The Impact of Needs-Based Training on Improving Knowledge Regarding Pressure Injury Prevention in Intensive Care Nurses

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Önal Alkan A., Ocaktan N., Karabacak Ü.

SAĞLIK ve HEMŞİRELİK YÖNETİMİ DERGİSİ, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.222-229, 2026 (Scopus, TRDizin)

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Abstract Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a needs-based training program on the knowledge level of intensive care nurses regarding pressure injury prevention. Method: The study used a quasi-experimental, repeated-measures design. Sixty-two intensive care nurses were included in the study. The nurses' knowledge levels were assessed using the Pressure Injury Prevention Knowledge Questionnaire before, immediately after, and four weeks after the training. Based on the knowledge needs identified in the pre-assessment, the training program content was developed and implemented at the unit level. Repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Bonferroni-corrected post hoc tests were used to analyze the data. Results: The mean knowledge score of the nurses increased from 24.39±2.16 before the training to 25.84±1.91 after the training, and remained at 25.29±1.75 at the four-week post-training assessment. The difference between the measurements was statistically significant (F=18.36; p<0.001). The vast majority of participants showed an increase in knowledge scores after the training, and more than half of the nurses maintained this gain during the four-week follow-up. Conclusion: Needs-based training programs have been shown to increase knowledge about pressure injury prevention and to be effective in maintaining that knowledge in the short term. Training programs, planned based on a training needs analysis for intensive care nurses and coordinated by nursing management, can be considered an effective approach to increasing nurses' knowledge. Keywords: Pressure injury, intensive care, nursing, education.