a survey on nurses clinical problems in patient education

a survey on nurses clinical problems in patient education     vahedian azimi a [1] *, payami bosari m [2] , gohari moghaddam k [3]    received: 26 jan, 2011 accepted: 19 apr, 2011   abstract  background & aims: patient education is one of the most fundamental roles of nurses. it has a significant impact on prevention and treatment of many diseases. it is necessary to recognize barriers and resolve them. the present study aimed to survey nurses 'clinical problems in patient education. materials & methods: this cross-sectional descriptive analytic study was conducted on 145 nurses, working in different wards that were selected through simple random sampling. a questioner was used to collect data. result: the most common replies were as follows: no specialized nurse for patient education, inconsistencies in the culture, social and mental status of patients, their families, and low knowledge of nurses about ways to educate patients.  conclusion: the results of this study showed that the main barrier is lack of specialized nurses to educate patients. it is necessary that authorities plan to train expert nurses in patient education keywords: nursing clinical problems, barriers to patient education, nurses     address: zanjan nursing and midwifery faculty, zanjan , iran tel: (+98) 9146017138   e-mail : [email protected]   [1] instructor of nursing, department of medical surgery, school of nursing and midwifery, zanjan university of medical sciences, zanjan, iran (corresponding author)  [2] assistant professor, school of nursing and midwifery. zanjan university of medical sciences, zanjan, iran.  [3] assistant professor of internal medicine, sub-specialty of pulmonary diseases, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran