Nursing Care regarding Prevention of Nasal Breakdown in Neonates during Using Noninvasive Continuous Positive Airway Pressure | ||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||
| Article 19, Volume 4, Issue 9, March 2025, Pages 133-145 PDF (1.48 M) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.357289.1276 | ||
| Author | ||
| Asmaa Salah Ibrahim* | ||
| BSc Nursing | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure is increasing as a means of respiratory support in many premature neonates. So, the presence of nasal skin breakdown may be seen as a complication. Aim: to assess the nursing care regarding prevention of nasal breakdown in neonates during using non invasive continuous positive airway pressure. Setting: this study was conducted at Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Zagazig General Hospital, which is affiliated to the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population. Subject: A purposive sample composed of 30 neonatal nurses. Tools: two tools were used. Tool one: A Structured interviewing questionnaire sheet. Tool two: Observational checklist to assess the neonatal nurses practices. Results: The study result revealed that, 16.7% of the studied neonatal nurses had satisfactory total score level of knowledge and 73.3% of the studied neonatal nurses had competent practices regarding care of neonate connected with non invasive continuous positive airway pressure .Conclusion: there was statistically significant positive correlations between total score level of knowledge and total score level of practices of the studied neonatal nurses. Recommendation: Provision of continuous education program for all neonatal nurses regarding prevention of nasal breakdown in neonates during using non invasive continuous positive air way pressure. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Continuous positive airway pressure; Nasal Breakdown; Neonates; Nursing care; prevention | ||
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