Determination of knowledge and attitudes of nurses about apitherapy

As a result of the study, it was found that a vast majority of the

nurses had no sufficient knowledge about apitherapy. Additionally, the

nurses acquired information about apitherapy from unreliable sources

such as the Internet. Furthermore, it was found that the nurses used

minimum one apitherapy product and the most commonly used product

was honey. The nurses considered that apitherapy products could be

used to treat diseases such as the immune system, digestive system, and

respiratory tract diseases.

Based on these results, it can be asserted that the nurses had no

sufficient and accurate knowledge about apitherapy. Also, the knowledge and usage levels of the nurses for other bee products, except for

honey, were low. This reveals the importance of informing nurses about

apitherapy during their education process. Nurses need to first have

sufficient knowledge and qualification about apitherapy in order to

accurately guide patients and their relatives about this subject. It is

recommended to include apitherapy and other CIM methods in nursing

curricula and also to conduct such studies with larger populations and

all healthcare professionals to determine their current knowledge and

practices about apitherapy.