Determination of Diabetes Knowledge Level in Intensive Care Unit Nurses

Year 2025, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 1 - 14, 24.01.2025

Neslihan Koyuncu , Elif Ünsal Avdal , Mustafa Agah Tekindal

Abstract

Objective: The knowledge level of intensive care nurses, primarily responsible for follow-up and treatment in intensive care units, about general diabetes and insulin applications is significant for good glucose regulation. This study aimed to examine the knowledge levels of intensive care nurses about diabetes and the factors affecting them.
Method: The descriptive study was conducted with 328 (n=328) nurses between February 2021 and June 2021. Demographic questionnaires and the Diabetes Knowledge Test developed by the Michigan Diabetes Research and Education Center were administered after obtaining the voluntary consent of the participants. The data obtained were evaluated by applying Kruskal Wallis, Mann Withney U, and Wilcoxon W tests in SPSS 25.0 program, and statistical significance was defined as p˂0.05.
Results: When the answers given to the questionnaires according to the demographic data of the nurses were compared, it was found that the most important factors affecting the level of diabetes knowledge were the level of education and the number of relatives with diabetes. In our study, the level of diabetes knowledge in intensive care nurses was 74.8%. However, no statistically significant difference was found between nurses with and without intensive care certificates and nurses with and without previous diabetes education.
Conclusion: In order to evaluate intensive care nurses, it is recommended that the content of diabetes education given in the in
service and intensive care certificate programs and the survey questions be reviewed, planned and implemented for intensive care services.

Keywords

Diabetes, Intensive-care, Knowledge, Nurse

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