الفهرس 
IntroductionOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
 |  | from | 233 |  |  |
| | | from | 233 | | |
Abstract
Background: Pressure ulcer is described as one of the most costly and physically debilitating complications. Aim: This study aimed to assess factors affecting prediction of pressure ulcer among patients at critical care unites. Design A descriptive exploratory design was utilized for the conduction of this study. Setting the study was carried out in critical care unit (ICU) of Sohag University Hospital. Study subject: A purposeful sample of seventy patients. Tools: I – patient assessment form which includes patients demographic characteristics’ and patients’ clinical data, II- Braden scale to detect high risk patient for pressure ulcer, III-factors affecting prediction of pressure ulcer tool. Results: revealed that, many factors affecting prediction of pressure ulcers, such as patient’s related factors, 55.7% of the studied patients were bed ridden, 87.1% of them were incontinence of stool, 72.9% having a low level of consciousness, 74.3% of the studied patients exposed to shear and friction on the skin, 64.3% were diabetic, and 55.7% were suffered from vascular disease. Almost all of the nurses’ practices regarding pressure ulcer prevention were poor, and according to Braden scale assessment 55.7% of patients admitted to ICU were at high risk for pressure ulcer. Conclusion: more than half of patients admitted to ICU had sever risk for pressure ulcer according to Braden scale, more than half of patients were bed ridden, most of them were incontinence of stool, three quarter of patients having a low level of consciousness and were exposed to shear and friction on the skin, nearly two third of patients were diabetic and more than half of them were suffered from vascular disease. All of nurses’ practices regarding pressure ulcer prevention were poor, and most of patients did not have environmental factors to prevent pressure ulcer. Recommendations: Application of Braden scale tool to assess all admitted patients to intensive care units. Braden scale should become as daily nursing assessment task.