Assessment of Nurses’ knowledge and Practices regarding Children with Acute Pancreatitis. | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 37, Issue 2, May 2025 PDF (1.45 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2025.434605 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Samah Mohammed Abd ELWahed Zidan1; Nagafa Hafez Farag2; Zeinab El Sayed Hafez El Sayed.2 | ||
| 11Nursing Specialist at Kafer Elsheikh University Hospital, Egypt. 2 Master student at Paediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| 2Assistant Prof. of Paediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background Acute pancreatitis is an emerging problem in pediatrics, with most cases resolving spontaneously. It is characterized by inflammation of the pancreas, the presence of interstitial edema, infiltration, necrosis and haemorrhage. The study aim was to asses nurses' knowledge and practice regarding children with acute pancreatitis. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized Subjects: All nurses (79) who were working in Paediatric Medical Department of Tanta Main University Hospital and (51) from Paediatric Department and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of Kafer-Elsheikh University Hospital. Tools: two tools were utilized. Tool I: knowledge Structured questionnaire. Tool II: Observational Checklist about nurses' practice regarding acute pancreatitis. Results: nearly two thirds of the studied nurses had high level of knowledge about acute pancreatitis, while more than three quarters of them had satisfactory practice level. Conclusion: pediatric nurses had high level of knowledge and satisfactory level of practice regarding acute pancreatitis in children. Recommendations: Implementing regular and continuous educational program about children's acute pancreatitis to increase nurses' knowledge and practice for those children. Keywords: Acute Pancreatitis, Assessment, Children, Nurses and Practices. | ||
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