P Shrestha, R M Karmacharya, P Dhakal, S Bade, S Dahal, N Bhandari, S Bade
Predicting factors of patient satisfaction after varicose vein surgery at a university hospital in Nepal
Journal of vascular nursing : official publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing
nursing students internship programs play role preventing pressure injuries engage real clinical situations assigned conduct clinical tasks thus nursing students internship programs adequately prepared terms knowledge attitudes contribute pressure injury prevention explore understand knowledge attitudes nursing interns toward pressure injury prevention saudi arabia crosssectional study included 161 nursing interns various public hospitals across three provinces saudi arabia used online questionnaire pressure ulcer knowledge assessment tool attitude toward pressure ulcer prevention instrument used collect data nursing students internship program statistical package social sciences program version 28 used data analysis participants reported inadequate knowledge regarding prevention pressure injuries mean knowledge score 4815 additionally participants showed unsatisfactory attitudes toward prevention pressure injuries mean score 6136 significant differences observed knowledge p 0008 attitude p 0001 levels sexes female participants scoring higher male participants additionally students completed longer internships better knowledge levels completed shorter internships p 0007 openresponse question participants reported lack preparation support internship suggested recommendations address deficiencies preparation support nursing interns need preinternship preparation continuous learning support internship manage prevent pressure injuries