Nurses Knowledge and Practice Regarding Assessment of Critical Ill Patients with Neurological Disorders | ||
Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2025, Pages 865-876 PDF (499.35 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.454663 | ||
Authors | ||
Asmaa Mansour Shalaby El-Saied1; Samar Faltas Marzouk Faltas2; Mabrouka Ahmed Abd- Ella3 | ||
11-clinical instructor, technical institute of nursing -Faculty of Nursing- Sohag University | ||
22- Professor of critical care and emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
33- Lecture of critical care and emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
Abstract | ||
Background: Despite the importance of neurological assessment in the detection of disorders among critical ill patients there is a lack of research among nurses' performance regard this issue. Aim: Evaluate nurses' performance during assessment of critical ill patients with neurological disorders. Design: A descriptive design. Setting: This study was conducted at the stroke, emergency and intensive care units at Sohag University Hospital. Subjects: convenient sample including (50 nurses). Tools: A Structured Interviewing Questionnaire and Nurse Practice Observational Checklists tool. Results: Less than half of the nurses demonstrated a satisfactory overall level of knowledge. More than half of the nurses showed satisfactory practice levels regarding the assessment of critically ill patients with neurological disorders Conclusion: there were statistical significant positive correlation between the total studied nurses' knowledge and practices regarding assessment of critically ill patients with neurological disorders. Recommendation: Ongoing in-service training programs are recommended to enhance nurses’ performance in neurological assessment within critical care settings. | ||
Keywords | ||
Critically ill patient; Performance; Neurological disorder | ||
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