Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science

Korean society of Biological Nursing Science (한국기초간호학회)
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Assessment of Nurses' Nutritional Knowledge and Educational Needs Regarding Stroke Specific Diet Regimens

간호사의 뇌졸중 관련 영양지식 및 영양교육 요구도 조사

  • Song, Suk-Hee (Medical Intensive Care Unit, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Choi-Kwon, Smi (College of Nursing.Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Baek, Ji Hyun (Medical Research Collaborating Center, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Song, Kuyng-Ja (Nursing Service Department, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Koh, Chi-Kang (College of Nursing.Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University)
  • 송숙희 (서울대학교병원 내과계중환자실) ;
  • 최스미 (서울대학교 간호대학.간호과학 연구소) ;
  • 백지현 (서울대학교병원 의학연구협력센터) ;
  • 송경자 (서울대학교병원 간호본부) ;
  • 고진강 (서울대학교 간호대학.간호과학 연구소)
  • Received : 2015.05.07
  • Accepted : 2015.07.07
  • Published : 2015.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: Although the prevalence rate of chronic diseases is rapidly increasing due to an unhealthy diet in Korea, nurses may not have enough nutritional knowledge to educate their patients. This study investigated the level of nurses' nutritional knowledge for chronic diseases as well as for strokes, and the needs for nurses' nutritional education. Methods: This research is a descriptive research conducted from April to August of 2014, on 242 nurses who work with stroke patients, in two tertiary general hospitals in the city of Seoul, South Korea. Results: The average nutritional knowledge score of our subjects was $19.9{\pm}2.51$ (range 12-24). The correct response rate was 83% which was higher than expected. However, many nurses (31-66%) answered incorrectly on items such as 'Drinking low-fat milk is better than whole milk', and 'Seasoning with a large amount of soy sauce instead of salt can reduce sodium consumption'. We also found that nurses who received continuing education regarding nutrition scored higher than those who did not (p=.020). There was no correlation between nutritional knowledge and the need for nutritional education (r=.034, p=.601). Conclusion: The level of nutritional knowledge of the nurses was relatively low and irrelevant to the completion of nutrition courses during university or duration of experience. Rather, the relevance was higher when the nurse received nutrition-related training after graduating from university. Our results imply that continuous nutritional education is necessary for hospital nurses.

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