Practices of Pediatric Nurses Versus Mothers Having Children With Respiratory Problems regarding Chest Physiotherapy | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 32, Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2018, Page 464-475 PDF (239.26 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.198491 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Ebtesam Abd El-Salam Ahmed Al-Masry1; Randa Mohammed Adly2; Zeinab Fathy El-Sayed3 | ||||
| 1(B.S.C. in Nursing 2004), Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University | ||||
| 2Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Respiratory problems are the commonest illness of childhood they account for 30-40% of acute medical admission to the hospital in children Aim of the study: the aim of the study was to assess the practices of nurses versus mothers having children suffering from respiratory problemsregarding chest physiotherapy .Design: A descriptive design. Subjects & Methods: Thisstudy was conducted at emergency pediatric department and outpatient clinic and pediatric intensive care unit at Children's Hospital, affiliated to Ain Shams University's Hospital. The total sample was 150 pediatric nurses and 150 mothers having children suffering from respiratory problems. Tools: data collection involved: structured interviewing questionnaire sheet to assess characteristics of the studied nurses and mothers of children as well, their knowledge about chest physiotherapy, observation checklists to assess the practices of the pediatric nurses as well as mothers regarding the procedure of chest physiotherapy. Results: The present study revealed that, the mean age of the studied nurses 25.56±5.73, while, the mean age of the studied mothers was 26.07±2.04. There was statistically significant relation between characteristics nurses and their total level of Knowledge about chest physiotherapy. There was no statistically significant relation between characteristics of nurses' and their total level of practices regarding chest physiotherapy. Also, there was statistically significant relation between characteristics mothers and their Knowledge about chest physiotherapy. Conclusion: nurses and mothers were had satisfactory or sufficient regarding chest physiotherapy. Almost, the majority of studied nurses had incompetent or incorrect practice meanwhile; all mothers had incompetent practice regarding chest physiotherapy. there is difference between practices of nurses and mothers regarding chest physiotherapy for children suffering from respiratory problems Recommendation: Training programs should be on a regular basis for pediatric nurses with professional physiotherapists and conduction for awareness session about chest physiotherapy for mothers having children suffering from respiratory problems | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Practices; Knowledge; Pediatric nurses; Mothers; Children; Respiratory problems; Chest physiotherapy | ||||
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