Wrong	43	21.9
Using improper support materials	Right	168	85.7
	Wrong	28	14.3
Diabetic mellitus	Right	160	81.6
	Wrong	36	18.4
Hypoxemia	Right	141	71.9
	Wrong	55	28.1
Malnutrition	Right	165	84.2
	Wrong	31	15.8
Anemia	Right	139	70.9
	Wrong	57	29.1
Ischemic heart diseases	Right	136	69.4
	Wrong	60	30.6
Spinal cord injury	Right	164	83.7
	Wrong	32	16.3