Background: Nurses have a great contact with hospitalized patients and play an important role in their nutritional management. The current research is a cross-sectional survey, carried outto assess the knowledge regarding recommended dietary allowances of nutrients among Nellore.
Objective: 1.To assess the level of knowledge regarding RDA of nutrients among nurses in the Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore. 2.To find the association between the RDA of the nutrients and selected demographic variables. Methods: The staff nurses in this cross-sectional study working in Narayana medical college and hospital, Nellore. A total of 100 staff nurses were randomly selected. Trained investigators administered a standard questionnaire to each participant during a face to face interview and carried out data collection procedure.
Results: The results show that, out of 100 staff nurses with regard to the level of the knowledge on computers23% of staff nurses having C grade knowledge, 65% of staff nurses having B grade knowledge, and 12% of staff nurses having A grade knowledge. Conclusion: The nutrition knowledge of nurses is not adequate.Improve nutritional care in hospitals effective nutrition training and continuing education for all staff involved in nutritional care of patients has to be addressed as a priority
