ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate ICU nurses' perceptions towards incontinence-associated dermatitis.Methods Totally 300 ICU nurses in Suzhou were investigated with a self-designed questionnaire.Results College education was considered to be their main source of knowledge about incontinence-associated dermatitis in 53.2 percent of the nurses.99.8 percent of nurses thought college education was far enough for clinical practice.68.5 percent of nurses thought it was very important to train for knowledge of incontinence-associated dermatitis.Conclusions ICU nurses in Suzhou have less knowledge on incontinence associated dermatitis.It can not meet clinical needs.It is recommended that more incontinence-associated dermatitis knowledge should be added in the school education and continuing education in order to improve nurses' professional competency and to reduce the incidence rate of incontinence-associated dermatitis