Influence of Care Protocol on Nurses’ Performance and Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Tube Thoracostomy | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 68, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 1170-1185 PDF (448.79 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.187653 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Dina Mohamed Maarouf1; Dalia Ali Ameen2 | ||
| 1Lecturer in Critical Care Nursing Department- Faculty of Nursing-Ain Shams University | ||
| 2Assist Professor in Critical Care Nursing Department - Faculty of Nursing-Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Tube thoracostomy is a life-saving implementation for patients presenting with pneumothorax, effusions and hemothorax. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate influence of care protocol on nurses’ performance and clinical outcomes for patients with tube thoracostomy. Design: A quasi experimental design. Setting: The study was conducted at chest intensive care unit at Ain Shams University Hospitals. Sample: A convenient sample of all available nurses (30 nurses) from the previous mentioned settings willing to participate in the study and a purposive sample of 50 patients with tube thoracostomy divided into two groups: study & control group (25 patients in each group). Tools of data collection: I-Nurses’ performance assessment tool (demographic characteristics of nurses, nurses’ knowledge questionnaire and nurses’ practice observational checklist) II-Clinical outcomes assessment tool. Results: Concerning nurses’ level of performance (knowledge and practice) regarding tube thoracostomy care pre and post implementation of care protocol, there were statistically significant differences between mean scores of the pre and post-tests. Regarding clinical outcomes for patients with tube thoracostomy, there were statistically significant differences between control group and study group all over the variables of outcomes. Conclusion: Application of care protocol for patient with tube thoracostomy has a positive influence on nurses’ performance; and consequently had a positive influence in refinement the outcomes for patients in the study group rather than the control group with a statistically significant difference. Recommendations: Importance of presence of care protocol related to care of patients with tube thoracostomy and further researches should be done to assess and evaluate the clinical outcomes for patients with tube thoracostomy. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Care protocol; Clinical outcomes; Nurses’ performance; Tube thoracostomy | ||
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