Elbadrawi, M., Abd El-Aziz, M., Mahran, G. (2025). Assessment of Critical Care Nurses' Knowledge and Skills Regarding Sepsis in Critical Care Units. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 13(52), 1-10. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2025.358633.2013
Mohamed Elsaid Abbas Eldessouki Elbadrawi; Mervat Anwar Abd El-Aziz; Ghada Shalaby Khalaf Mahran. "Assessment of Critical Care Nurses' Knowledge and Skills Regarding Sepsis in Critical Care Units". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 13, 52, 2025, 1-10. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2025.358633.2013
Elbadrawi, M., Abd El-Aziz, M., Mahran, G. (2025). 'Assessment of Critical Care Nurses' Knowledge and Skills Regarding Sepsis in Critical Care Units', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 13(52), pp. 1-10. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2025.358633.2013
Elbadrawi, M., Abd El-Aziz, M., Mahran, G. Assessment of Critical Care Nurses' Knowledge and Skills Regarding Sepsis in Critical Care Units. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2025; 13(52): 1-10. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2025.358633.2013
Assessment of Critical Care Nurses' Knowledge and Skills Regarding Sepsis in Critical Care Units
1Bachelor Degree In Nursing Science, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt.
2Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
3Assistant Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Sepsis is a serious condition that can be life-threatening and affects many people around the world every year. Nurses who care for critically ill patients need to know a lot about sepsis so they can recognize it early and help prevent it. Aim: This study aimed to assess critical care nurses' knowledge and skills regarding sepsis in critical care units. Research design: A descriptive design was utilized in implementation this study. Setting: The study was implemented at intensive care units (acute care (med-surg), critical care (ICU) and emergency department) of Assiut University Hospital, Egypt. Subjects: (80) all available critical care staff nurses Tools: Two tools were used to assess the critical care nurses’ sepsis knowledge and skills namely; critical care nurses’ sepsis knowledge and critical care nurses' skills sepsis assessment. Results: Revealed that (15%) of participants nurses had good knowledge level. While, (30%) of participants had average knowledge level (55%) of participants had poor knowledge level. In addition, (22.5%) of participants had high skills. While, (27.5%) of participants had moderate skills. Also, about half (50%) of participants had low skills. Conclusion: The study results concluded that there was a stronge positive relation between total knowledge and total skills of the critical care nurses toward sepsis. Recommendations: The study recommended that the begin of the execution of sepsis bundle among ICU nursing staff seem have implied a period of a compliance to both sepsis care bundle and nurses executing the bundle inside the desired time convention.
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