Le transfert des connaissances en soins de plaies chez les infirmières : une revue intégrative des écrits.

ABSTRACT

Introduction  Wound care represents a public health issue and is an important concern for nursing care.Context  Despite the availability of best practice recommendations and clinical practice guidelines, there is a lack of use of this evidence in clinical practice.Objectives  The aim of this integrative review is to identify the barriers to nurses’ optimal knowledge transfer in wound care.Method  An integrative literature review based on Whittemore and Knalf’s (2005) methodology was conducted ; six databases were searched.Results  Of the 82 articles that were retrieved, 13 were retained for analysis. They were all published in English. The literature highlights a theory–practice gap in wound care. Barriers related to knowledge, attitudes, and environmental factors contribute to this gap.Discussion  Nursing could benefit from interventions to improve its role in wound care. The perspectives of new graduate nurses as well as nurses working in rural healthcare settings were limited.Conclusion  A strategic plan, adapted to the situation of each healthcare facility, could improve the quality of wound care practice.