Intensive Care Nurses' Knowledge of Pressure Ulcers: Development of An Assessment Tool and Effect of an Educational Program

Carol Tweed, RN, MSc, BSc (Hons), and Mike Tweed, MBChB, FRCP, FRACP, MMedSci

Learning Objectives - At the completion of this program, the learner will be able to:

Objective 1:	Recognize the importance of knowledge of pressure ulcers for nurses in the intensive care unit (ICU)
Objective 2:	Describe the relationship between individual nurses’ characteristics and knowledge of pressure ulcers found in this study
Objective 3:	Understand the impact of focused educational offerings on nurses’ knowledge level of pressure ulcers.

Program Title and Description

Intensive Care Nurses' Knowledge of Pressure Ulcers: Development of An Assessment Tool and Effect of an Educational Program

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Nurses' Knowledge of Pressure Ulcers in an Intensive Care Unit

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