Research Article
Nurses’ Knowledge, Practices, and Barriers in Care of Patients with Pressure Ulcers in a Ugandan Teaching Hospital
Table 3
Nurses’ daily activities when caring for a patient at risk of developing pressure ulcers.
| Daily activities (multiple responses) | () % |
| Patient education about prevention | (53) 96.4 | Pain management | (23) 41.1 | Use of pressure reduction devices | (18) 33.9 | Ongoing assessment of the patients | (18) 32.9 | Maintaining the beddings dry | (23) 50 | Keeping the patients' skin free from irritants/moisture | (44) 80.3 | Encouraging balanced diet | (32) 58.9 | I do not do anything about it | (17) 32 |
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