Knowledge Levels and Experiences of Intensive Care Nurses on the Prevention of Pressure Sores: Mixed Method

This study is a mixed method research conducted to determine the knowledge levels and experiences of nurses working in adult intensive care units regarding the prevention of pressure sores. In accordance with the purpose of the study, parallel data type in convergent parallel mixed design will be used as the research design. The quantitative phase will be conducted as a descriptive survey, and the qualitative phase will be conducted as a descriptive case study design. In this mixed design, equal priority, parallel timing and combining results during interpretation are planned. The research will be conducted with nurses working in adult intensive care units of a public hospital located in a city center. \'Sociodemographic Form\', \'Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Level Assessment Tool 2.0- Updated Version\', \'Semi-Structured Interview Form\' will be used as data collection tools. Within the scope of our research questions, quantitative and qualitative data will be analyzed independently of each other. In the discussion section, the integration of quantitative and qualitative evidence will be interpreted by making analytical generalization by combining data without transformation.