Effect of Teaching Program on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Measuring End-Carbon Dioxide by Capnography at Critical Care Units | ||||
Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
Article 16, Volume 7, Issue 18 - Serial Number 3, September 2019, Page 145-153 PDF (658.95 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2019.58158 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Warda Kamel Mohamed1; Hoda Ibrahim Fahmy2; Shimaa El wardany Aly3 | ||||
1Nurse Specialist at Assuit University Hospital, Egypt | ||||
2Professor of Community Health Nursing- Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||||
3Lecturer of Community Health Nursing-Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Carbon dioxide is a product of the body's 'metabolism. Capnography provides an excellent picture of the respiratory process. Aim: To evaluate the effect of Teaching Program of Nurses' knowledge and practice regarding measuring End-Carbon dioxide by capnography in critical units at Assiut University Main Hospital. Design: A Quasi experimental was used. Setting: The study was carried in intensive care and major operation units at Assiut University Main Hospital. Subjects: All available nurses in Intensive care and major operation units about (60) nurses. Tools: Two tools were utilized to collect data, Tool (1): Knowledge Assessment tool, Tool (2): nurses’ observational check list, Method: tow time nurses observed by the researcher before and after the teaching program, The researcher used preparatory, implementation and evaluation phases to implement study. Results: The total nurses' knowledge score improved, There was good improvement with highly significant difference related to knowledge and practice of teaching program. Conclusion: The majority of nurses had good level knowledge and practice toward measuring End-Carbon dioxide by capnography after applying teaching program. Recommendations: provide teaching and training program for nurses regarding measuring End-Carbon dioxide by capnography | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Teaching Program & Measuring End; Carbon Dioxide by Capnography | ||||
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