Knowledge, attitudes and barriers towards prevention of pressure ulcers in intensive care units: A descriptive cross-sectional study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 335-342

  Strand, Tillan ^a   Lindgren, Margareta ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; ICU; Knowledge; Pressure ulcers; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NURSE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; NURSES; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRESSURE ULCER; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78449234900     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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