Assessment of Nurses' Practical Skills Regarding Emergency Situations in The Delivery Unit | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
Article 7, Volume 7, Issue 4, December 2016, Page 99-114 PDF (492.99 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.104681 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Zeinab R. A1; Amel A. H1; Eman M. A1; Kamilia R. A2 | ||||
1Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University | ||||
2Obstetrics and Gynecological Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing,Ain Shams University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
AIM: Aim of the study was to assess nurses' practical skills regarding emergency situations in the delivery unit.SETTING: The study was conducted at labor unit of Benha University Hospital and Benha Teaching Hospital, Ministry of health. DESIGN:A descriptive study design was utilized. SAMPLING:A convenient sample included 60 nurses.TOOLS:Interviewing questionnaire schedule, likert scale and observational checklist. RESULTS: The present study revealed that more than half of the studied nurses had incorrect knowledge, nearly three quarters had incorrect practices and more than half of the studied nurses had negative attitude during emergency situations in the delivery unit also, there was highly statistical significant relation between total nurses' knowledge and their general characteristics (P ≤ 0.001), while there was no statistical significant relation between nurses' practices and their level of education (P ≥ 0.001). CONCLUSION: The present study showed that there was highly statistical significant relation between total practices score and general characteristics of the studied nurses also, there was a positive statistically significant correlation between total knowledge, total attitude and total practices scores additionally, there was highly statistical significant relation between total practices score, total attitude score and number of available nurses as one of the main barriers that affect on nurses' practices and attitude. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Obstetrical emergencies; Emergency Obstetrics Care | ||||
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