An investigation of nurses′ knowledge, attitude and behavior status about the safety management of enteral nutrition tube among nurses / 中华临床营养杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate nurses' knowledge, attitude and behavior status about the safety management of enteral nutrition tube in a tertiary Class A hospital in Beijing.Methods:A self-designed questionnaire based on reliability and validity was used. Besides, a convenient sampling method was used to select 309 nurses working on enteral nutrition from the hospital.Results:Nurses scored (28.58±6.09)for knowledge, (37.65±5.03)for attitude and (70.01±5.45)for behavior. The percentage of average scores in the three indicators were 57.16%, 94.13% and 93.35%. According to the single factor analysis, the score of behavior differed among nurses with different working years( F=23.61, P=0.032). The score of knowledge differed among nurses with different titles( F=4.48, P=0.012). Besides, the frequency of tube feeding operations had great effects on nurses′ knowledge and behavior ( F=9.64, P<0.001; F=34.59, P=0.018). But there was no statistical difference in the knowledge, attitude, and behavior scores among nurses trained at different frequencies( F=0.85, P=0.497; F=12.56, P=0.231; F=18.97, P=3.479). Conclusions:Nurses have a positive attitude towards the safety management of enteral nutrition tube, but their knowledge level is poor and their behavior needs to be further regulated. It is necessary to carry out relevant training to standardize clinical operations and ensure the safety management of enteral feeding tube.