Assessment of Nursing Performance Toward Infection Control Measures for Mechanically Ventilated Patients | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 32, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Page 432-445 PDF (376.27 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.252383 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Nehal Ahmed Abdelsttar1; Manal Hussin Nasr2; Sara Fathy Mahmoud3 | ||||
| 1B.Sc in Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University | ||||
| 2Professor of Medical Surgical, Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of critical care Nursing and Emergency Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Back ground: Nursing care for mechanically ventilated patients is an integral part of changing the rate of ventilator associated infections in the intensive care units, also the time of depending on mechanical ventilator. Aim: This study aimed to assess nursing performance toward infection control measures for mechanically ventilated patients. Design: A descriptive explorative design was utilized for the conduction of this study. Setting: this study was conducted in intensive care units at emergency hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University. Study subject: A purposive sample of 60 nurses who provide direct care for mechanically ventilated patients were included. Three tools were used for data collection Tools: (I) - Self – administration questionnaire, (II) nurses' practice observational checklist, (Ш) nurses' attitude questionnaire. Results: revealed that, 47% of studied nurses had satisfactory knowledge, while 58.3% of them had unsatisfactory level of practices. Also, 65% of the studied nurses had positive attitude toward infection control measures for mechanically ventilated patients. Recommendations: further researches are recommended to evaluate nurse's performance regarding infection control measures for mechanically ventilated patients. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nurses performance; Infection Control Measures; Mechanically Ventilated Patients | ||||
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