Study on knowledge, attitudes, behaviors of nurses to prevent falls of inpatients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2010.16.003
- VernacularTitle:对某综合医院护士预防住院病人跌倒的知识、态度、行为的调查
- Author:
Chun-Yan HUO
1
;
Xiao-Wei GENG
;
Hong GUO
Author Information
1. 100730,卫生部北京医院神经外科
- Keywords:
Nurse;
Prevention of fall;
Knowledge;
Attitude;
Behavior
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2010;16(16):1867-1871
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the evidence of the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of nurses to prevent falls of inpatients and to analyze the correlation among them. Methods The self-designed questionnaire about knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of nurses to prevent falls of inpatients was used to investigate nurses from a hospital of Grade Ⅲ Level A in Beijing. Results Scores of related knowledge to prevent falls of these nurses were in a better level(standard score 88.25 ± 8.97); the scores of knowledge to prevent falls without walking aids were relatively higher ( standard score 98.08± 6. 44), and the scores of walking aids-using-knowledge were relatively lower(standard score 69.98 ± 25.29), attitude towards prevention of falls were neutral, and scores of behaviors to prevent falls of these nurses were in a better level(standard score 87.49 ±7.82). Positive correlation was shown among attitudes, knowledge and behaviors to prevent falls. (r =0.179、0. 200, P ＜0. 05), however,there were no correlation between scores of knowledge and behaviors to prevent falls. Work experience and scores of knowledge to prevent falls were negatively correlated (r= -0.191, P＜0.05 ). Scores of attitude to prevent falls showed significant difference between the group of nurses who had learnt knowledge to prevent falls and group of those who had never encountered falls ( P ＜ 0. 05 ). Good department atmosphere had a significant impact to nurses' knowledge and behaviors to prevent falls (P＜ 0.05 ). Conclusions Nurses had inadequate cognition of walking aids-using-knowledge; attitudes towards prevention of fall were neutral; they had appropriate acts to prevent the falls; good department atmosphere can enhance the behaviors of nurses to prevent falls.
