Nurses' Performance Regarding Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encepalopathy | ||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 27, Issue 2, June 2025, Pages 279-292 PDF (287.22 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2025.429983 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amany Badr Mohamed Elsaid* 1; Omnia Galal Waziery2; Gehan Maher Khamis3; Marwa Mohamed Farag4; Esraa Mohamed Abdel Al samie Ismail5 | ||
| 1Demonstrator Pediatric Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor Pediatric Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt | ||
| 3Professor Pediatric Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Assistance Professor Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt. | ||
| 5Lecturer Pediatric Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Therapeutic hypothermia is considered as the standard care for neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy that aims to decrease core body temperature that significantly reduce the risk of brain injuries .So, providing high quality of nursing care is critical for improve neonates' outcomes in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Aim: The study aimed to assess nurses' performance regarding therapeutic hypothermia for neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy. Design: A descriptive research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Alexandria University Children's Hospital at El- Shatby. Subjects: A convenience sampling was used to all available neonatal nurses working in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit who were responsible for providing therapeutic hypothermia for neonates with HIE. Tool: One tool was used to collect necessary data as Nurses' Performance Regarding Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonates with Hypoxic - Ischemic observational check list. Results: The majority of nurses (98.3%) had satisfactory performance while 1.7% of them had unsatisfactory performance regarding therapeutic hypothermia for neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the majority of nurses had satisfactory performance for neonates with HIE. Recommendations: Written guidelines about therapeutic hypothermia for neonates with HIE should be provided in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nurses' Performance; Therapeutic Hypothermia; Neonates; Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy | ||
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