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KMID : 1004620130190030455
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Clinical Nursing Research
2013 Volume.19 No. 3 p.455 ~ p.467
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Knowledge on Sepsis among Nurses in Intensive Care Units
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Na Sun-Gyoung
Yi Young-Hee
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Abstract
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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±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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KEYWORD
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Intensive care units, Nurses, Sepsis, Knowledge
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