Maxillofacial Nursing: Assessing the Knowledge and Awareness of Nurses in Handling Maxillofacial Injuries Through a Comprehensive Survey

Kumar, Nishit; Choudhary, Rama Shankar; Malhotra, Kamal; Kathariya, Rahul

AIM: To assess the knowledge and awareness of nurses in handling maxillofacial injuries. METHOD: A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among the staff nurses of the multi-specialty Gokul Newtech Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat. Forty nursing staff were included in the study. Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA, Spearman’s correlation and Mann–Whitney U tests were applied for statistical analysis. RESULT: There was no statistically significant difference between the mean knowledge score concerning the study participant’s age, work experience, and education. According to the survey, a majority of the nurses either did not know the answer or answered incorrectly. CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that there is a requirement of new guidelines and recommendations in the existing teaching and training modules being followed by the nursing schools across the country. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s12663-019-01240-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.