Volume 10, Issue 3 pp. 1830-1839
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of enhanced recovery after surgery among paediatric surgical nurses in China: A Cross-Sectional study

Ke-Xian Liu

Ke-Xian Liu

Nursing Department, Children′s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, China, Hangzhou, China

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Meng Lv

Meng Lv

Nursing Department, Children′s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, China, Hangzhou, China

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Xiao-Shu Liu

Xiao-Shu Liu

Nursing Department, Children′s Hospital of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China

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Hong-Qin Wang

Hong-Qin Wang

Nursing Department, Children′s Hospital of Anhui Province, Hefei, China

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Zhi-Min Chen

Zhi-Min Chen

Respiratory Department, Children′s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, China, Hangzhou, China

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Hong-Zhen Xu

Corresponding Author

Hong-Zhen Xu

Nursing Department, Children′s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, China, Hangzhou, China

Correspondence

Hong-Zhen Xu, Binsheng Rd. 3333#, Binjiang district, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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First published: 31 October 2022

Abstract

Aim

To investigate paediatric surgical nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS).

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Methods

A 34-question survey was developed. An electronic version of the questionnaire was distributed to nurses working in paediatric surgical departments of 22 tertiary hospitals from 14 provinces of China by means of convenience sampling from February to April 2021. A total of 855 nurses' data was used as the final sample. The statistical analysis included nonparametric test, Spearman′s correlation and multiple linear regression.

Results

There is still room for improvement regarding the KAP of paediatric surgical nurses, especially in the knowledge of “postoperative recovery” and “preoperative preparation”. The influencing factors of KAP were educational level, geographical region (South, Central, North, Northwest), years of work experience, hospital category (general hospital, women and children′s hospital), and familiarity with ERAS.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The authors declare no competing interests.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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