fa تأثیر آموزش کارگاهی بر دانش و نگرش تغذیه ای کارکنان پرستاری بیمارستان های وابسته به دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند (سال 1384) General پژوهشي Research Article Background and AimAccording to the importance of nutrition teaching to vulnerable groups by nurses and the controversies in its quality and quantity, and also to determine the impact of teaching nutrition workshops on nurse staff knowledge and attitude, this research was conducted in hospitals affiliated to Birjand University of Medical Sciences in 2005.   Materials and MethodsThis was a semi (quasi)-experimental study conducted on nursing staff who were working in the hospitals affiliated to Birjand University of medical sciences. They were selected by census. Data were gathered by 3 part questionnaires, which the first part included 10 questions on demographic features, the second part contained 20 questions measuring attitude and the third part 20 questions of knowledge. The data were analyzed by SPSS, parametric statistics (t-test, intraclass variance analysis and correlation co-efficient) and nonparametric tests (Chi-Square) in P≤0.05.   Results120 nurses working in the hospitals affiliated to Birjand University of Medical Sciences participated in this study. Most of them were female (92.5%) ranging ITom 31 to 40 years (40%) and Bachelor of nursing (56.7%). The means of knowledge and attitude scores regarding milk and its products consumption, variety and balance in diet, diet in hypertensives, diabetics and overweight patients, before immediately and three weeks after teaching were compared the difference was statistically significant (P>0.001).With stepwise linear regression, among many factors affecting the increase of the mean of knowledge score after teaching, two factors were found to be relatededucational level (P=0.000) and being educational or non-educational hospital.(p=0.002). Also the hospital which the nurse was working related to the increase of attitude scores (P= 0.006).   ConclusionSince nurses may play an important role in nutrition assessment of patients, nutritional care, counseling and providing nutritional advice to the patients and their families, increasing their nutritional information provides more opportunities to fulfill the mentioned responsibilities more desirable. Nutritional knowledge,Nutritional attitude,Workshop,Nurses 33 38 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-422&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Shahnaz Tabieit شهناز طبیعی 10031947532846004681 10031947532846004681 Yes Instructor, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Birjand, Iran. Email:shahnaztabiee@bums.ac.ir کارشناس ارشد پرستاری، عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند. تلفن: 4440533-0561 پست الکترونیک: shahnaztabiee@bums.ac.ir Souri Raghebi سوری راغبی 10031947532846004682 10031947532846004682 No B.A. in Nutrition, Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Birjand, Iran کارشناس تغذیه، معاونت درمان دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند Maryam Nakhaei مریم نخعی 10031947532846004683 10031947532846004683 No PhD student, Instructor, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Birjand, Iran دانشجوی PHD پرستاری، عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند Seyed Alireza Saadatjoo سید علی رضا سعادت جو 10031947532846004684 10031947532846004684 No Instructor, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Birjand, Iran کارشناس ارشد پرستاری، عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند Sheida Pejmankhah شیدا پژمان خواه 10031947532846004685 10031947532846004685 No Instructor, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Birjand, Iran کارشناس ارشد پرستاری، عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند