Nurses' Performance in Operating Life-saving Medical Devices at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. | ||||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 27, Issue 1, March 2025, Page 281-295 PDF (298.24 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2025.415010 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Magda Aly Hassan Essawy1; Hanem Hassan Mohamed2; Ahmed Ahmed Elnawawi3; Marwa Gadelrab Abouheiba4 | ||||
| 1Professor Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria. | ||||
| 2Nurse Educator El- Alanfoshy Pediatrics hospital, Health Affaires Directorate, Alexandria. | ||||
| 3Professor Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria | ||||
| 4Associate Professor Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria & Associate Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, British University in Egypt, Elshrouk. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: The life-saving medical devices can be define as are machines, apparatuses or technologist which used to ensure the optimal level of physiological functions. In case that the organ or organs failed to function well. Aim: The study aimed to assess nurses' performance in operating life-saving medical devices at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Research Question: What is the level of nurses' performance in operating life-saving medical devices at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit? Operational Definition: Life-saving devices in this study refer to mechanical ventilator, cardiac monitor, and infusion and syringe pumps. Settings: The study was conducted at the Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) of Alexandria University Children’s Hospital (AUCH) at Elshatby and Alanfoshy Children's Hospital (ACH) at Bahari. Subjects: 50 nurses worked on the life-saving medical devices in the previously mentioned settings were included. Tools: One tool named ''Assessment of Nurses’ Performance in Operating Life-saving Medical Devices'' used to collect the necessary data in this study. It included two parts. Part One: The Characteristics of Nurses. Part Two: Nurses’ Performance in Operating Life-saving Medical Devices Observational Checklist. Results: nurses performance regarding the operating studied four lifesaving medical devices was satisfactory level in 60 % studied nurses, as regarding interoperating maintenance nurses performance was unsatisfactory level (98%) for the same medical devices in pediatric intensive care unit Conclusion: It was concluded that nurses’ performance was satisfactory in operating the studied four lifesaving medical devices at in pediatric intensive care unit. Recommendation It was recommended that nurses should receive a continuous training programs concerning interoperating maintenance of lifesaving medical devices. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nurses Performance; Operating Life-saving Medical Devices; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit | ||||
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