Poisoning is a major health problem worldwide, and it causes significant morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that 350,000 people died worldwide from unintentional poisoning. The purpose of this study is to assess nurses’ knowledge and practice on the initial management of acute poisoning among nurses in Dessie referral hospital, Amhara region, Ethiopia. Hospital based cross sectional study was conducted from January 2018 to June 2018. Simple Random sampling technique was used to select the samples. Data was collected by using self-administered structured questioners. Data were cleansed, checked for completeness and entered into SPSS version 20 for analyses. Statistical measures of Central tendency, T-test and ANOVA were used in determining the association between independent and dependent variables. Based on the given 13 items to assess the general knowledge of nurses on poisoning, the score ranges from 2 to 9 with the range of 7 with the mean score of 7.48(SD-0. 0.839) for the entire respondents that was 57.5% for the given items that was less than 75% which was unsatisfactory level of knowledge. The mean score of general knowledge on poisoning was high among nurses who had training on initial management of poisoning than those nurses who had not the training. All Dessie referral nurses that participated in this study had unsatisfactory general knowledge on poisoning, knowledge on initial management of acute poisoning and self-reported practice. The major implication of these study findings on the health system is the importance of ensuring support to nurses’ health care services for early detection and management of poisoning.

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2018 年埃塞俄比亚阿姆哈拉地区 Dessie 转诊医院急性中毒初期管理护士的知识和实践评估

中毒是世界范围内的一个主要健康问题，它会导致严重的发病率和死亡率。据估计，全世界有 350,000 人死于意外中毒。本研究的目的是评估埃塞俄比亚阿姆哈拉地区 Dessie 转诊医院护士对急性中毒初步管理的知识和实践。以医院为基础的横断面研究于 2018 年 1 月至 2018 年 6 月进行。使用简单随机抽样技术来选择样本。通过使用自我管理的结构化提问者收集数据。对数据进行清理、检查完整性并输入 SPSS 20 版进行分析。集中趋势、T 检验和 ANOVA 的统计测量用于确定自变量和因变量之间的关联。根据给定的 13 个项目来评估护士对中毒的一般知识，得分范围为 2 到 9，范围为 7，整个受访者的平均得分为 7.48（SD-0. 0.839），占 57.5%低于 75% 的给定项目是不令人满意的知识水平。接受过中毒初步处理培训的护士的中毒常识平均得分高于未接受过培训的护士。参与本研究的所有 Dessie 转诊护士对中毒的一般知识、急性中毒的初步管理知识和自我报告的实践知识都不令人满意。这些研究结果对卫生系统的主要影响是确保支持护士的卫生保健服务以早期发现和管理中毒的重要性。