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Investigation and analysis of clinical nurses′ knowledge, attitude and behavior status about enteral nutrition
Qian Yan, Zhang Caihua
Published 2017-04-06
Cite as Chin J Mod Nurs, 2017,23(10): 1368-1371. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.10.008
Abstract
ObjectiveTo explore clinical nurses′ knowledge, attitude, and behavior status and their affecting factors, and to provide a theoretical basis for improving enteral nutrition nursing.
MethodsTotally 318 clinical nurses working in The Six People′s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University were selected by convenience sampling and investigated with questionnaires for clinical nurses′ knowledge, attitude and behavior about enteral nutrition in May 2016.
ResultsThe 318 clinical nurses scored (15.47±4.89) for knowledge, (46.55±5.43) for attitude and (92.82±7.77) for behavior. And the percentage of the average scores in the three indicators were 61.88%, 93.10% and 92.82%, respectively. According to the single factor analysis, the scores of clinical nurses of different ages, working years, education and professional titles in knowledge were statistically significant (F=10.859, 6.493, 35.658; P<0.05) ; the scores of clinical nurses of different ages, working years, education and professional levels in attitude were statistically significant (t/F=11.050, 11.266, -5.229, 20.791; P<0.05) ; and the scores of clinical nurses of different ages and working years differed from each other′s (F=3.056, 4.952; P<0.05) .
ConclusionsClinical nurses have a poor grasp of knowledge about enteral nutrition, and there is room for improvement in their attitude and behavior. Training efforts should be strengthened in the future, with relevant knowledge constantly updated to normalize enteral nutrition behavior.
Key words:
Nurses; Enteral nutrition; Knowledge; Attitude; Behavior
Contributor Information
Qian Yan
Gerontology Department, the Six People′s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China
Zhang Caihua
