Nurses 'Performance Regarding Patient with Traumatic Head Injury In Intensive care unit | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 54, Volume 10, Issue 1, March 2019, Page 729-743 PDF (207 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.245402 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mahasen Ebrahim AbdELstar1; Jakleen Faheem Gendy2; Nada Hassan Abass Mohamed3 | ||||
| 1Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing - Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University | ||||
| 2Assistant- Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing - Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University | ||||
| 3B.Sc.in Nursing - Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Head injury is a trauma to the head that may or may not include injury to the brain. Traumatic head injury (THI) is the leading cause of death and disability in young adults in the developed countries. The aim of this study: was to assess nurses’ Performance regarding caring of Patient with traumatic head injury in Intensive care unit. Design: A descriptive exploratory study Setting: the study was conducted in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Ain shams University Hospital. Study Subjects: A convenience sample of nurses (No=40). Data collection tools: Nurses' Self- administered questionnaire and Observational checklists of caring for traumatic head injury. Results: Approximately seventy five percent of the studied nurses had unsatisfactory level about total knowledge regarding caring of patient with traumatic head injury and eighty percent of the studied nurses had satisfactory level regarding total practice about traumatic head injury, there was statistically significant relation between total knowledge and total practice. Conclusion: Based on the study findings, most of the studied nurses at intensive care unit had unsatisfactory level of knowledge and satisfactory level about practice regarding caring for patients with traumatic head injury in intensive care unit. Recommendation: Further studied was recommended to evaluate the reflection of in-service training program regarding caring of patients with traumatic head injury in intensive care units on nurses' performance and consequently on the patients' outcome.Orientation and periodic in-service training program for nurses in intensive care units regarding caring for patients with traumatic head injury for continuous updating their knowledge. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| intensive care unit; nurses’ Performance; traumatic head injury | ||||
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