nurses 'performance regarding care of patients with burn during the acute phase | ||||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 3, Issue 8, December 2024, Page 372-382 PDF (1011.81 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.325468.1234 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Esraa Adel Shaban  
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| Medical surgical department, faculty of nursing.helwan university | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Background: Nurses are the frontline of care and possess many roles within the care of patients with burn. Nursing roles in burn care can be organized including acute evaluation, rehabilitative and psychological care and their role can make a difference in the long- term quality of life of the patient with burn. Aim: The current study aimed to assess nurses' performance regarding care of patients with burn during acute phase Design: A descriptive exploratory research design was used. Sample A convenient sample of all available nurses (80) caring for patients with burn and purposive sample of (60) patients with burn injury. Setting: The study was conducted at burn department and intensive care unit affiliated to Al-Hussein university hospital. Tools Tool I: Structured interview questionnaire included 3 parts. Part I: Personal and work related characteristics of the nurses, part II: Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients. part III: Nurses' knowledge assessment questionnaire. Tool (II): Nurses’ practices observational checklist. Results: (30%) of the studied nurses had satisfactory level of knowledge regarding burn and burn management, (57.5%) of nurses had competent level of practices regarding burn management during acute phase. Conclusion: current study concluded that, there was a statistically significant positive correlations between total knowledge and practices scores of the studied nurses Recommendation: Continued nursing education and in service training programs about burn management should be regularly organized by hospital administration. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| nurses performance; care of burn patient; acute phase of burn | ||||
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