Abstract

The foremost Pressure ulcer care is the responsibility of health care professionals who are involved in patient care. The objective of this study was to assess the influencing factors to pressure ulcer development and nurses’ perceived barriersto pressure ulcer care. This study used cross sectional survey design and Purposive sampling techniques. A sample size of 100 participants was determined using Taro Yamani's formula. Self-developed questionnaire was used. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze data with SPSS version 23. Criterion mean of 2.50 was used. Results showed that, a grand mean score of 3.58 confirmed heavy workload (mean value= 3.80), disproportionate nurse to patient ratio (mean value= 3.74), inadequate training and resource shortage were identified barriers to pressure ulcer care influences the level of pressure ulcer care by nurses. Key factors such as immobility (88.2%, mean value= 3.88), Friction/Shearing force (83.6%, mean value= 3.84), etc were identified factors influencing development of pressure ulcer. Therefore, addressing barriers by encouraging continuous professional development and training, adequate resource allocation and policy reforms can significantly improve patients’ outcomes and prevent pressure ulcer development.