Effect of Implementing Educational Program about Safety Measures for Mechanically Ventilated Patients on Nurses' Performance | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 34, Issue 3, August 2024 PDF (1.16 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.383780 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hadeer Mohamed Abdel-Hamed1; Safaa EL Sayed Ahmed2; Atteia Gad Elhak Ibrahim3; Rokia Ibrahim EL Nagar3 | ||
| 11Master student of Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. 2Nursing Specialist at Kafer Elsheikh University Hospital, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. Assistant prof. of Anesthesia, Surgical ICU and Pain management , Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University | ||
| 3Lecturer of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: - The critical care nurse plays a key part in putting safety precautions in place for critically ill patient on: mechanical ventilator. Aim: Evaluate the effect of implementing educational program about safety measures for mechanically ventilated patients on nurses' performance. Design: Quasi-experimental research design. Setting: Anesthesia Intensive Care Unit and Traumatology Medicine Intensive Care Unit in Tanta Emergency Hospital affiliated to Tanta University hospital. Subjects: All nurses (80) working in the previously mentioned settings who are caring for mechanical ventilated patients. 50 nurses at Anesthesia Intensive Care Unit and 30 nurses at traumatology medicine intensive care unit. Tools: Two tools were used in this study, Tool I: Nurses’ knowledge of Safety Measures Questionnaire; it includes the following parts :- Part (1): Socio-demographic data of nurses . Part (2):- Nurses' knowledge about safety measures for mechanically ventilated patient. Tool II: Nurse's Observational Checklist. Results: A highly significant differences were found among all studied nurses regarding their total level of knowledge and practice pre, immediately and post 3 months of educational program, where P<0.05. Conclusion: implementing educational program about safety measures for mechanically ventilated patients is extremely effective in promoting the achievement of nurses' knowledge level and enhancement of nurses' practice level. Recommendation: Implementing educational program about safety measures for mechanically ventilated patients that should be obligatory for newly oppointed nurses critical care nurses in ICU. | ||
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