The nutritional knowledge of Australian nurses

Schaller, Christine; James, Erica

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2005.04.002

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“…Our results are similar to those of recent studies on attitudes conducted in the United States (11), in Sweden (12) and in Australia (6). Even the finding that 85% of the nurses recommended feeding the elderly at the end of life is supported by other studies (11).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding nutrition in the elderly

Endevelt

Werner

Goldman

et al. 2009

The Journal of nutrition, health and aging

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding nutrition in the elderly

Endevelt

Werner

Goldman

et al. 2009

The Journal of nutrition, health and aging

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“…The role of nutrition in health promotion, disease prevention and treatment of chronic diseases is well recognized (Hu et al, 1997;Schaller and James, 2005). Nutrition plays a critical role in numerous pathophysiological conditions, including such prevalent diseases as diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases (McGinnis and Foege, 1993).…”

Section: Cancer Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge and Perceptions of Cancer and Cancer Prevention among Malaysian Traditional Healers: a Qualitative Study

Al-Naggar

Bobryshev

Abdulghani

et al. 2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…Our finding of similar knowledge points to inadequacies in nurse knowledge, which can negatively affect patient care. Studies in different countries point to deficits in dietary knowledge among not only nurses but other health professionals as well in South Korea and Australia (Kowanko et al, 1999;Park et al, 2011;Schaller & James, 2005); Denmark, Sweden and Norway (Mowe et al, 2008). In addition, the inadequate number of dieticians and nutritionists in the health system means that nurses often shoulder the responsibility of dietary advisor (Brotheton et al, 2013).…”

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Knowledge of Heatlh Effects of Dietary Fibre Among Nurses and the General Population in Croatia: Comparative Analysis

Ljubičić

Sarić

Ćurin

et al. 2017

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Abstract:Introduction: Nurses play diverse roles in educating patients about a healthy diet and in promoting healthy eating habits, through their conversations with patients and families and through their work providing enteral and parenteral feeding to critically ill patients. Given the position of nurses as key providers of dietary guidance, and given the health benefits of dietary fibre, we wanted to assess the level of fibre-related knowledge among nurses in Croatia. Objectives: The primary objective of this cross-sectional s tudy was to compare knowledge between nurses and the general population from Croatia about the health importance of consuming dietary fibre. Methods: Knowledge from 369 nurses and 727 residents from the general population about fibre was assessed using a validated survey developed by the CI&DETS Polytechnic Institute, Viseu, Portugal. Differences between nurses and the general population were assessed for significance using the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis test, while associations between study variables and knowledge were explored using Spearman rank correlation coefficients. Results: The level of knowledge among nurses and the general population in Croatia about dietary fibre varies from «undecided» to «partial knowledge». No association was observed between nurse education level and either general knowledge about fibre or knowledge about the health benefits of fibre intake. No significant differences were observed between nurses and the general population in general knowledge (p = 0.894) or in health-related knowledge (p = 0.578). Conclusion: The results suggest the need for updating and expanding nursing curricula. The similar level of knowledge between nurses and the general population about dietary fibre indicates the need to strengthen nurse education and training in the areas of diet and diet therapy in Croatia. Given the role of nurses as diet educators and advisors, this may help improve the quality of health care.

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The nutritional knowledge of Australian nurses

Cited by 50 publications

References 15 publications

Nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding nutrition in the elderly

Nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding nutrition in the elderly

Knowledge and Perceptions of Cancer and Cancer Prevention among Malaysian Traditional Healers: a Qualitative Study

Knowledge of Heatlh Effects of Dietary Fibre Among Nurses and the General Population in Croatia: Comparative Analysis

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