Nurses’ performance Regarding to Care of Patients with Meningitis | ||||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||||
| Article 12, Volume 3, Issue 6, June 2024, Page 265-274 PDF (1.04 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2024.273630.1142 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
shimaa mahdy ahmed 
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| critical faculty of nursing | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Meningitis is a serious condition that affects the central nervous system, Nurses play an active role in the control and management of meningitis . This study aimed to assess nurses’ performance regarding to care of patients with meningitis Research Design: Descriptive exploratory design was be utilized in this study. Settings: The proposed study has been conducted in Helwan Fever Hospital. Sample: convenience sample of all available (60) nurse worked at meningitiswords andintensive care unit at Helwan fever ospital. Tools: Tool (1): Self structured questionnaire include. Part I: Nurses demographic characteristics data. Part II: Nurses knowledge assessment questionnaire. Tool (II): observational check list regarding lumber puncture. Results: The study finding revealed that as regards nurse’s knowledge about care of patients with meningitis, 75% of the studied nurses had a satisfactory level of total knowledge, while 25% of them had an unsatisfactory level of total knowledge, 28.3% of the studied nurses had adequate level of observational check list regarding lumber puncture, while71.7% of them had in-adequate level of observational check list regarding lumber puncture Conclusion: In light of the current study, it can be concluded that, three quarters of the studied nurses had unsatisfactory level of total knowledge regarding care of patients with meningitis, while only one-quarter of them had satisfactory level. Recommendations: Global educational standards should be applied to develop the nurses' skills by giving chance to nurses to participate with training sessions in developed country to improve nursing skills and receiving updates concerning care. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nurses; performance; Meningitis | ||||
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