ASSESSMENT OF NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE TO GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY CARE TO ENSURE SAFETY IN A MILITARY HOSPITAL | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 16, Volume 53, Issue 3, December 2023, Pages 547-558 PDF (958.2 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2023.331740 | ||
| Authors | ||
| MOHAMAD THABET ELNAGAR; SALWA ABDALLAH MOHAMED; EMAN EBRAHIM ABDEL FADIL | ||
| Military Medical Academy, Cairo 11911, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Gastrointestinal endoscopy (GIE) is effective and safe for the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of gastrointestinal disease. However, issues regarding nursing care of patients undergoing (GIE) and endoscope-transmitted infections are emerging. The study aimed to assess nurses' knowledge and performance related to care of patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and recommend guidelines to ensure those patients’ safety. Design: A descriptive exploratory study was carried out to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: This study was conducted in gastrointestinal endoscopy unit at a military hospital. Subject: A convenient sample included 35 nurses who are the whole number of nurses working in gastrointestinal endoscopy unit. Tools: A structured self –administered questionnaire sheet, and nurses' performance observational checklists. The results showed that less than half of the nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge related to care of patient undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy and more than half of them had unsatisfactory level of practice, regarding their role in care of patient (pre, during, post) gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure and reprocessing of equipment. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nurses; Knowledge; Performance; Endoscopy; Patient’s safety | ||
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