Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice for Patients Undergoing a Bronchoscopy [Suggested Nursing Care Guidelines]

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1 Head nurse of general ICU in main Assiut University hospital, Assiut University, Egypt.

2 Assistance professor in Medical- Surgical nursing department, Faculty of nursing, Assiut University, Egypt

3 Assistance professor in Chest disease department, Faculty of medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

4 Lecturer in Medical- Surgical nursing department, Faculty of nursing, Assiut University, Egypt

Abstract

Aim: to assess nurses’ knowledge and practice for patients undergoing bronchoscopy procedures and design suggested nursing care guidelines for those nurses. Design: descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was conducted on 40 nurses at bronchoscopy unit of the chest department, at Assiut University hospital. Tools: A structured interview questionnaire sheet for nurses. Including: Demographic data, an observation checklist for nurses and develop suggested nursing care guidelines. Results: Fifty two of studied nurses had poor knowledge score, and regarding the total score of nurses' practice, (87.5%) of them was satisfactory. In addition, there was no correlation between nurses' knowledge and practice total scores and their demographic data except between good knowledge level score and their ages and marital status. Conclusion: the studied nurse practice levelwas satisfactory while their knowledge scores were not in the same line. 

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
Volume 8, Issue 20 - Serial Number 2
Vol , (8) No, (20), March, 2020
March 2020
Pages 85-93

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