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Knowledge and practice about diabetic mellitus and insulin injection technique among nurses in general hospitals, Al-Hillah city

Background: Insulin is a valuable drug in treatment of Diabetic Mellitus (DM)patients. Insulin will have tremendous impact, when it is used properly. Aim of Study: To determine the mean differences of nurses’ years of practice by socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge about DM as well as with insulin injection technique among volunteering nurses of three main hospitals in Al-Hillah CityMaterials and Methods: Ahospital-based cross sectional study design was carried out on 200 volunteering nurses from three main general hospitals. The study duration was from January and May 2014. Categorical variables were presented as frequencies and percentages. Continuous variables were presented as means with their 95% confidence interval (CI). Independent sample t-test was used to compare means between two groups. One way Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare means between more than two groups. A p-value of ≤ 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: The overall mean age of nurses was 37.07±10.72 years old. The mean year of practice for nurses was 15.85± 11.72 years. Majority 65.0%, 78.0% and 64.0% of nurses were male, married and from urban area. Majority 61.0% of nurses completed high school; meanwhile, only 35.0% of nurses had the position head of nurses.There were significant mean differences of nurses’ years of practice by nurses’ socio-demographic characteristics except the work shift. Meanwhile, there were significant mean differences of nurses’ years of practice by nurses’ knowledge about DM. There were significant mean differences of nurses’ years of practice by the questions: While giving insulin, did you check expired day, While giving insulin, which angle did you use and While giving insulin, did you use alcohol wipes prior to injection.Conclusion: This study has explored several aspects of diabetes and or insulin-related knowledge and practice among nurses in General Hospitals of Al-Hillah City. It has identified the need for improvement in their knowledge and practices for educating and treating diabetic patients attending hospitals.