Key result
Higher educational qualification among nurses is linked to better AMI care knowledge.
Why the study?
Acute myocardial infarction is a leading cause of cardiovascular death and disability, and bedside nurses' competence in recognising and managing it directly affects patient survival.
Cross-Sectional (n=60)
No
Hospital staff nurses possessed only moderate overall knowledge regarding acute myocardial infarction care (mean score 50.9%), with weaker awareness of patient-related psychosocial challenges (40%) than direct nursing care (56.35%), highlighting the need for structured continuing education across all experience levels.
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Average AMI knowledge among nurses may support targeted training; leaves open generalizability and outcome impact beyond this single-center cross-sectional study.
Background: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) continues to be one of the leading causes of cardiovascular death and disability worldwide, and the competence of bedside nurses in recognising and managing this emergency has a direct bearing on patient survival. Aim: To review nurses' knowledge regarding the care of patients with AMI by drawing on current nursing literature together with original data from a hospital-based descriptive study. Objectives: (1) to assess the knowledge of nurses regarding the care of patients with AMI; (2) to identify the level of that knowledge in relation to emergency and ongoing cardiac care; (3) to examine the association between knowledge scores and selected demographic variables such as age, education, experience and place of work; and (4) to derive implications for nursing practice, education and administration. Material: Evidence was drawn from a quantitative, descriptive study of 60 staff nurses at SAAII Hospital, Kanpur, selected by non-probability convenient sampling and assessed using a self-structured tool consisting of a demographic section and a 30-item knowledge questionnaire, analysed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and the chi-square test, supplemented by a focused review of recent literature on nurses' AMI-related knowledge, interventions, workplace challenges and continuing education. Result: Most nurses (83.33%) demonstrated average knowledge, 6.67% had good knowledge and 5% had poor knowledge (overall mean score 15.27 ± 3.63, i.e., 50.9%). Knowledge of direct nursing care (mean 56.35%) was better than knowledge of the challenges faced by patients (mean 40%). Educational qualification (χ2 = 13.92) and religion (χ2 = 21.47) showed a statistically significant association with knowledge scores at p < 0.05, whereas age, gender, job experience, area of residence and source of information did not. Conclusion: Nurses possess only moderate knowledge regarding the care of AMI patients. Structured continuing education, simulation-based training and periodic competency assessment are needed to strengthen emergency cardiac nursing practice and improve patient outcomes.
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Sharma et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Care of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (n=60). Educational qualification and demographic factors was evaluated on Overall knowledge regarding the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction (30-item structured questionnaire) (p=<0.05). Staff nurses demonstrated mostly average knowledge of acute myocardial infarction care (83.33%; mean score 50.9%), with educational qualification significantly associated with higher scores (p<0.05).
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