Nurses' knowledge and confidence in recognizing and managing patients with sepsis: A multi-site cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

(1) To examine registered nurses' knowledge and confidence in recognizing and managing to patients with sepsis and (2) identify nurse and workplace factors that influence their knowledge on sepsis.

Design

A multi-site, cross-sectional survey.

Methods

An online survey was developed and content validated. Data was collected from registered nurses working in the inpatient wards and emergency departments of three hospitals of a single healthcare cluster in Singapore during August 2021. Statistical analyses of closed-ended responses and content analysis of open-ended responses were undertaken.

Results

A total of 709 nurses completed the survey. Nurses possessed moderate levels of knowledge about sepsis (mean score = 10.56/15; SD = 2.01) and confidence in recogn

SUBMITTER: Chua WL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087790 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature