Abstract
In this study, we investigated knowledge on radiation among nurses working at middle-sized hospitals (200–500 beds for patients) in Nagasaki, Japan and the contents of education on radiological nursing for nurses working at middle-sized hospitals. A self-produced questionnaire were conducted by 661 of 801 nurses (82.5%).
On the questions about radiation, more than 80% of nurses didn’t answer correctly about “genetic effects due to radiation exposure” and “fetus effects during pregnancy due to radiation exposure”. Of the nurses, 470 (85.9%) responded that they do not want to engage in radiation related departments. On the other hand, 540 nurses (98.7%) answered that education about radiation is needed.
Many nurses who are working at middle-sized hospitals recognized the lack of knowledge on radiation. For this reason, we considered that the lack of knowledge on radiation is associated with the reason which nurses do not want to engage in radiation related departments.
We have to consider training contents for acquiring the minimum knowledge on radiation necessary for daily nursing practice so as not to have anxiety when nurses working at middle-sized hospitals engage in radiation related departments.
