title: Registered nurses' actual and perceived knowledge of diabetes mellitus.
abstract: This study assessed nurses' actual and perceived knowledge of diabetes. These nurses were employed in a community hospital and home healthcare agency. The Diabetes Basic Knowledge Test (DBKT) and the Diabetes Self-Report Tool (DSRT) were used to assess actual and perceived knowledge. Nurses actual and perceived knowledge were positively correlated (r = 0.402, p < 0.0001). A mean score of 72.2% was obtained on the DBKT. The study findings raise questions about how competent nurses are in caring for patients with diabetes.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. keldeil@uic.edu
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: el-Deirawi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zuraikat
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000451:nursing*; D004522:Educational Status; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006699:Home Care Services; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses; D015399:Nursing Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012938:Social Perception