Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Patient Teaching Among Nurses Working In Tertiary Health Institutions In Enugu

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of patient

teaching among nurses working in selected tertiary health institutions in Enugu. The

objectives of the study were to determine the nurses’ knowledge of patient teaching, attitude

towards patient teaching and practice of patient teaching. A cross-sectional descriptive

survey design was used for the study in two tertiary health institutions in Enugu. Simple

random sampling technique was used to select the two institutions of study. The target

population for study was 978 nurses. A sample of 430 nurses was proportionately selected

for the study. Self developed questionnaire with open and closed ended questions were used

to assess knowledge and practice and four point modified likert scale was used to assess

attitude. Cronbatch alpha statistics was used to establish the internal consistency which gave

a reliability coefficient of 0.80. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze

data. Results were presented in tables as percentages, means, and standard deviations. Chisquare,

students’ t-test and ANOVA were used to test hypotheses at P

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