RELATIONSHIP OF NURSE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ABOUT NUTRITION SCREENING TO HYPALAL BUMIN EVENT

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  • Rini Soenarto STIKes Abdi Nusantara Author
  • Lia Idealistiana STIKes Abdi Nusantara Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62898/tyxvaf72

Keywords:

knowledge, attitudes , nutritional screening, hypoalbuminemia

Abstract

Background:Hypoalbuminemia is a condition of low levels of albumin in the blood. Albumin is one of the parameters for malnutrition in patients. According to Meijers et al (2010), 30-50% of patients treated experience malnutrition. The prevalence in Indonesia of malnutrition in patients treated in hospital reaches 20-60%. Malnutrition can be identified from the results of nutritional screening during the initial assessment of
inpatients carried out by nurses. This requires a good level of knowledge and a positive attitude about nutritional screening so that you can anticipate hypoalbumin events. Research Objectives: To determine the relationship between the knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding nutritional screening to the incidence of hypoalbuminemia in the inpatient room of the Jakarta Islamic Hospital Pondok Kopi for the January 2019 period.Research Methods: This research method used analytic with a cross-sectional approach.The samples in this study were all nurses on duty in the inpatient rooms of the Jakarta Islamic Hospital Pondok Kopi.Research Results: Based on the results of the study, it was shown that there was a relationship between the variables of knowledge and attitudes of nurses regarding nutrition screening with the incidence of hypoalbuminemia with Pvalue = 0.014, and Pvalue = 0.016.Conclusions and Suggestions: From the results of the study it can be concluded that knowledge and attitudes about nutritional screening are associated with the incidence of hypoalbuminemia in patients in the inpatient room of the Jakarta Islamic Hospital Pondok Kopi. It is suggested to all nurses to increase their knowledge and positive attitude towards nutrition screening in order to minimize the incidence of hypoalbumin.

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2024-04-24

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