Nurses’ Performance Regarding Care of Children with Neurological Disorders | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 73, Volume 10, Issue 1, March 2019, Pages 965-974 PDF (245.58 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.251350 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sanaa Abdelaziz Ahmed1; Randa Mohamed Adly2; Salma El Sayed Hassan2 | ||
| 1BSc. In Nursing 2004, Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University | ||
| 2Professor of Pediatric Nursing Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The term “neurologic disorder” applies to any condition that is caused by a dysfunction in part of the brain or nervous system, resulting in physical and/or psychological symptoms. Aim: This study aimed to assess nurses’ performance regarding care of children with neurological disorders. Research design: A descriptive research design was used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit and Neurosurgery Department in El-Demerdash hospital which affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals. Research Subject: A convenient sample of all (50) nurses. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used Included I. Interviewing questionnaire to assess nurses' knowledge regarding to care of children with neurological disorders II. The observational checklist to assess nurses 'practice regarding care of children with neurological disorders. Results: less than two thirds of the studied nurses (62%) had unsatisfactory knowledge , additional to 58% of them were having incompetent practice regarding care of children with neurological disorders. Conclusion: The current study concluded that, there were statistical significant relation between total nurses’ knowledge, their total practice and their demographic characteristics as regards: age, position and experience. With a strong positive correlation between nurses level of knowledge and their level of practice. Recommendation: The study recommended that importance of implementing an educational training program for nurses in neurosurgery intensive care units and neurosurgery department regarding neurological disorders. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| neurological disorders; nurses’ performance; children care | ||
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