Assessment of Nurses' Nutritional Knowledge and Educational Needs Regarding Stroke Specific Diet Regimens.
10.7586/jkbns.2015.17.3.228
- Author:
Suk Hee SONG
1
;
Smi CHOI-KWON
;
Ji Hyun BAEK
;
Kuyng Ja SONG
;
Chi Kang KOH
Author Information
1. Medical Intensive Care Unit, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Nutrition knowledge;
Education needs;
Chronic disease;
Stroke
- MeSH:
Chronic Disease;
Diet*;
Education;
Education, Continuing;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Korea;
Milk;
Prevalence;
Seoul;
Sodium;
Soy Foods;
Stroke*
- From:Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
2015;17(3):228-235
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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+/-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.
