Effect of Evidence Based Program on Critical Care Nurses' Performance Related to Care for Intubated Patients | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 104, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 1526-1546 PDF (265.62 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.228534 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hala Abd El-Salam Sheta* 1; Nayera Mohamed Tantaewy2 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Tracheal intubation constitutes the most commonly performed procedure in the intensive care units and is often lifesaving. In contrast to the high incidence of life-threatening complications that can be avoided by nursing care. Evidence based practice help critical care nurses to apply procedures safely for critically ill patients. Aim: To evaluate the effect of evidence based program on critical care nurses' performance related to care for intubated patients. Method: A quasi- experimental, pre-test and post-test intervention research design was implemented to conduct the current study. The study was conducted in the general intensive care unit at Benha University Hospital, Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt. A convenient sample of 60 critical care nurses of both gender who assigned care for intubated patients within nine months were enrolled in this study. Tools: Three tools were used to collect data: (I) a structured questionnaire for nurses which consisted of nurse's personal data and nurse's knowledge regarding care for intubated patients, (II) observational checklist for nurses’ practice, (III) nurses’ activities scale. Results: Overall knowledge level; procedural practice level and activities mean scores showed significant increase after the program implementation. A statistically significant positive relation was found between total nurses' knowledge scores and total practice scores with their education qualification in immediate post and after three months of program implementation. Also, presence a positive correlation between knowledge, procedural practice and activities pre and post the implementation of the evidence-based practice program. Conclusion: Performance mean scores of critical care nurses exposed to evidence- based practice program about intubated patients care was statistically significantly higher than preprogram implementation. Recommendations: There is a need for an ongoing planned education and training program offered on a regular basis to critical care nurses to improve their knowledge, practice, and activities towards following evidence based practice recommendations to execute the procedure correctly in the intensive care unit to achieve high quality nursing care for intubated patients | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Critical care; Evidence based program; Intubated patients; Nurses' performance | ||
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