SMU Medical Journal

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The investigators conducted an explorative survey to assess the knowledge and practice of blood sugar measurement technique among staff nurses of Intensive Therapy Units (ITU s) of Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Kolkata. 80 staff nurses were selected by convenient sampling technique from six ITUs. A structured knowledge questionnaire and observation checklist were used to collect data. Study findings showed that 45% participants had satisfactory knowledge and 97.5% participants had satisfactory practice level. There was significant relationship between knowledge and practice on blood sugar measurement technique among staff nurses (p=< 0.001). There was no significant association found between knowledge and selected variables such as age and professional qualification (p=>0.05) except period of working experience(p=<0.0l). There was also no significant association found between practice and selected variables such as age, professional qualification and working experience (p=>0.05).

Keywords

Knowledge, Practice, Blood Sugar Measurement Technique.
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