International Journal of Clinical Research

Objective: To conduct a comprehensive analysis of the status quo of the knowledge, belief and practice of venous thromboembolism prevention among geriatric nurses, and propose solutions. Methods: In the study, the Chinese Communist Party selected 39 nurses in the hospital geriatrics department as the research object, adopted questionnaire survey to evaluate their knowledge, belief and behavior, analyzed related factors and proposed corresponding improvement measures. Results: Studies have shown that the working years, educational background and occupation of geriatric nurses are the main factors that affect the scores of VTE patients knowledge, belief, behavior, and others, and they are related to each other. (P<0.05). Conclusion: The geriatric nurses have relatively good attitudes towards VTE prevention, but due to their limited knowledge, their behavioral performance is relatively weak. This requires timely training to improve their attitudes and professionalism, and promote The improvement of its behavior.

geriatric nurse; venous thromboembolism; status quo of knowledge, belief and practice