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Table 3 Participant demographics and reported previous pressure injury education (n=70)

From: Peri-operative nurses’ knowledge and reported practice of pressure injury risk assessment and prevention: A before-after intervention study

 

n

%

Designation ^

  

 Registered nurse

61

88

 Enrolled nurse

8

12

Employment

  

 Full time

49

70

 Part time

21

30

Usual shifts #

  

 Rotating roster

39

56

 AM Weekdays

28

40

 PM Weekdays

14

20

 Nights or weekends only

4

6

Main area of practice #

  

 Anaesthetics

22

31

 Intraoperative roles

38

54

 Post-anaesthetic recovery

16

23

 Education

6

9

First Nursing Qualification ^

  

 Before 1986~

13

22

 From 1986

45

78

Received education on PI within last 2 years

14

20

When last read anything on the risks and management of PI

  

< 3 months

2

3

4 - 12 months

3

4

> 1 year

17

24

Can’t recall

41

59

Never

7

10

  1. ^ Data missing.
  2. # Where totals add to > 100%, more than one answer was possible.
  3. ~ 1986 was the date Australian nursing education moved to the University sector.