Assessment of Nurses' Performance Regarding Care Of Children Suffering from Burn injuries | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2021, Pages 1-14 PDF (274.55 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.183449 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sahar M. Abdelrahman1; Safaa Salah Ismael2; Hyam Refaat Tantawi3 | ||
| 1Master degree- Teacher in Technical health institute at Embaba Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University | ||
| 2Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Dean of Faculty of Nursing - Helwan University | ||
| 3Professor of Pediatric Nursing - Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study aimed to assess nurses' performance regarding care of children suffering from burn injuries. Subject and methods: A purposive study was conducted at burn center affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals and Embaba Hospital .Sampling: The subjects of this study were composed of 39 nurses were worked in the previously mentioned study setting. Tools: (1): Structured questionnaire sheet. (2): Observational checklists.. Results: More than three quarters of the studied samples were females and had diploma nurses More than one third of them 5-10 years of experience. There were statistically significant relations between nurses' knowledge related to burn throughout the intervention and there were statistically significant relations between nurses' practice related to care of burn throughout the intervention. There was positive correlation between total knowledge of the studied sample and their total practice regarding care of burn throughout the intervention. Conclusion: The study concluded that, more than three quarters of the studied samples were females and had diploma .More than one third of them 5- 10 years of experience. There were statistically significant relations between nurses' knowledge related to burn throughout the intervention and there were statistically significant relations between nurses' practice related to care of burn throughout the intervention. There was positive correlation between total knowledge of the studied sample and their total practice regarding care of burn throughout the intervention. Recommendations: The study sample recommended that, there is need for improving the knowledge and practice of nurses' about burn injuries through: developing continuous educational programs including evidence based guidelines based on needs' assessment for nurses to improve their performance and quality of care regarding caring of children suffering from burn injuries, developing & availability of a simplified and comprehensive educational, guidelines and booklet about nursing management for nurses in burn center | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nurses; Children-Burn injuries –Assessment – Performance | ||
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