Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge and Skills Regarding Oxytocin Administration | ||||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 8, Issue 3, February 2021, Page 27-37 PDF (533.84 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2021.213157 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Heba Wahdan1; Om Hashim Saadoon2; Hanan El-Sayed2 | ||||
| 1Nursing Specialist Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Woman's Health and Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Oxytocin is the drug more commonly used for mother during labour for induction and progression of labour process but misuse of oxytocin administration results in serious adverse effects to mother and baby. Aim: To assess nurses' knowledge and skills regarding oxytocin administration. Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at labor and delivery Unit in Mansoura University Hospitals, New General Hospital and Old General Hospital. Sample type: A convenient sample was utilized. Sample: Sixty nurses who work in the labor room of selected hospitals. Tools: Tool I: Structured Interview Schedule: It includes general characteristics of nurse and knowledge of nurses about oxytocin administration. Tool II: Oxytocin administration observational checklist Results: All of studied group (100%) had knowledge about time to stop the oxytocin infusion during labor; most of them had knowledge regarding the interval that oxytocin dosage increased. Also, majority of them had knowledge regarding the appropriate action to be performed if the uterine hyper stimulation occurs during oxytocin administration. While three quarters of the studied group had deficiency knowledge about the appropriate duration of oxytocin action. Regard to nurses’ practice in administration of oxytocin; all of studied group (100%) completely connects the woman with fetal monitor and record intake and output. Else, majority of them completely prepare equipment, while around half of studied group not had done wash hands post procedure and no one complete the partogram. Conclusion: More than two third of the studied group had average level of knowledge about administration of oxytocin, more than half of studied group have good practice in administration of oxytocin also, there was a positive moderate significant correlation between knowledge and practice. Recommendation: Conducting periodic in-services training program for nurses who are handling oxytocin drugs to continuous improve knowledge and skills for safe handling measures and reduce the harmful effects of this drug | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Augmentation; induction; knowledge; labor; oxytocin; skills | ||||
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