Pressure Ulcer Evaluation Paper

Effectiveness of an e-learning tool for education on pressure ulcer evaluation Pressure ulcers also known as bedsores are considered one of the greatest challenges that nurses face with their daily regimen according to (Demarre et al. 2011, Revello & Fields 2012). Pressure ulcers are caused by a patient not being repositioned frequently, poor nutrition, poor skin care as well as many chronic diseases such as Diabetes Mellitus (Mayo Clinic, 1998). A trial test was conducted by undergraduate nursing students to determine if the e-learning software is more effective than the traditional lecture style class (Biggs & Tang 2011). At present, the traditional lecture style class is focused on looking at different types of pressure ulcers and their different wound stages on photograph. This theoretical training is usually accompanied by clinical practice in which the students can observe and treat wounds in a real clinical context (Dobbin 2001, Gulpinar & …show more content…
It is used to generate data that can be transformed into useable statistics. It can also be measured to formulate facts and uncover patterns in research (Snap Surveys, 2010). A statistical data (page 2048) reveals the scores from evaluation categories for forty-three students in the control group and thirty students in an experimental group. Also, questionnaires were given to students to evaluate their prior knowledge of pressure ulcer evaluation (page. 2048). The type of sampling method that was done on this study is randomized sampling. Randomized sampling is a subset of a statistical population in which each member of the subset has an equal probability of being chosen (Investopedia, 2016). Two inclusion criteria were established for the population sampling: (1) to be enrolled in the nursing for Adult I’ course and (2) to agree to take part in the study. Students with previous educational/clinical experience in pressure ulcer care were excluded. (Veredas,