fa دانش و نگرش پرستاران در مورد مراقبت از سالمندان مبتلا به بیماری‌های قلبی- عروقی بیمارستان‌های آموزشی شهر بیرجند (سال 1388) General پژوهشي Research Article Background and Aim: In Iran, 65% of the aged people suffer from cardiovascular diseases that need nursing care in all levels. To enhance the nurse's knowledge and attitude towards prevention of senile disabilities and disorders, especially in case of their occurring leads to reduction if disabilities, morbidity and mortality and an increase in elderly independencies. The present study was conducted to investigate nurse's knowledge and attitude towards care delivery to the aged people.   Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study that was conducted by census methods, all the nurses working in internal, surgery, and special critical wards of educational hospitals participated in the study. Data collection tool was a questionnaire which was developed in three parts: Demographic information, questions relating to knowledge, and attitude terms. Data analysis was performed by SPSS Software and by using one-sided variance analysis, t test and Pearson correlation coefficient in P Knowledge,Attitude,Care of the elderly,Cardiovascular problems 41 47 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-344&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Shahnaz Tabiei شهناز طبیعی 10031947532846004479 10031947532846004479 Yes nstructor, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Email: shahnaztabiee@bums.ac.ir عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی و عضو مرکز تحقیقات دیابت دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند. تلفن: 0561-4443041-9 پست الکترونیک: shahnaztabiee@bums.ac.ir Seyed Alireza Saadatjoo سید علیرضا سعادتجو 10031947532846004480 10031947532846004480 No Instructor, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی و عضو مرکز تحقیقات دیابت دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند Seyedeh Zahra Hoseinian سیده زهرا حسینیان 10031947532846004481 10031947532846004481 No Nurse, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran کارشناس پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند Marzieh -Sadat Naseri مرضیه سادات ناصری 10031947532846004482 10031947532846004482 No Nurse, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran کارشناس پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند Leila Eisanejad لیلا عیسی‌نژاد 10031947532846004483 10031947532846004483 No Nurse, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran کارشناس پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند Monireh Ghotbi منیره قطبی 10031947532846004484 10031947532846004484 No Nurse, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran کارشناس پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند Hoda Tahernia هدی طاهرنیا 10031947532846004485 10031947532846004485 No Nurse, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran کارشناس پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند