Background: Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for clients with end stage of kidney disease. Kidney transplantation allows the recipient to enjoy a much less restricted life style. The care for the clients undergoing renal transplantation includes provision of good diet. Objective: To assess the level of knowledge regarding diet of patients with kidney transplantation among staff nurses and in
Narayana Medical College and Hospital. Materials and Methods: Descriptive cross sectional design and convenient sampling technique was followed which included 60 samples. Data was collected using structured questionnaire. Data analysis was done with SPSS. Results: Shows that with regard to level of knowledge regarding post-operative care of patients with kidney transplantation among staff nurses 8(13.3%) had inadequate knowledge, 48(80%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 4(6.7%) had adequate knowledge. Conclusions: The present study concluded the level of knowledge of staff nurses regarding diet of patients with kidney transplantation is moderately adequate.
Key words: Knowledge, Diet, Kidney transplantation, Nurses
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