Nursing knowledge of hepatitis B infection.
A questionnaire was given to nurses in two hospitals, one general and one psychiatric. Answers to the questions revealed a lack of knowledge of the natural history of hepatitis B infection. There were no apparent differences between specialities or grades of nursing staff. Confusion of hepatitis A infection with hepatitis B infection was not the cause of incorrect answers.
D003071:Cognition; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires