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Correlation between perceived and actual diabetes knowledge among nurses in an outpatient setting
Shannon Knapp1, Melissa Matras2, Susan Cotey3
1Endocrinology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, United States of America.
Background:
Nurses' perceived basic diabetes knowledge may not align with actual knowledge of diabetes basics. Prior to this study, little was known about basic diabetes knowledge among outpatient nurses.
Method:
Surveys were used to collect data to identify differences between perceived and actual knowledge among outpatient nurses and data were analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman's correlation as appropriate.
Results:
There were 492 participants. Perceived knowledge was associated with actual (p = 0.009); however, the effect size was small (r = 0.12), indicating an unlikely correlation. Actual knowledge scores were higher for those who obtained diabetes information from job experience, recent continuing education, and those who reported having diabetes. Item discrimination showed higher overall test scores with higher item scores (>0.15).
Conclusions:
Correlation between actual and perceived knowledge was negligible, indicating nurses may think they have high diabetes knowledge when they may not. Results reflect the need for ongoing diabetes continuing education for outpatient nurses, regardless of specialty.
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