Nurses’ knowledge of pressure ulcer prediction, prevention and management plays a very important role in the incidence
and prevalence of pressure ulcers in health-care systems. The aim of the current study was to assess the nurse’s knowledge
about prevention and management of pressure ulcer at one of the largest health insurance hospitals in Alexandria. A
descriptive cross-sectional study using an interview questionnaire format to assess the nurses’ knowledge (n = 122)
regarding prevention of pressure ulcers. The overall mean per cent score for nurses was below the minimum acceptable
level. The mean per cent score for nurses was below 70% for nine measures of the 15 correct measures, which accounted
for 60% of the measures of pressure ulcer prevention. Correct answers for non-useful measures for preventing pressure
ulcers accounted for 66% of the non-useful measures on the questionnaire. It had been concluded that the nurses’
knowledge regarding pressure ulcer prevention is below the acceptable levels