Nurses’ Competency in Caring for Patients with Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis
Keywords:
Nurses’ competency, Incontinence-associated dermatitis, Medical wardAbstract
Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis (IAD) is a condition in which there is inflammation of the skin from contact with urine or stool. It is a common condition in elderly and chronically ill patients who cannot control their continence. This descriptive research aimed to examine the level of nurses’ competency in caring for patients with IAD. Study participants included 253 registered nurses working in medical wards in the 4th Public Health Region. The instruments used for collecting data included: 1) a demographic data form, and 2) the scale of competency in caring for patients with IAD (SC-IAD). The SC-IAD was tested for content validity by five experts and received a Content Validity Index (CVI) of 1.00. The reliability was tested among 30 registered nurses and yielded a Cronbach’s alpha of .98. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
The results showed that nurses’ competency in caring for patients with IAD was at a moderate level (M = 179.63, SD = 38.16). When considering each dimension, it was found that only nursing practice competency was at a high level (M = 63.86, SD = 11.05), while competency in other dimensions was at a moderate level.
The results of this study can be used as basic information to improve nurses’ competency in caring for patients with IAD to enhance the quality of care.
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