2023 Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 21-28
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of nutritional management and consultation behavior of nurses on interprofessional work competency (IPWC) in a gastroenterological ward.
Methods: The subjects were 517 nurses with more than 3 years of experience in a gastroenterology unit at 53 hospitals with nutritional support teams (NSTs) and more than 500 beds. Information on characteristics, background, nutritional management practice, consultation behavior, and IPWC were obtained using an anonymous self-completed survey.
Results: Nutritional management competency was positively correlated with years of experience, and showed a weak positive correlation with the number of nutritional study sessions in which nurses had participated. Consultation behavior was positively correlated with the number of interprofessional study sessions attended and weakly positively correlated with the number of nutritional sessions. IPWC was positively correlated with the number of interprofessional sessions attended and weakly correlated with the number of nutritional sessions. Moderate positive correlations were found among consultation behavior, nutritional management competency, and IPWC. Multiple regression analysis showed that IPWC was influenced by nutritional management competency and consultation behavior.
Conclusions: The number of nutritional study sessions attended by nurses was associated with nutritional management competency, consultation behavior and IPWC. These results show that improved nutritional management and consultation behavior can improve IPWC of nurses.
