Nurses’ nutritional care practice and associated factors for hospitalized surgical patients; the case of referral hospitals in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia
The practice of nurses in nutritional care was low. Gender, access to nutritional information sources, physician orders, nurses to patient ratio, knowledge, and attitude of nurses were factors associated with their practice. Therefore; training, guideline access, experience sharing, and increasing nursing staff is crucial to provide optimal nutritional care for hospitalized patients.
Authors
- Gebremeskel Kibret Abebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8985-6291)
- Sileshi Mulatu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3224-8409)
- Ousman Adal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7925-3411)
- Mulusew Andualem Asemahagn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0345-9437)
- Gebrehiwot Berie Mekonnen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9087-7794)
- Asnake Gashaw Belayneh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1487-8917)
- Henok Biresaw Netsere
- Mengistu Abebe Messelu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5108-0544)
- Kibret Enyew Belay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7943-0147)
- Aynamaw Embiale Tesega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9766-058X)
- Sosina Tamre Mamo
- Yeshimebet Tamir Tsehay
- Tiruye Azene Demile
- Wubet Tazeb Wondie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1522-7905)
- Alamirew Enyew Belay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7769-3023)
Institutions
- Madda Walabu University (ET)
- Ambo University (ET)
- Woldia University (ET)
- Bahir Dar University (ET)
- University of Gondar (ET)
- Debre Markos University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Population and Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-00794-6
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00