Background: Obesity is prevalent in health care workers, but it is unknown whether a lack of nutritional knowledge contributes to this. This study measured the nutrition knowledge of undergraduate nursing students to identify knowledge gaps that could be addressed through nutrition teaching in an updated undergraduate nursing curriculum. Method: Undergraduate nursing students (N = 197) completed a nutrition knowledge survey with questions on demographics, body composition, nutrition labels, food packaging claims, and healthy food-purchasing choices. Results: Mean overall nutritional knowledge scores were low, but overall scores were higher for students who had received nutrition teaching (60.5% versus 52.5%; F[1, 187] = 7.2, p < 0.001). Improvements in nutrition knowledge were consistent across all ethnic groups, and no effects of age were observed. Conclusion: To sufficiently prepare nurses for their public health role in obesity prevention, more nutrition education is needed in undergraduate nursing education programs, with emphasis on ethnic-specific educational requirements.
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机译：背景：肥胖症在卫生保健工作者中普遍存在，但是尚不清楚缺乏营养知识是否会导致肥胖。这项研究测量了本科护理学生的营养知识，以发现可以通过在最新的本科护理课程中进行营养教学来解决的知识差距。方法：护理本科学生（N = 197）完成了一项营养知识调查，其中涉及人口统计学，身体成分，营养标签，食品包装说明以及健康食品购买选择等问题。结果：平均总体营养知识得分较低，但接受营养教学的学生的总体得分较高（60.5％比52.5％; F [1，187] = 7.2，p <0.001）。营养知识的提高在所有种族中都是一致的，并且未观察到年龄的影响。结论：为使护士充分发挥其在预防肥胖中的公共卫生作用，在本科护理教育计划中需要更多的营养教育，重点是针对特定种族的教育要求。
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