Nursing Student Knowledge Related to Sepsis in Croatian, Cypriot, and Greek Universities: A Cross-Sectional European Study

Adriano Friganović (), Gloria Bešker, Jelena Slijepčević, Kristian Civka, Sanja Ledinski Fićko, Sabina Krupa, Ana Brčina, Stelios Iordanou, Andreas Protopapas, Maria Hadjibalassi, Vasilios Raftopoulos and Theodoros Katsoulas
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Adriano Friganović: University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kisptatićeva12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Gloria Bešker: University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kisptatićeva12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Jelena Slijepčević: University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kisptatićeva12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Kristian Civka: University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kisptatićeva12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Sanja Ledinski Fićko: Department of Nursing, University of Applied Health Sciences, Mlinarska Cesta 38, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Sabina Krupa: Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland
Ana Brčina: University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kisptatićeva12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Stelios Iordanou: Quality Assurance Department, Strate Health Services Organization, 4131 Limassol, Cyprus
Andreas Protopapas: Department of Health Sciences, European University, 2404 Nicosia, Cyprus
Maria Hadjibalassi: Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus
Vasilios Raftopoulos: Hellenic National Public Health Organization, 15123 Athens, Greece
Theodoros Katsoulas: Department of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: Background: Although the treatment of sepsis has advanced during the past 20 years there is still a high incidence and high mortality, which make sepsis one of the leading public health problems. Adequate knowledge of sepsis and the sepsis guidelines is still the most important pillar for nurses because of the long time they spend with critically ill patients. Given their frontline role in patient care, nurses are pivotal in early sepsis recognition, timely intervention, and ensuring adherence to treatment protocols. Aim: This study aimed to investigate nursing students’ knowledge of sepsis and the symptoms of sepsis, and to compare the results of nursing students from several European universities (Croatia, Cyprus, Greece). Methods: A cross-sectional design was used, with a sample of 626 undergraduate nursing students from Croatian, Cypriot, and Greek universities from 2022 to 2023. Demographic features (gender, age, employment, year of study) and a questionnaire provided by Eitze et al. were utilized as instruments. Results: There was a statistically significant difference among the countries (F (2.625) = 4.254, p = 0.015) in average knowledge about sepsis, with Scheffe’s post hoc test indicating that the Cypriot students had a higher average knowledge than the Greek students ( p = 0.016), while students from neither country were significantly different from Croatian students (both p > 0.05). Conclusions: This study showed the still limited knowledge of nursing students and the differences among the educational programs for nursing students. The educational curricula of nursing studies should increase the number of sepsis lectures and use innovative techniques.

Keywords: sepsis; education; students; nurses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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