Assessment of Nurses'''' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Patients with Postextubation Dysphagia in Trauma Intensive Care Unit | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 19, Volume 8, Issue 22 - Serial Number 1, September 2020, Pages 209-216 PDF (777.37 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2020.38590.1030 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohammed Mahyoub aldferi* 1; Mona Ali Mohammed* 2; Mervat Anwar AbdEl-Aziz* 3 | ||
| 1ماجستير تمريض حالات حرجه | ||
| 2Assistant professor, Critical Care nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant professor, Critical Care nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Nearly 60% of patients who are intubated in intensive care units (ICUs) experience dysphagia after extubation, and approximately 50% of them aspirate. Little is known about dysphagia recovery time after patients are discharged from the hospital. Aim of the study was to assessment of nurses'' knowledge and practice regarding patients with postextubation dysphagia in trauma intensive care unit. Subjects and methods: Descriptive design was utilized in this study on a convenient sample of 50 nurses''. The study was conducted in the trauma intensive care unit. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire with closed-ended questions which was developed by the researcher. The assessment was performed by using a questionnaire for knowledge and check list for practice assessment. Results: The study found that 40.0% of nurses'' were more 30 years. Regarding to educational qualifications, more than 50% of nurses'' had diploma nursing. The findings of study show that nurses have low overall knowledge and practice level. In conclusion: the overall knowledge of participants was found to be low knowledge about postextubation dysphagia. Regarding the overall practice of nurses'' was found to be low practice. Recommendations: Nurses in need for in-service training programs and refreshing courses to improve their knowledge, which will reflect into their practice while working with patients | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Level of Nurse''s Knowledge; Postextubation Dysphagia & Practice | ||
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