Effect of Missed Nursing Care of Critically Ill Patients’ Outcomes in Intensive Care Units | ||||
Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
Article 14, Volume 13, Issue 50, March 2025, Page 160-172 PDF (1.06 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2025.350236.1987 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Asmaa Ahmed Mohammed ![]() ![]() | ||||
1Nursing Specialist at Al-Mabarrah Hospital for Health Insurance, Assiut, Egypt. | ||||
2Assistant Professor of Critical Care Emergency Nursing and Emergency, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||||
3Professor of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: According to an international survey, the majority of nurses report leaving at least one task unfinished throughout a shift, making missed care a global issue. Aim of the study: Is to evaluate theEffect of missed nursing care of critically ill patients’ outcomes inintensive care units. Research design: This study employed a descriptive correlational research strategy. Setting: This research was carried out at intensive care units in Al-Mabarrah Hospital for Health Insurance and Assiut University Hospital. Sample: The study subjects were included a convenience sampling of available critical care nurses who work in the previous mentioned setting and who give direct care to critically ill patients. Tools: Tool one:Nurse characteristics assessment tool; tool two:The missed nursing care questionnaire; tool three: Clinical outcome assessment sheet. Results: It was found that the most of nurses had moderate level of missed care and the most of patient`s hospital stay > 10 days. Also, the most of nurses were satisfactory reasons of missed care. There was relation between total score levels of missed nursing care and total score of clinical outcomes. Conclusion: the study concluded that the most of nurses had moderate level of missed care such as ambulation of patients three times per day and the most of patients’ adverse events as unplanned extubating, phlebitis, transfusion reaction, pressure ulcers. Recommendations: Improving the quality care of the nurses through increase number of nurse staff. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Critically ill; Effect; Missed nursing care; Intensive care unit & Patients’ outcomes | ||||
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