Assess Nursing Practice Regarding Safety Measures on Mechanically Ventilated Patients. | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 7, Issue 19, December 2019, Page 48-57 PDF (937.87 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2019.69572 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Suzan Shawky Botros1; Mona Aly Mohamed2; Naglaa Ahamed Ahamed3 | ||||
| 1Specialist nursing at Heart Hospital, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Assistant professor of critical care nursing, faculty of nursing Assuit University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Lecturer of critical care nursing, Faculty of Nursing Assuit University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Nurse had vital role in implementing safety measures for patient connected to mechanical ventilator in critically ill patient. Aim of the study: was to assess nursing practice regarding safety measures on mechanically ventilated patients Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized in this study, the study was conducted in the intensive coronary care units at Assuit university heart hospital. A convenient sample: All available nurses 30 of nursing staff that working in mentioned setting. Tools: Two tools: questionnaire and observational checklist. Results: More than half of nurses were in age group less than 25 years. Concerning their educational level, 53.3% of the nurse held nursing institute. 60.0% of nurse had work experience less than 5 years. Total nurses level of practice was found that three of fifth of nurses 60.0% were low, 30.0 % of them were moderate and 10.0% were high. Conclusion: The general score of nurses complete nursing practice regarding safety measures on mechanical ventilation was to be low practice. Recommendations: Nurses need in –service training programs, periodic monitoring of nurses practices and effective training for new nurses. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nursing practice; Safety Measures & Mechanically Ventilated Patients | ||||
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