Analysis on Nurses' Knowledge Level About Nutriology

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1009-6493.2001.01.004

Abstract：To understand the knowledge level about nutriology of clinicalnurses, 185 nurses from medicine and surgical department of two affiliated hospitals of one medical university were investigated. They were asked to fill up questionna ires about the knowledge on nutriology and its applying status. The nutritional status of 128 male in-patients was evaluated as well. Results showed that nurses ' grasps of knowledge about nutriology were not enough. Among which, their knowl edge about basic nutriology was superior to clinical nutriology (P<0.05). Nurses received college education had better grasp of nutriologic knowledge than those who had polytechnic school education (P<0.05). It also showed t hat20.3% of non -critical male in-patients aged from 18 yrs to 49 yrs had some degree of malnutr ition. Nurses do not know how to evaluate the nutrition status ofin-pat ients or they completely had no idea about the evaluation accounted for46.5% and 19.5% respectively. Suggested that we strengthen the continuing education of clinical nurses on nutritional knowledge to ensure the nursing procedure carrying out smo othly.