title: Assessment of nurses' knowledge about magnetic resonance imaging in a university hospital in Sao Paulo.
abstract: The aims of this descriptive study were to determine the academic profile of nurses in a university hospital, assess their level of knowledge about magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and verify whether this knowledge was acquired during their undergraduate or graduate education. Ninety randomly selected nurses working in inpatient wards and outpatient units of a university hospital participated in the study. Data were collected through a questionnaire completed by the participants between August and October 2009. Most nurses were females who have received specialized education. The participants had a limited knowledge about MRI, which was restricted to the procedures to prepare patients for MRI examination and MRI contraindications. Most of the nurses acquired information about MRI during the professional practice. The majority of nurses showed interest to know more about the MRI examination, especially regarding the exam environment, conditions and contraindications, in order to prevent accidents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos Souza
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: David Carlos
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Shigueoka
authors.forename: Maria Elisabete
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Salvador
authors.forename: Lígia Mara
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: da Silva Canteras
authors.forename: Maria Isabel Sampaio
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Carmagnani
authors.forename: Sérgio Aron
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ajzen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002983:Clinical Competence; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D000075202:Contraindications; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital