Journal of clinical nursing
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Multicenter Study
Nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding major immobility complications among bedridden patients: A prospective multicentre study.
To gain insight into nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding major immobility complications (pressure ulcers, pneumonia, deep vein thrombosis and urinary tract infections) and explore the correlation of nurses' knowledge and attitudes with the incidence of these complications. ⋯ Nursing managers should implement measures to improve nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding major immobility complications to reduce the incidence of these complications in bedridden patients.