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Abstract
Background and aims: This study aimed to provide a comprehensive nationwide assessment of the status of nursing management in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Methods: A nationwide observational cross-sectional survey study was conducted. Nurses involved in the care of patients with IBD completed the 90-item Nursing Care Quality in IBD Assessment (NCQ-IBD) questionnaire which classifies the level of quality of care from A (highest) to D (lowest).
Results: A total of 71 f questionnaires were analysed. In this study, category A was achieved in 2 (2.8%) cases, category B in 53 (74.6%), and category C in 16 (22.5%). Of the list of 27 professional competencies identified for a specialized IBD nurse, 23 (85.2%) were met by more than 70% of participants. Regarding the presence of specific nursing IBD care only 28 (39.4%) worked for more than 4.5 days/week. About 88.7% of nurses used clinical practice guidelines or protocols and 74.6% applied scales for assessing anxiety and depression, but just 18.8% and 25.4% evaluated IBD classification and activity indexes, respectively. Only 53.5% of participants reported to have available training plan in IBD. In the last 5 years, 25.4% of professionals had participated in more than five research projects, 9.9% had presented more than five communications in meetings, and 14.1% had published more than three articles.
Conclusions: Nursing care was highly satisfactory. Signage on nursing consultation doors, administrative support, holiday coverage, encouraging research, and primarily increasing the ratio of nurses working full-time, are areas for improvement.
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Gastroenterology and Hepatology is the first journal to cover the latest advances in pathology of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, and bile ducts, making it an indispensable tool for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, internists and general practitioners.