Abstract:

Aim of this study is to determine nurses' knowledge and practice about food-drug interaction. This study was a descriptive and cross section. The target population included 90 nurses who works in clinics of internal diseases in two university hospitals in Ankara. The survey was conducted using questionnaire form developed in light of related literature by researcher. Data were entered and evaluated into the SPSS. 32.2% 26.7%, 24.4 % of the nurses had knowledge about effects of alcohol, calcium, grapefruit respectively. In regard to effects of drugs on minerals and vitamins in organism, 37.8% and 7.8% of the nurses had knowledge about effects of anticoagulans and antidiabetics, respectively. The status of nurses' knowledge according to subgroups by age, educational level and working years was assessed. As a result of the analyses no significant differences were found. 12.2% of the nurses expressed that content of nutrition was adjusted by nurses because of food drug interactions. Lesson of food-drug interaction should be put in curriculum of nursing education and topic of food-drug interaction should be firmed by job training. Thus effects of treatment and quality of care could increase. Aim of this study is to determine nurses' knowledge and practice about food-drug interaction. This study was a descriptive and cross section. The target population included 90 nurses who works in clinics of internal diseases in two university hospitals in Ankara. The survey was conducted using questionnaire form developed in light of related literature by researcher. Data were entered and evaluated into the SPSS. 32.2% 26.7%, 24.4 % of the nurses had knowledge about effects of alcohol, calcium, grapefruit respectively. In regard to effects of drugs on minerals and vitamins in organism, 37.8% and 7.8% of the nurses had knowledge about effects of anticoagulans and antidiabetics, respectively. The status of nurses' knowledge according to subgroups by age, educational level and working years was assessed. As a result of the analyses no significant differences were found. 12.2% of the nurses expressed that content of nutrition was adjusted by nurses because of food drug interactions. Lesson of food-drug interaction should be put in curriculum of nursing education and topic of food-drug interaction should be firmed by job training. Thus effects of treatment and quality of care could increase.

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