An investigation on the degree of nurses' mastering of diabetes knowledge and the current status of health education in community hospitals

Objective To investigate the degree of nurses' mastering of diabetes knowledge and the current status of health education in community hospitals of Guangzhou.Method Questionnaire survey on the objective was conducted among 329 nurses from 18 community hospitals of 3 main districts in Guangzhou.Results The total score of diabetes knowledge was (8.05 ± 4.90) (with full marks of 28),which varied depending on nurses' education background,technical title and age (P ＜ 0.05).The highest score (4.01 ± 2.58) was from the time of taking antidiabetic drugs,and diabetes movement treatment (0.33 ± 0.75) was the lowest.78.1％ of the community nurses provided health education for diabetic patients by distribution of health materials (66.9％),one to one speaking (19.5％),and health lectures(7.8％).Conclusions Most nurses in community hospitals participate in the practice of diabetes education,but there are still gaps in their related knowledge.And for the sake of providing better health education,nurses should be equipped with further specialized knowledge. Key words: Community nurse;  Knowledge of diabetes;  Investigation