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Nurses and nutraceuticals. Knowledge and use.

Kari Sand-Jecklin1, Laurie Badzek

  • 1West Virginia University School of Nursing, USA.

Journal of Holistic Nursing : Official Journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association
|December 25, 2003
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Registered nurses show limited knowledge of common herbal products, including their risks and benefits. Further education is needed to ensure safe patient counseling on herbal supplement use.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Pharmacology
  • Integrative Medicine

Background:

  • The public's increasing use of herbal products necessitates nurses discussing their risks and benefits.
  • Nurses' current knowledge regarding herbal product safety and efficacy is largely unknown.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate registered nurses' knowledge and personal use of five common herbal products: ginkgo, St. John's wort, ginseng, garlic, and echinacea.
  • To assess nurses' familiarity with the purpose, side effects, and interactions of these herbal products.

Main Methods:

  • A mailed questionnaire was distributed to 500 randomly selected registered nurses.
  • 149 (30%) nurses responded, providing data on their use and knowledge of selected herbal products.

Main Results:

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  • Most respondents reported neither using nor recommending the studied herbal products.
  • Nurses demonstrated limited familiarity with the characteristics of these products, particularly side effects and interactions.
  • Knowledge varied by educational level and personal use of specific herbal products, but not by practice area or years in practice.

Conclusions:

  • Registered nurses possess insufficient knowledge to adequately counsel patients on the use of common herbal products.
  • Educational interventions are recommended to improve nurses' understanding of herbal product risks and benefits.