Insulin injection knowledge, attitude, and practice of community nurses in a mountainous area of southwest Zhejiang in China: a multi-center cross-sectional study

Community nurses in this study (Southwest Zhejiang) had relatively good attitudes and practices towards insulin injection, although their specific knowledge was poor. Sex, location of the institution, working period, marital status, knowledge of the guidelines, experience in delivering education, and training experience exhibited significant relationships with the knowledge, attitude, and practice of insulin injection. Therefore, effective tailored, standardized guideline-based training should be recommended to improve the knowledge, attitude, and practice of community nurses regarding insulin injection, especially for married and younger male nurses.