Assessment of Knowledge and Practice to wards care of Elderly Patients and Associated Factors Among Nurses in Adult Care Units at Selected Government Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021.
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2021-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Ageing is the accumulation of a series of changes in a person overtime. Nurses have the duty of care for all age ranges that considers knowledge ofdevelopmental stages specific to client/patient center need. However, there is limitedinformation on nurses’ knowledge and practice of care of the elderly in Ethiopia.Therefore, studying knowledge and practice of nurses towards elderly patients has animportant outcome on elderly care.
Objective: Assess knowledge and practice towards care of elderly patients andassociated factors among nurses in adult care units at selected government hospitalsin Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021.
Method: Institution based cross sectional quantitative study design was conducted on310 nurses in three selected government hospitals in Addis Ababa. Multi stage sampling was used to select study participants. The study was conducted from February, 2021- March, 2021. Structured self-administered questionnaire was used.
Result: Among 310 respondents, 125(40.3%) of nurses’ have good knowledge toward care of elder patient whereas 118(38.1%) nurses have highly practiced toward care of elder patient. The result showed that age and year of experience were significantly associated with nurse’s knowledge toward care of elder patient.Similarly, sex, level of education, year of experience in nursing profession, and taking training were significantly associated with nurse’s practice toward care of elderly patient.
Conclusion and recommendations: Majority of nurses had poor knowledge and poor practice toward care of elderly patient. Age and year of experience were significantly associated with knowledge. On the other hand, sex, level of education,year of experience, and taking training were significantly associated with nurse’s practice toward care of elder patient. Therefore, federal ministry of health, hospital managers and nursing department should work cooperatively in order to improve nurse’s knowledge and enhance their practice toward care of elder patient.
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Knowledge, practice, nurse, elderly care.