Abstract:

Objective To investigate the current situation of ICU nurses' cognition of incontinence -associated dermatitis (IAD) nursing in integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine hospitals ,and to provide reference for the nursing training of IAD in integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine hospitals. Methods A selfdesigned questionnaire was used to investigate the knowledge , attitudes and behaviors of 212 nurses in 8 intensive care units of five traditional Chinese and western medicine hospitals. Results The total scores of nurses on . knowledge ,attitudes and behaviors of IAD nursing were (5 30+1.65), (30.83+2.28) and (22.54+3.67) respectively, with an average score of 58.89%, 96.34% and 80.50%. Knowledge scores were different among nurses with different age , educational level ,job titles , position,years of ICU work and as the member of the chronic wound team( P<0.05). The attitudes were significantly associated with nurses' educational level , job titles, years of ICU work( P<0.05). Nurses'behaviors were associated with position, the member of the chronic wound team( P<0.05 ). Multiple logistic regress ion analysis showed that educational level and the member of the chronic wound team w ere influencing factors for the total scores of knowledge ,ttitudes , and behav iors (P<0.05). Conclusion ICU nurses in integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine hospitals have positive attitude towards IAD nursing ,but the knowledge and nursing behaviors need to be improved.

Key words:

Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, ICU, Nurses, Incontinence-associated Dermatitis, Cognition