Nutritional Nursing Competence of Clinical Nurses in China
Author Information
Author(s): Tang Yuan, Wen Xiumei, Tang Xiaoli, Li Xiaoxue, Zhang Li, Duan Shujuan, Long Ping, Zhou Zixuan
Primary Institution: Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Hypothesis
The study aims to investigate the status quo and influencing factors of nutritional nursing competence of nurses in China.
Conclusion
In China, the nutritional nursing competence of nurses is at an upper medium level and needs to be further improved.
Supporting Evidence
- The median score of nurses’ nutritional nursing ability was 238 (210, 258).
- Univariate analysis confirmed that 12 factors were statistically significant for nurses’ competency in nutritional care.
- Multiple linear regression identified key predictors of nutritional nursing competence.
Takeaway
This study found that nurses in China are pretty good at helping patients with nutrition, but they can still get better with more training.
Methodology
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among more than 1300 clinical nurses from 10 provinces in China using self-designed questionnaires.
Potential Biases
Self-reported data may lead to bias in the results.
Limitations
The study was limited to cities in mainland China and relied on self-reported data, which may introduce bias.
Participant Demographics
95% female, 85.6% under 40 years old, 78.7% had a bachelor's degree.
Statistical Information
P-Value
p<0.001
Statistical Significance
p<0.05
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