Assess Nurses’ Performance Regarding Care of Patient with Implanted Port Undergoing Chemotherapy | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 14, Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2019, Pages 166-178 PDF (278.9 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.36803 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sara Mohamed Elsayed Mohamed Hassanien; Eman Talaat Mohamed; Samar Falts Marzouk | ||
| Medical Surgical Nursing Department Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University - Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Implanted port is an implanted device giving access to veins for patients with difficult veins or who need regular long-term administration of drugs often need to be delivered into a large central vein. Aim: The aim of this study was conducted to assess nurses' performance (knowledge, practice& attitude) for caring of patients with implanted port undergoing chemotherapy. Research design: An exploratory descriptive design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: The study was conducted at the oncology department in the El-Demerdash Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University. Study subject: A convenience sample of (50) nurses working in the previously mentioned unit within 6 months. Tools: three tools were used including: - I- Self-administered questionnaire: it used to assess nurses’ knowledge, factors affecting on their performance and demographic characteristics of the study nurses. II-Nurses’ performance observational checklist: it used to assess nurses’ practice in caring of patients with implanted port. III-Likert scale: it used to assess nurses’ attitude in caring of patients with implanted port. Results & Conclusion: more than three quarter of nurses had inadequate practice, and more than two third of them had inadequate knowledge while more than half of them had a positive attitude regarding caring of patients with implanted port. Recommendations: Further research are recommended periodically to study new approaches in the area of management of patients with implanted port and evaluate its reflection on patient’s outcomes. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Implanted port catheter; Nurses’ performance; Chemotherapy; Patients’ care | ||
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