Assessment of Nurses Performance Regarding Convulsion among Critically Ill Patients

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Nursing Specialist in Itay Elbaroud General Hospital Department of Critical Care, Faculty of Nursing, Asyut University

2 Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

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Background: Convulsion is a serious neurological disorder that requires specialized care. Its management among critically ill patients depends on nurses' knowledge, clinical skills, and response effectiveness. Aim: This study aimed to assess nurses performance regarding convulsion for critically ill patients. Research design: Descriptive  research design was utilized in the current study. Setting: The study was conducted at critical  care units of Itay Elbaroud General Hospital, Egypt. Subjects: A convenient sample of all (60) available critical care nurses. Tools: Two tools namely Tool (I) Nurses' Knowledge Regarding Convulsion Questionnaire. Tool(II)  Nurses' Practice Observational Checklist regarding convulsion. Methods: Data was collected  through a web-based survey using a free online tool, Google Forms. Results: revealed shows that 67% of studied nurses had poor knowledge level, while 18.3% of them had fair knowledge level. Finally,  14.7% of them had good knowledge level. While, demonstrated that 61.7% of the studied sample had unsatisfactory practice level. While, 38.3% them had satisfactory practice level. Conclusion: The study results concluded that there was a positive relationship between knowledge and practice of convulsion among studied nurses. Recommendations: This study recommended to implement continuous training programs for nurses focusing on the management of convulsions in critically ill patients.

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