Assessment of Nurses Knowledge and Practices Regarding Complications of Hemodialysis Patients in Intensive Care Unit | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 2, Volume 7, Issue 19 - Serial Number 2, December 2019, Pages 9-17 PDF (913.67 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2019.76390 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Noha A. Abdel-Latif1; Olfat A. ELghany2; Mervat A. AbdEl-Aziz2; Samir K. Abd ELhamid3 | ||
| 1Nursing Teacher, at Abnoub Secondary Nursing School, Assiut Governorate, Egypt. | ||
| 2Assistant professor of critical care nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Lecturer of inter nal medicine Faculty of Medicine Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Many dialysis patients still show uncontrolled hypertension, which is a major risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity. For this reason there is a clear need for more effective nurse assessment Aim of the present study: To assess the nurses knowledge and practices regarding complications of hemodialysis patients in Intensive Care Unite . Research design:A descriptive design was used in this study. Sample: A convenient sample of 30 nurses were included in the study. Tools for data collection were: Tool I: Nurses knowledge questionnaire .and II:Observation checklist about nurses practices regarding care of patient. Results: More than half of the studied nurses have unsatisfactory knowledge about hemodialysis complications and inadequate practice. In conclusion: There is highly statistical significant difference between the nurse knowledge and practice (P=0.001).Recommendations: In-service training programs and hemodialysis courses are essential for nurses to improve their knowledge and practice while working with hemodialysis patients. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hemodialysis Complication; Knowledge & Practice | ||
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