Evaluation of Nurses’ Knowledge Levels of Diabetic Foot Care Management

Table 1

Distribution of nurses according to sociodemographic characteristics.

Characteristics	Category	n
Age	Average: 26.37 ± 4.974 (Range: 18-44)
Gender	Female	334	76.8
	Male	101	23.2
Marital status	Married	119	27.4
	Single	316	72.6
Educational Background	Vocational high school of health	98	22.5
	Associate’s degree	48	11.0
	Bachelor’s degree	266	61.1
	Graduate degree	23	5.3
Unit	Internal medicine	75	17.2
	Surgery	75	17.2
	Intensive care	92	21.1
	Emergency department	28	6.4
	Operating room	61	14.0
	Polyclinic	32	7.4
	Administration	7	1.6
	Obstetrics/neonatal	24	5.5
	Mixed service	41	9.4
Occupational working time (months)	Average: 61.22±57.396 (range: 0-288)
Unit working time (months)	Average: 42.05±39.917 (range: 0-240)
Position	Supervisor	27	6.2
	Service nurse	290	66.7
	Intensive care nurse	86	19.8
	Training nurse	1	0.2
	Executive nurse	7	1.6
	Polyclinic nurse	24	5.5