Nurses' level of knowledge about pressure ulcers before and after training at the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases Peru, 2014, is a thesis motivated by the concern to improve the quality of life of patients with pressure ulcers, taking As the main objective to determine the level of knowledge of nurses, before and after training on pressure ulcers. The research was applied in a descriptive, quasi experimental, prospective, observational cross - sectional design. The sample included the total of the population of nurses of the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases who worked in 2014, which were 90 participants. Validated instruments adapted to the research were used. The main hypothesis was that nurses' level of knowledge about pressure ulcers varies before and after training. It was concluded that the level of knowledge is medium before the training of nurses, after which the level of this knowledge was high both in the preventive measures of pressure ulcers; As well as with the use of ulcer risk rating scales. Continuous training programs are recommended to maintain the optimal level of knowledge of nurses; Thus avoiding the complications of pressure ulcers and improving the quality of life of patients.
