title: [Knowledge, attitude and practice about phototherapy among nursing professionals of teaching hospitals].
abstract: This article consists of a KAP (Knowledge, Attitude and Practice) survey to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice of phototherapy among nursing professionals from two teaching hospitals at the city of Recife, Brazil, through semi-structured questionnaire applied to 111 professionals. It was used the T Student test to compare means of correct answers. Thus, there were higher means for practice, followed by those related to attitude and a lower percentage of correct answers for knowledge. When comparing the means between knowledge and practice the differences were statistically significant for all variables (p<0.05). The results of the study highlight the need to implement activities that will allow a balance among knowledge, attitude and practice of nursing professionals about phototherapy.
authors: Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof Fernando Figueira, Unidade Neonatal. Recife, PE, Brasil. simonepcm@yahoo.com.br
authors: Simone Pires Cavalcanti
authors: SP
authors: Machado
authors: Isabella Chagas
authors: IC
authors: Samico
authors: Taciana Duque de Almeida
authors: TD
authors: Braga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010789:Phototherapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires