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A Study to Evaluate Effectiveness of Nursing Care Package on Prevention of Pressure Ulcer among Patient Admitted in Intensive Care Unit in Selected Hospital at Madurai

Author(s) Mrs Ummul Hapipa H, Mrs Sahayamary R, Mrs Vasanthi N
Country India
Abstract A study to evaluate the effectiveness of a nursing care package on the prevention of pressure ulcers among patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in a selected hospital at Madurai was conducted by Mrs. Vasanthi N. during the year 2023–2025 in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Master of Science in Nursing at RASS Academy College of Nursing, Poovanthi, which is affiliated with The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai.
The objectives of the study were to assess the pre-test and post-test level of pressure ulcer risk among patients admitted to the intensive care unit, to evaluate the effectiveness of a nursing care package in preventing pressure ulcers among ICU patients, and to determine the association between the pre-test level of pressure ulcer risk and selected demographic variables.
The conceptual framework of the study was based on Ernestine Wiedenbach’s Helping Art of Clinical Nursing Theory (1964). The review of related literature helped the investigator to gain relevant information, select the research problem, design the methodology, and develop appropriate tools for the study.
A quantitative research approach was adopted, and a one-group pre-test and post-test experimental design was used. The study was conducted at Deva Doss Hospital, Madurai. A total of 50 patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit were selected using a purposive sampling technique.
Data were collected using demographic variables, clinical variables, and the Braden Scale for predicting pressure ulcer risk. The nursing care package was implemented as the intervention to prevent pressure ulcer development among ICU patients.
The results revealed that the mean post-test score (16.88) was higher than the pre-test mean score (13.56) with a standard deviation of 1.618. The obtained t-value (9.635) indicated a statistically significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores.
Furthermore, the Chi-square test showed significant associations between the pre-test level of pressure ulcer risk and selected demographic variables such as age (14.489), gender (46.101), religion (50.000), education (61.310), occupation (60.606), prior information on pressure ulcer (44.901), comorbid illness (9.882), and length of ICU stay (6.174), which were greater than the table value at the 0.05 level of significance.
The study concluded that the nursing care package was effective in preventing pressure ulcers among patients admitted to the intensive care unit.
Published In Volume 7, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On 2026-03-20
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