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INITIAL KNOWLEDGE OF NURSING STUDENTS ABOUT WOUNDS

MIRNA ŽULEC orcid.org/0000-0002-3945-6182 ; Bjelovar High Technical School, Study of Nursing, Bjelovar and Marija Polyclinic, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Education of nurses in Croatia is performed through undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Three of nine programs include special elective courses focused on wound care. The aim of this study was to investigate the initial wound care knowledge of nursing students in order to set up appropriate course contents. Anonymous questionnaire was applied to record demographic data and wound care knowledge of 49 students having chosen wound care management as an elective course. Study results showed that 25 (51%) students had completed secondary nursing school and the rest some other form of education. Professional experience had 24 (49%) students. They responded correctly to the questions about pain, smoking and changing positions of immobile patients. There was no signiicant difference between students in terms of experience or previous education in the answers about venous leg ulcer or use of antiseptics. good knowledge about pain, impact of cigarette smoking and nursing care of immobile patients was a result of the acquired knowledge in previous courses. There was no signiicant difference in wound care knowledge between nursing students with professional experience and students without it. This only conirms that education is necessary and that quality nursing care demands speciic competencies. Quality care requires consensus on the forms and extent of wound care education, which will result in practical and theoretical knowledge of wound care, and thus in adequate professional competence.

Keywords

nursing students; nurse; knowledge; wound care

Hrčak ID:

148112

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/148112

Publication date:

8.11.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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