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Relationship between professional experience and nutrition education on nutritional care among surgical nurses
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BackgroundEnhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) protocols highlight the importance of nutritional assessment and support in postoperative care. Nurses are central to implementing these practices; yet knowledge gaps persist. This study examined the relationships between professional experience and nutrition education on nurses’ attitudes; knowledge; and perceived quality of nutritional care in surgical settings.MethodsA descriptive; correlational study was conducted with nurses (n = 133) in surgical and adult intensive care units. Data were collected using a healthcare worker identification form and a validated scale assessing attitudes; knowledge; and perceived quality of nutritional care. Analyses included descriptive statistics; group comparisons; and correlation analyses.ResultsOver half (54.1%) were knowledgeable about the ERAS-related nutritional assessment and support; and 37.6% had received perioperative nutrition training. Mean scores indicated above-average attitudes toward nutritional assessment (23.35 ± 3.97); perceived quality of nutritional care (30.72 ± 8.65); and knowledge of nutritional care (27.87 ± 4.29). Nurses with postgraduate education had higher average attitude and knowledge scores regarding the importance of nutritional assessment compared to others (p = 0.01). Nurses who viewed nutrition as an ERAS element in nutritional assessment had higher average attitude scores regarding the importance of nutritional assessment (p = 0.01). A weak but significant positive correlation was observed between years of experience in surgical clinics and knowledge scores (r = 0.194; p = 0.03).ConclusionSurgical nurses demonstrated above-moderate scores in all subdimensions of the Nutrition Care Assessment Scale. Higher educational level; awareness of ERAS-related nutritional assessment and support; and longer surgical nursing experience were associated with greater knowledge and more positive attitudes toward nutritional care.
Keywords:
knowledge
attitudes
nurses
nutritional care
perioperative education
surgical nursing
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