Table 4 Barriers to carrying out PU* risk assessment, PU documentation, and PU prevention (N = 194)
From: Pressure ulcer prevention knowledge among Jordanian nurses: a cross- sectional study
Barriers to carrying out PU | Risk assessment number (%) | Documentation number (%) | Prevention number (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Total number of respondents | 194 (100) | 194 (100) | 194 (100) |
Lack of time | 32 (23.7) | 46 (34.1) | 33 (24.4) |
Unstable patient | 17 (12.6) | 16 (11.9) | 24 (17.8) |
Lack of training, resources, equipment, guidelines | 26 (19.3) | 0 (0) | 22 (16.3) |
Short staffed | 33 (24.4) | 30 (22.2) | 20 (14.8) |
Lack of knowledge | 13 (9.6) | 14 (10.4) | 19 (14.1) |
Lack of aids | 0 (0) | 15 (11.1) | 14 (10.4) |
Unable to assess | 9 (6.7) | 0 (0) | 13 (9.6) |
Problem with assessment tool | 9 (6.7) | 21 (15.6) | 0 (0) |
Forget | 0 (0) | 13 (9.6) | 0 (0) |
Lack of equipment | 18 (13.3) | 10 (7.4) | 0 (0) |
Patient un-cooperative/too ill | 20 (14.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |