Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research (임상간호연구)

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Knowledge on Sepsis among Nurses in Intensive Care Units

중환자실 간호사의 패혈증에 대한 지식 조사

  • Na, Sun Gyoung (Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Yi, Young Hee (Department of Clinical Nursing Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • 나선경 (삼성서울병원 응급중환자실) ;
  • 이영희 (성균관대학교 임상간호대학원)
  • Received : 2013.10.03
  • Accepted : 2013.10.25
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study investigated some extent of nurses' knowledge level of sepsis in the intensive care units (ICUs). Methods: A total of 178 nurses from 5 ICUs at one hospital were asked to complete a structured questionnaire from September 10, 2012 to September 17, 2012. The questionnaire was composed of 30 items invented by Robson and colleagues and based on the guidelines published by Dellinger and colleagues. Independent t-test and ANOVA with post-hoc test were used for statistical analyses. Results: The mean score about sepsis of ICU nurses was $25.1{\pm}3.3$, and the average percentage who got correct answers was 83.8%. Of the participants, 25.3% thought they knew about understood sepsis well, and 89.1% wanted to have a sepsis screening tool. Conclusion: The ICU nurses' knowledge level on sepsis was low. Continuing education for ICU nurses is, therefore, required. For this, the development of educational programs and screening tools about sepsis should be preceded.

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