title: Jordanian nursing students' knowledge of osteoporosis.
abstract: The aim of this study was to explore baccalaureate nursing students' knowledge of osteoporosis for beginning practice in the community. A cross-sectional study design was used. Students were selected by convenience sampling (n = 85) from one University in Jordan in the final of 4 years. Students were asked to complete a 23-item-knowledge questionnaire based on two earlier published studies of osteoporosis. Results indicated poor level of knowledge of osteoporosis on all dimensions: prevention (11 items) 62.6%; SD 14.2; general (5 items) 59.5%; SD 20.6; and the pathophysiology (7 items) 39.6%; SD 15.6, and an overall mean grade of 54.9%; SD 10.3. This result provides information that graduating nursing students have limited knowledge to undertake the role of health promotion and disease prevention in the community.
authors.affiliation: Community Health Nursing Department, University of Jordan, Faculty of Nursing, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Huda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amre
authors.forename: Reema
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Safadi
authors.forename: Samiha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jarrah
authors.forename: Rasmieh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Al-Amer
authors.forename: Erika S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Froelicher
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan; D010024:Osteoporosis; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires