Knowledge, attitudes and practices of enhanced recovery after surgery among paediatric surgical nurses in China: A Cross-Sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate paediatric surgical nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS).

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Methods

A 34-question survey was developed. An electronic version of the questionnaire was distributed to nurses working in paediatric surgical departments of 22 tertiary hospitals from 14 provinces of China by means of convenience sampling from February to April 2021. A total of 855 nurses' data was used as the final sample. The statistical analysis included nonparametric test, Spearman's correlation and multiple linear regression.

Results

There is still room for improvement regarding the KAP of paediatric surgical nurses, especially in the knowledge of "postoperative recovery" and "preoperati

SUBMITTER: Liu KX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9912383 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature