Date
2-28-2025
Department
School of Nursing
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Chair
Vickie Moore
Keywords
pressure injury, nurse education, compliance, prevention, quality improvement
Disciplines
Nursing
Recommended Citation
Janke, Brooklynn Jane, "A Nursing Education Intervention in an Adult Inpatient Setting to Improve Compliance Rate With Pressure Injury Prevention Intervention" (2025). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 6501.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/6501
Abstract
Pressure injuries can lead to life-threatening health complications for patients and cause physical, psychological, and financial stress to patients suffering from them. The literature review demonstrated that bedside nursing staff often have not received the appropriate education about pressure injury prevention and care. The literature review also revealed that nurses prefer to be educated one-on-one and peer-to-peer. Therefore, providing focused and frequent education on pressure injury prevention and improving nurses’ understanding of the importance of pressure injury prevention can improve the quality of care a nurse provides, and patients receive, thus reducing the number of health care-acquired pressure injuries. The purpose of this evidence- based practice project was to provide nurse education on the hospital sites AHC CP 3.2 Adult Skin Care Protocol to improve compliance with pressure injury prevention measures in a progressive care unit in a community hospital in Maryland. This quality improvement project used a quasi-experimental design with pre- and posttests provided to each participant before and after the educational intervention was performed. The nurse education intervention was presented at the progressive care unit’s monthly staff meeting and was provided in person to the staff individually and in small groups. The post-intervention results revealed a 37% increase in the staff’s overall comfort level in selecting the appropriate pressure injury prevention interventions and a 32% increase in the staff’s confidence in knowing and implementing the AHC CP 3.2 Adult Skin Care Protocol. Additionally, nurses and nursing assistants demonstrated an increased knowledge level of selecting the appropriate pressure injury prevention interventions, as evidenced by an overall increase in scores from the pretest to the posttest.
