Abstract:

Objective To explore the effects of the handbook of wound dressings in the training of pressure ulcer liaison nurses. Methods From December 2016 to April 2018,totally 123 pressure ulcer liaison nurses in a hospital were recruited.The handbook was developed through literature search and expert meeting and it was used for the training of pressure ulcer nurses. The theoretical training was conducted in the form of lectures to explain the characteristics and application scope of wound dressings.Workshops was used to guide the reasonable selection of wound dressings and operation techniques. Before training,after training and one year after training,the knowledge and skills of pressure ulcer nursing were assessed. Results After the training,the scores of theoretical knowledge of nurses（47.05±5.09） were higher than those before training（28.16±6.59） and one year after training（39.26±6.02）（P<0.01）. After the training,the qualified rate of skills of nurses（82.1%）was higher than that before training（32.5%）（P<0.01） and one year after training（80.5%）（P=0.744）. Conclusion The effect of the handbook of wound dressings in the training of pressure ulcer liaison nurses is good,which is worthy of promotion.

Key words: Inservice Training, Pressure Ulcer, Handbook of wound dressings, Liaison nurses