Abu Sharour Loai
Faculty of Nursing, AL-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Jordan.
Int J Nurs Sci. 2019 May 30;6(3):283-287. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2019.05.005. eCollection 2019 Jul 10.
This study was conducted to evaluate oncology nurses' knowledge and compliance with oral mucositis (OM) management guidelines.
A cross-sectional design with a nonparticipant observation approach was utilized. In phase Ⅰ, a cross-sectional convenience sample ( = 140) of oncology nurses completed the knowledge test. In phase Ⅱ, a random sample ( = 20) of oncology nurses from participants in phase Ⅰ was observed during their practice.
Fifty-seven (40.7%) of the participants had an unsatisfactory level of knowledge. Most of them had knowledge deficits regarding pathology, OM definition, assessment, scoring, treatment, and patient education and advice. A significant difference existed among nurses with diploma, bachelor, and postgraduate degrees as determined by one-way ANOVA ( = 0.001). There were no significant difference between average scores of male and female nurses were higher than those of nurses ( = 0.45). No significant difference was observed among knowledge scores of nurses with different job titles ( = 0.51). The average score of male nurses in terms of skill performance was higher than that of female nurses (29.20 ± 2.10 vs 27.10 ± 1.80) without statistical significance.
The knowledge and compliance with OM management guidelines among Jordanian oncology nurses need to be improved. National OM prevention and management guidelines are adopted in Jordan. Continuing education and training are also recommended.
本研究旨在评估肿瘤护理人员对口腔黏膜炎（OM）管理指南的知识掌握情况及依从性。
采用横断面设计及非参与性观察方法。在第一阶段，抽取140名肿瘤护理人员组成横断面便利样本，完成知识测试。在第二阶段，从第一阶段的参与者中随机抽取20名肿瘤护理人员，观察其实际工作情况。
57名（40.7%）参与者的知识水平不达标。他们大多在病理学、OM定义、评估、评分、治疗以及患者教育与建议等方面存在知识欠缺。通过单因素方差分析发现，拥有文凭、学士和研究生学位的护士之间存在显著差异（P = 0.001）。男护士和女护士的平均得分无显著差异（P = 0.45）。不同职称护士的知识得分无显著差异（P = 0.51）。男护士在技能操作方面的平均得分高于女护士（29.20 ± 2.10 vs 27.10 ± 1.80），但无统计学意义。
约旦肿瘤护理人员对OM管理指南的知识掌握情况及依从性有待提高。约旦应采用国家OM预防和管理指南。同时建议开展继续教育和培训。
