Assessment of Nurses' knowledge And Practices Regarding Temporary Pacemaker patient`s care | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 2, Volume 7, Issue 19, December 2019, Pages 9-16 PDF (855.02 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2019.74169 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ebtesam M. Thabet1; Hatem A. Helmy2; Mervat A. Abdelaziz3; Ghada S. khalf4 | ||
| 1Specialist nursing at Orman Heart Hospital, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of cardiovascular medicine, faculty of medicine, Assuit University, Egypt | ||
| 3Assistant professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, faculty of nursing, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Lecturer of critical care and Emergency Nursing, faculty of nursing, Assuit University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A temporary pacemaker is an electronic device which provides electrical stimuli to the heart, when the sinoatrial node fails to conduct regularly to the ventricles. Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess nurse`s knowledge and practices regarding temporary pacemaker patient`s care. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized in the study. Sitting: This study was conducted in Coronary Care Unit at Assuit University Hospital. Subject and Method: The study was carried out on a convenience 40 nurses who are working in coronary care unit. Tools: Tool 1: Nurses` knowledge assessment tool regarding temporary pacing. Tool 2: Observational checklist regarding care for patient with temporary pacemaker. Results: The results showed that (77.5%) of nurses had unsatisfactory level of knowledge regarding care for patient with temporary pacemaker and (92.5%) of nurses had unsatisfactory level of practices regarding care for patient with temporary pacemaker. Conclusion: Nurses showed inadequacy of their knowledge and practices regarding temporary pacemaker patient's care. Recommendation: The study recommends that there is a need for an education program regarding care for patients with temporary pacemaker. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| ssessment; Nurse`s Knowledge & Practices; Temporary Pacemaker; Patient’s Care | ||
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