Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Care of Patients with Traumatic Head Injury in the Intensive Care Unit | ||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||
| Article 4, Volume 4, Issue 10, June 2025, Pages 228-242 PDF (1.29 M) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.364092.1291 | ||
| Author | ||
| omnia Elhadi Abdelaziz Mohamed Elmonir* | ||
| medical surgical department, faculty of nursing, Zagazig Institute of nursing, Zagazig, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Traumatic head injury is common neurological condition and a leading cause of morbidity, disability, and mortality worldwide. Aim: the study aimed to assess the nurses' knowledge and practices regarding care of patients with traumatic head injury in intensive care unit. Design: A descriptive exploratory design was used to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: The study was conducted at the intensive care unit at Emergency building affiliated to Zagazig University Hospitals. Subject: Convenient sample which included all available nurses (90) nurses. Tools: Two tools were used: Tool I: Structured Interviewing Questionnaire, Tool II: Nurses’ Practices observational Checklists. Results: The current study illustrated that (71.1%) of the studied nurses have satisfactory level of knowledge regarding care of patients with traumatic head injury and (87.8%) of the studied nurses have competent level of practice regarding care of patients with traumatic head injury during first, second and third observation. Also, was a highly statistically significant positive strong correlation between knowledge and practice regarding care of patients with traumatic head injury among the studied nurses. Conclusion: most of the studied nurses at intensive care unit had satisfactory level of knowledge and competent level of practice regarding caring of patients with traumatic head injury. Recommendations: Further study is required to determine the Impact of an educational program on nurses' knowledge and practice regarding care of traumatic head injury patients at intensive care unit. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Intensive care unit; Knowledge; practices; Traumatic head injury | ||
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