Assessment of nurses' knowledge regarding invasive procedures in the intensive care unit

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Specialist Nurse at Main Hospital, Assiut University, Egypt.

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

3 Professor of Tropical and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine Assiut University, Egypt.

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

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Background: Critical care nurses are the health care professionals who have the obligation to care for critically ill patients. Therefore critical care nurses should have sufficient knowledge to achieve high quality nursing care. Aim: To assess the nurses' knowledge regarding invasive procedures in the intensive care unit Methods: This study used a descriptive cross sectional design. Settings: Study was conducted at trauma, general, anesthesia, obstetric and Alrajhy liver intensive care units at Assuit University hospitals. Sample: A convenience sample, A total of 75 nurses (15 nurses from every unit) who are working at Intensive Care Units Tool: tool I: nurses knowledge assessment tool which include two parts part 1: personal characteristics of nurses part 2: self-administered questionnaire of nurses knowledge. Results: About 30.7% of the studied nurses had a satisfied level of knowledge about invasive procedures for critically ill patients, while 69.3% of them had unsatisfied level of knowledge. Conclusion: Most of the studied nurses had unsatisfied level of knowledge about invasive procedures for critically ill patients. Recommendations: Conduct orientation and periodic in- service educational program for nurses in intensive care units regarding invasive procedures for continuous update of their knowledge.

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