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Survey Nutrition awareness

This survey aims to explore the knowledge, competence, and perceived needs of nurses regarding nutrition and malnutrition in caring for patients. Insights from this survey will guide future initiatives to support nursing practice in nutritional care. Please complete this survey based on your own experiences and knowledge. Your responses are confidential and will help inform nursing support programs in nutritional care.

This is a survey, not a test. Your answers will help identify the training needs of nurses regarding the nutritional aspect of patients with cancer. It is important to complete it yourself. Your answers will remain anonymous. If you don't know the answer, select "not sure" instead what a guess
1.Gender
- Female
- Male
- Non-binary
- Prefer not to answer
2.Age
in years
3. Country/region where you reside and work
4. Years of work experience:
5. Field of practice
- Select All
- Homecare
- Community
- School or university healt services
- Hospital
- Other ( please specify)
5/a If you work in hospital in which department?
6. What is your highest level of education
- High school education
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- PhD
- Post Doc
Section 2: Knowledge of Nutrition
Malnutrition, also called undernutrition or disease-related malnutrition (DRM), is a condition where patients are not getting the right nutrition in the right amount to sustain their health. Malnutrition occurs when patients are not able to meet their nutritional needs via the normal diet due to diseases, ageing and/or side-effects of medical treatment (e.g. cancer).
7. How would you rate your overall knowledge of nutrition in the context of caring for patients?
Very Poor Poor Average Good Very good
Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements:
8/a) I am aware of the nutritional challenges faced patients.
Strongly disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree
8/b)"I am familiar with dietary requirements necessary for maintaining the health of patients.
Strongly disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree
Section 3: Competence in Providing Nutritional Care
9 . Do you routinely screen patients for malnutrition?
- Yes
- No
- Not sure
9/a. If yes, what tools or methods do you use for malnutrition screening? (Select all that apply)
- Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)
- Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST)
- Nutrition Risk Index (NRI)
- Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA)
- Nutrition Risk Screening (NRS-2002)
- MNA Elderly
- Other (please specify):
9/b If other, please specify
10. How confident do you feel in providing nutritional intervention for patients? A nutrition intervention is any planned action aimed at improving nutritional health, preventing malnutrition, or addressing specific dietary-related health conditions through targeted strategies, policy changes, education, and medical support.
Not Confident at All Slightly Confident Moderately Confident Very Confident Extremely Confident
Section 4: Training and Education in Nutrition
11.Have you received any formal training or education on nutrition for patients? (Select all that apply)
- Select All
- Yes, within my formal education
- Yes, through workplace training
- Yes, formal and workplace
- No
- Not sure
11/a If yes, please briefly describe the nature of the training or education received:
12. Where do you usually seek information or updates regarding nutrition for patient care? (Select all that apply)
- Journals and research articles
- Professional conferences
- Workshops or training sessions
- Online courses or webinars
- Colleagues and peer discussions
- Social media
- Other (please specify):
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12/a If other, please specify
Section 5: Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Nutritional Care
13.Taking additional courses in nutrition enhances my practice in caring for patients.
Strongly disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree Not sure
14. How would you describe the importance of nutrition in the treatment and care of patients?
Not Important at All Slightly Important Moderately Important Very Important Extremely Important
15. How often do you communicate with dietitians or nutrition specialists regarding the nutritional status of your patients?
Never Rarely Occasionally Frequently Always
Section 6: Barriers and Learning Needs in Nutritional Care
18. What barriers, if any, do you perceive in accessing reliable nutritional information?
- Lack of time
- Conflicting information
- Cultural factors
- Level of autonomy
- Not sure
- Other (please specify)
18/a If other, please specify
19. Are there specific areas of nutrition for patients that you would like additional training or education on?
20. How can healthcare facilities better support nurses in improving their knowledge and skills in nutrition for patients?
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The European Specialist Nurses Organisation (ESNO) is conducting a survey to delve into the attitudes and awareness surrounding nutrition for patients. Nutrition is frequently underestimated as a potent therapeutic intervention. Based on the insights gathered, ESNO aims to initiate and develop educational materials. We sincerely appreciate your participation in this brief exploratory survey. Thank you in advance for your valuable input.

This survey is composed with support of Medical Nutrition International Industry association (MNI).