Nurses’ Knowledge Level about High-Alert Medications

Translation, adaptation and practicability of Nurses’ knowledge of high alert medications to the Brazilian culture

This is a methodological study with the aim to translate, adapt and assess the practicability of parts A and B of the instrument Nurses’ knowledge of high-alert medications to the Brazilian culture. The translation and cultural adaptation followed the steps recommended by the international literature. The appointed judges assessed the semantic, idiomatic, conceptual and cultural equivalences; t...

Nutrition Knowledge Level of Nurses

Background: Concern is growing about the malnutrition, nutrition therapy and its complications. Reduced involvement of nurses in patients’ nutritional care may be one of the contributing factors. The most common cause for insufficient nutritional practice is lack of nutritional knowledge. The purpose of the study was to determine knowledge-based nutrition competencies of nurses. Method and Mate...

Status of pediatric nurses’ knowledge about pain

Perinatal nurses' knowledge and attitudes about AIDS.

Perinatal nurses were surveyed to determine their knowledge, attitudes, and fears concerning AIDS. Nurses' knowledge correlated positively with attendance at conferences and in-service programs. More than 85% of the respondents reported moderate to high fear of AIDS. No correlation was found between knowledge and self-reported fear scores. A discrepancy occurred between the nurses' beliefs that...

Emergency Department Nurses\'s Knowledge about Forensic Nursing

Introduction: Forensic nursing makes the relation between medical profession and judicial system using the forensic science in prevention, intervention and treatment guidance. Increasing the nurses’ knowledge of forensic nursing will provide high quality, safe and holistic nursing. Objective: This study aimed to determine the level of emergency nurses’ knowledge about forensic nu...