Darawad MW, Hammad S, Al-Hussami M, Haourani E, Aboshaiqah AE, Hamdan-Mansour AM. Investigating critical care nurses' perception regarding enteral nutrition.
NURSE EDUCATION TODAY 2015;
35:414-419. [PMID:
25497040 DOI:
10.1016/j.nedt.2014.11.023]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2014] [Revised: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Evidences showed that nurses lack the needed knowledge to administer nutritional care. Besides, nutritional information was found to be incomplete in patients' record, and nurses' responsibilities regarding EN were not well understood. In Jordan, literature regarding nurses' perceptions of EN is scarce.
AIM
To investigate critical care nurses' perceptions regarding enteral nutrition (EN) of critically-ill adult patients.
METHODS
A descriptive, cross-sectional, comparative design was used to collect data from 151 Jordanian critical care nurses utilizing the Nurses' Perception of Enteral Nutrition Questionnaire.
RESULTS
Nurses in private hospitals scored the highest in regard to responsibility and support from documentation. Education, internet, and nursing school were the primary sources of EN knowledge. Besides, female nurses differ significantly from male nurses in regard to the perception of responsibility of EN.
CONCLUSION
Awareness of responsibility, supportive documentation system, and implementation of the current evidences of EN in the actual daily practices can be used to improve EN practices.
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