Nurses' Knowledge, Interpretation and Practice Regard Measuring End-Carbon Dioxide by Capnography: Self Learning Package | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
Volume 14, Issue 2, June 2023, Page 834-848 PDF (418.45 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.307043 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Samar Faltas Marzouk Falt; Dalia Ali Ameen; Dina Mohamed Maarouf | ||||
Assistant Professor of Critical Care & Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Capnography is the gold standard for confirming endotracheal tube placement, help guide ventilation in conjunction with blood gases, as it provides an excellent picture of the respiratory process. Aim: Evaluate the effect of self-learning package on nurses' knowledge, interpretation and practice regard measuring End-Carbon dioxide by capnography. Design: A quasi-experimental (Pretest-Posttest design) was used. Setting: The study was carried in medicine intensive care units at Ain Shams University hospital. Subjects: All available nurses (45) in the previous mentioned setting. Tools: Structured nurses' assessment tool; included: part (I): Nurses’ characteristics, part (II): Nurses’ knowledge assessment questionnaire, part (III): Nurses’ capnography waveforms diagram interpretation and Part (IV): Nurses’ practice observational checklist. Results: showed that there was an obvious improvement in the studied nurses’ total satisfactory level of knowledge, interpretation and practice post implementation of the self-learning package with a positive correlation between the independent variables of the study (knowledge, interpretation & practice) r = 0.71 at P< 0.001, r = 0.07 at P< 0.04 & r=0.52 at P< 0.05 respectively. Conclusion: This study concluded that self-learning package implementation had a positive effect in improving nurses’ knowledge, interpretation and practice regard measuring end-carbon dioxide by capnography. Recommendation: Provide periodic in-service training based on best practice guidelines for nurses who work in intensive care units and emergency units regarding measuring End-Carbon dioxide by capnography. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Interpretation; End-Carbon dioxide; Capnography; Self-learning package | ||||
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