Effect of Self –Learning Package on Nurses' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Arterial Blood Gases Analysis for Critically Ill Patients | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 5, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 57-69 PDF (692.6 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.213860 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rehab Ragab Bayomi1; Nadia Mohamed Taha2 | ||
| 1Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt | ||
| 2Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Arterial blood gases analysis is major part of the diagnosis and management of the oxygenation status, acid base balance, and ventilation in critically ill patients. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of self-learning package on nurses' knowledge and practices regarding arterial blood gases analysis for critically ill patients. Subject and methods: Quasi experimental research design conducted at three intensive care units affiliated to Zagazig University Hospital; Surgical, Anesthetic, Cardio and Chest intensive care units, using pretest/posttest and follow-up test approach. Subject: A convenient sample of all available nurses with total number 60 was recruited from the selected units. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used for collecting data: Interviewing questionnaire to assess nurses' knowledge and observational checklist to assess nurses' practice regarding arterial blood gases analysis for critically ill patients. Results: There was a statistically significant positive correlation between total knowledge and total practice scores of the studied nurses. Preprogram (93.3%) of the studied nurses had unsatisfactory level of knowledge while in post program (91.7%), and in follow-up (86.7%) had satisfactory level, Regarding practice , pre-program (86.7%)of the studied nurses had unsatisfactory level , post- program (93.3) had satisfactory, and while follow up (86.7%) had satisfactory level. Conclusion: The study finding concluded that, implementation of self- learning package had highly statistical significance positive effect on improving nurses' knowledge and practice scores regarding arterial blood gases analysis. The main study recommendation: The importance of conduction the self- learning package in a wider field including all hospitals to raise the efficiency of nursing care provided, and a further study to be carried out in different settings on a larger sample for a wider utilization of the developed package, in order to achieve generalization of the results. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Arterial Blood Gases; Critically ill Patients; Self Learning Package; Nurses' knowledge and practice | ||
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